Smith (DS) PLC Holding(s) in Company (2681G)
November 19 2015 - 2:41AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMSMDS
RNS Number : 2681G
Smith (DS) PLC
19 November 2015
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (i)
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached: (ii)
DS Smith Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please mark as appropriate):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments
which may result in the acquisition of shares
already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic
effect to qualifying financial instruments: ( )
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )
Other (please specify): ( )
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: (iii)
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -
10.895% comprised of:
Standard Life Investments Limited - 10.491%
Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.404%
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): (iv)
Vidacos NomineesHSBC
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: (v)
17 November 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
18 November 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: (vi) (vii)
11%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii)(ix)
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Number of Shares Number of Voting Rights
GB0008220112 103,963,614 103,963,614
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights
if possible using (x)
the ISIN CODE
Direct (xi) Indirect (xii) Direct Indirect
102,927,190 0 102,927,190 0.000 10.895
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting
financial date (xiii) Period (xiv) rights that may rights
instrument be acquired if
the instrument
is exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to
Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv)( xvi)
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
financial price date (xvii) Conversion rights (xix) (xx)
instrument period (xviii) instrument refers
to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
102,927,190 10.895
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if
applicable: ((xxi)
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -
10.895% comprised of:
Standard Life Investments Limited - 10.491%
Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.404%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting
rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
GIOS@standardlife.com
Standard Life Investments Ltd
15. Contact telephone number:
(0131) 245 6565
Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)
Full name:
Matthew Jowett
Contact address:
DS Smith Plc, 350 Euston Road, London NW1 3AX
Phone number:
020 7756 1800
This information is provided by RNS
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