RNS Number : 7739J
Smith (DS) PLC
25 August 2021
DS Smith Plc ("the Company")
Transactions in shares by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")
Date 25 August 2021
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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ADRIAN ROSS THOMAS MARSH
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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INITIAL NOTIFICATION
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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DS SMITH PLC
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b)
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LEI
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39RSBE4RCI4M15BLWH36
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4
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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
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH
SMDS
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Exercise of options over 67,592 ordinary shares which were nil-cost option awards granted on 22 June 2018 under the Deferred Share Bonus Plan (DSBP) that vested on 22 June 2021 together with dividend equivalent shares and their sale, including the consequential sale of shares to pay the tax due on the option exercise.
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Item
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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Option exercise
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£NIL
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67,592
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Sale
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£4.445
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67,592
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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67,592
£NIL
67,592
£4.445
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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24 August 2021
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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LONDON
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