Last checked at 7 Dec 2018 17:03
DS Smith Plc ("the Company")
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") and persons closely associated with them
The following announcement and notification is made in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The form required under the EU Market Abuse Regulation follows.
Date 7 December 2018
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||
a)
| Name
| ADRIAN ROSS THOMAS MARSH | ||||||
2
| Reason for the notification | |||||||
a)
| Position/status
| GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR | ||||||
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
| Following the exercise of options by Adrian Ross Thomas Marsh notified on 7 September 2018, transfer of 110,137 shares to Sheilagh Marsh - a Person Closely Associated to Adrian Ross Thomas Marsh (Spouse). | ||||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||||
d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 110,137£nil | ||||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 7 December 2018 | ||||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue | ||||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||
a)
| Name
| SHEILAGH MARSH | ||||||
2
| Reason for the notification | |||||||
a)
| Position/status
| Person closely associated with PDMR (Adrian Ross Thomas Marsh) | ||||||
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
| Receipt of 110,137 shares from Adrian Ross Thomas Marsh (Spouse). | ||||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||||
d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 110,137£nil | ||||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 7 December 2018 | ||||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue | ||||||