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DS Smith Plc
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
The attached notification made under Article 19.1 of the Market Abuse Regulation ('MAR') relates to the interests in shares of the Directors and PDMRs after taking up their rights under the 3 for 11 Rights Issue at 350 pence per New Ordinary Share offered to Shareholders on 19 June 2018. This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19.3 of MAR.
Iain Simm
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
Date 27 July 2018
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||||||
a)
| Name
| GARETH DAVIS | ||||||||||||
2
| Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
a)
| Position/status
| CHAIRMAN | ||||||||||||
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
|
NIL PAID RIGHTS
GB00BFML1915 | ||||||||||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| PURCHASE OF SHARES (RIGHTS ISSUE) | ||||||||||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
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e)
| Date of the transaction | 24 July 2018 | ||||||||||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London | ||||||||||||
g) | Additional Information | SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 0.01% | ||||||||||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||||||
a)
| Name
| MILES WILLIAM ROBERTS | ||||||||||||
2
| Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
a)
| Position/status
| GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE | ||||||||||||
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
|
NIL PAID RIGHTS
GB00BFML1915 | ||||||||||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| PARTIAL SALE AND PURCHASE OF BALANCE OF RIGHTS ISSUE BY MRS ROBERTS, A PERSON CLOSELY ASSOCIATED (PCA) | ||||||||||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
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d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
| -317,384£1.4709 £466,840.13
133,049 £3.50 £465,671.50 | ||||||||||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 18 and 24 July 2018 | ||||||||||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London | ||||||||||||
g) | Additional Information | SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 0.13% | ||||||||||||
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
|
NIL PAID RIGHTS
GB00BFML1915 | ||||||||||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| PURCHASE OF SHARES (RIGHTS ISSUE) BY ADRIAN MARSH AND SHEILAGH MARSH, A PERSON CLOSELY ASSOCIATED (PCA) | ||||||||||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
|
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e)
| Date of the transaction | 24 July 2018 | ||||||||||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London | ||||||||||||
g) | Additional Information | SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 0.02% | ||||||||||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||||||
a)
| Name
| CHRISTOPHER PAUL BRITTON | ||||||||||||
2
| Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
a)
| Position/status
| NON-EXECUTIVE 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
|
NIL PAID RIGHTS
GB00BFML1915 | ||||||||||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| PURCHASE OF SHARES (RIGHTS ISSUE) | ||||||||||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
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d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
|
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e)
| Date of the transaction | 24 July 2018 | ||||||||||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London | ||||||||||||
g) | Additional Information | SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 0.00% | ||||||||||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||||||
a)
| Name
| JONATHAN CLIVE NICHOLLS | ||||||||||||
2
| Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
a)
| Position/status
| NON-EXECUTIVE 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
|
NIL PAID RIGHTS
GB00BFML1915 | ||||||||||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| PURCHASE OF SHARES (RIGHTS ISSUE) | ||||||||||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
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d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
|
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e)
| Date of the transaction | 24 July 2018 | ||||||||||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London | ||||||||||||
g) | Additional Information | SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 0.01% | ||||||||||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||||||
a)
| Name
| KATHLEEN ANNE O'DONOVAN | ||||||||||||
2
| Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
a)
| Position/status
| NON-EXECUTIVE 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
|
NIL PAID RIGHTS
GB00BFML1915 | ||||||||||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| PURCHASE OF SHARES (RIGHTS ISSUE) | ||||||||||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
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d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
|
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e)
| Date of the transaction | 24 July 2018 | ||||||||||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London | ||||||||||||
g) | Additional Information | SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 0.00% | ||||||||||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||||||
a)
| Name
| LOUISE HELEN SMALLEY | ||||||||||||
2
| Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
a)
| Position/status
| NON-EXECUTIVE 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
|
NIL PAID RIGHTS
GB00BFML1915 | ||||||||||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| PURCHASE OF SHARES (RIGHTS ISSUE) BY ROBERT S SMALLEY, A PERSON CLOSELY ASSOCIATED (PCA) | ||||||||||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
|
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e)
| Date of the transaction | 24 July 2018 | ||||||||||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London | ||||||||||||
g) | Additional Information | SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 0.00% | ||||||||||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||||||
a)
| Name
| COLIN STUART MCINTYRE | ||||||||||||
2
| Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
a)
| Position/status
| DIVISIONAL 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
|
NIL PAID RIGHTS
GB00BFML1915 | ||||||||||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| PURCHASE OF SHARES (RIGHTS ISSUE) | ||||||||||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||||||||||
d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
|
| ||||||||||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 24 July 2018 | ||||||||||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London | ||||||||||||
g) | Additional Information | SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 0.00% | ||||||||||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||||||
a)
| Name
| STEFANO ROSSI | ||||||||||||
2
| Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
a)
| Position/status
| DIVISIONAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE PACKAGING EUROPE | ||||||||||||
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
|
NIL PAID RIGHTS
GB00BFML1915 | ||||||||||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| PURCHASE OF SHARES (RIGHTS ISSUE) | ||||||||||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||||||||||
d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
| -25,941£1.397 £36,239.58
10,353 £3.50 £36,235.50 | ||||||||||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 19 and 24 July 2018 | ||||||||||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London | ||||||||||||
g) | Additional Information | SHAREHOLDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 0.00% | ||||||||||||