Smith (DS) PLC Holding(s) in Company (1779K)
April 06 2018 - 12:03PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMSMDS TIDMAV.
RNS Number : 1779K
Smith (DS) PLC
06 April 2018
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major interests
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS (to be sent to the relevant
issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i)
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1a. Identity of the issuer DS Smith Plc
or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached(ii)
:
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer
(please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
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Non-UK issuer
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate
box or boxes with an "X")
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify)(iii) : Change to the number
of voting rights in issue
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv)
Name Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
City and country of registered London, England
office (if applicable)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v)
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Name Registered Holder:
Available on request 30,026*
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited
35,208,819*
Chase Nominees Limited 285,120*
HSBC Global Custody Nominee
(UK) Limited
27,609,230*
State Street Nominees Limited
4,140,327*
*denotes direct interest
BNP Paribas - London 246,438
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited
164,827
Chase Nominees Limited 3,564,305
Vidacos Nominees Limited 5,316,752
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City and country of registered
office (if applicable)
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5. Date on which the threshold 05/04/2018
was crossed or reached(vi)
:
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6. Date on which issuer 06/04/2018
notified (DD/MM/YYYY):
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation
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% of voting % of voting Total of Total number
rights attached rights through both in % of voting
to shares financial (8.A + 8.B) rights of
(total of instruments issuer(vii)
8. A) (total of
8.B 1 + 8.B
2)
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Resulting
situation
on the date
on which
threshold
was crossed
or reached 7.13% 0.03% 7.16% 1,074,456,577
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Position
of previous
notification
(if
applicable) 6.84% 0.03% 6.87%
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the
date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii)
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type Number of voting rights(ix) % of voting rights
of
shares
ISIN code
(if possible)
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Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Art 9 of (Art 10 of (Art 9 of (Art 10 of
Directive Directive Directive Directive
2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1)
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Ordinary
Shares
GB0008220112 67,273,522 9,292,322 6.26% 0.86%
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SUBTOTAL
8. A 76,565,844 7.13%
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a)
of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
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Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date(x) Conversion rights that rights
Period(xi) may be acquired
if the instrument
is
exercised/converted.
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RIGHT TO 295,508*
RECALL LOANED
SHARES N/A N/A DIRECT INTEREST 0.03%
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SUBTOTAL 8.
B 1 295,508 0.03%
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect
according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC
(DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
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Type of Expiration Exercise/ Physical Number % of voting
financial date(x) Conversion or cash of voting rights
instrument Period settlement(xii) rights
(xi)
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SUBTOTAL
8.B.2
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to
the notification obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is
not controlled by any natural person or legal entity
and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding
directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying)
issuer(xiii)
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which X
the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting
with the ultimate controlling natural person or
legal entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as
necessary)
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Name(xv) % of voting % of voting Total of both
rights if it rights through if it equals
equals or is financial instruments or is higher
higher than if it equals than the notifiable
the notifiable or is higher threshold
threshold than the notifiable
threshold
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Aviva plc 7.13% 7.16%
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Aviva Group
Holdings Limited 7.13% 7.16%
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Aviva Investors
Holdings Limited 7.12% 7.15%
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Aviva Investors
Global Services
Limited 7.12% 7.15%
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Aviva plc 7.13% 7.16%
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Aviva Group
Holdings Limited 7.13% 7.16%
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Friends Provident
International
Limited
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
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Name of the proxy holder See Section 4
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The number and % of voting
rights held
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The date until which the
voting rights will be held
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11. Additional information(xvi)
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This notification is prompted by a 5% to 6% change at
Direct Interest Level (Box 8A)
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Place of completion Norwich, England
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Date of completion 06 April 2018
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12. Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)
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Full name:
Iain Simm
Contact address:
DS Smith Plc, 7(th) Floor, 350 Euston Road, London NW1
3AX
Phone number:
020 7756 1800
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