DS Smith Plc
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities ('PDMR') and persons closely associated with them
The following notification and announcement made under article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation ('MAR') relate to the DS Smith 2011 Sharesave Plan ('SAYE') grant of an option to a PDMR.
Date 04 February 2019
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a)
| Name
| COLIN STUART MCINTYRE | ||||
| 2
| Reason for the notification | |||||
| a)
| Position/status
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE SUPPLY ENGINE | ||||
| b)
| Initial notification /Amendment | INITIAL NOTIFICATION | ||||
| 3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a)
| Name
| DS SMITH PLC | ||||
| b)
| LEI | 39RSBE4RCI4M15BLWH36 | ||||
| 4
| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code |
ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH
SMDS | ||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| GRANT OF AN OPTION TO ACQUIRE ORDINARY SHARES UNDER THE DS SMITH 2011 SHARESAVE PLAN WHICH WILL FIRST BECOME EXERCISABLE ON 1 APRIL 2022. | ||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
3,719 £2.42 | ||||
| e)
| Date of the transaction | 1 FEBRUARY 2019 | ||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction | LONDON | ||||