Smith (DS) PLC Holding(s) in Company (3934T)
29 March 2016 - 9:46PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMSMDS
RNS Number : 3934T
Smith (DS) PLC
29 March 2016
TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
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:
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) - 9.963%
Standard Life Investments Limited - 9.412%
Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.055%
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
Vidacos NomineesHSBC
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached if different) (v):
24 March 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
25 March 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited - 10%
Standard Life Investments Limited - 10%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)
Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the
of to the triggering triggering transaction
shares transaction
if possible
using
the ISIN
CODE
--------------- ------------------------ --------------------------------------------------
Number Number Number Number of % of voting
of of of voting rights (x)
Shares Voting shares rights
Rights
--------------- ----------- ----------- -------- -------------------- ------------------
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
--------------- ----------- ----------- -------- ------- ----------- ------- ---------
Ordinary
Shares
GB0008220112
----------- ----------- -------- ------- ----------- ------- ---------
94,123,364 94,123,364 94,123,364 9.963%
--------------- ----------- ----------- -------- ------- ----------- ------- ---------
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion rights that rights
(xiii) Period (xiv) may 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 financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument price date Conversion rights instrument rights (xix,
(xvii) period refers to xx)
(xviii)
------------------ --------- ----------- ------------ ------------------- ----------------
Nominal Delta
------------------ --------- ----------- ------------ ------------------- -------- ------
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
------------------------ ----------------------------
94,123,364 9.963%
------------------------ ----------------------------
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if
applicable (xv):
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -
9.963% comprised of:
Standard Life Investments Limited - 9.412%
Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.551%
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:
Michael Hampson
Contact address:
DS Smith Plc, 7(th) Floor, 350 Euston Road, London NW1 3AX
Phone number:
020 7756 1800
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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