DS Smith : Managers' transactions - Director/PDMR Shareholding

DS Smith Plc ("the Company")

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") and persons closely associated with them

Date 8 October 2021

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		INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	/Amendment
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		ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH
	instrument
	Identification code		SMDS
b)	Nature of the transaction		Transfer from Miles William Roberts of 73,904 shares to
			Gillian Roberts - a Person Closely Associated to Miles
			William Roberts (Spouse).
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)		Item	Price(s)	Volume(s)
			Transfer	£NIL	73,904
d)	Aggregated information
		73,904
	- Aggregated volume		£NIL
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction		7 October 2021
f)	Place of the transaction		LONDON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
	associated
a)	Name		GILLIAN ROBERTS
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status		Person closely associated with PDMR (Miles William
			Roberts)
b)	Initial notification		INITIAL NOTIFICATION
	/Amendment
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		ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH
	instrument
	Identification code		SMDS
b)	Nature of the transaction		Receipt of 73,904 DS Smith Plc shares from Miles
			William Roberts (Spouse).
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)		Item	Price(s)	Volume(s)
			Transfer	£NIL	73,904
d)	Aggregated information
		73,904
	- Aggregated volume		£NIL
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction		7 October 2021
f)	Place of the transaction		LONDON