RNS Number : 6327T

Smith (DS) PLC

21 July 2020

DS Smith Plc

Purchase of shares by Chairman Designate and Non-Executive Director Designate

21 July 2020

Geoff Drabble, who, it has previously been announced, will join the Company's Board as Chairman Designate and a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 September 2020, bought 60,000 shares in the Company on 20 July 2020.

Enquiries

DS Smith Plc                                                                    +44 (0)20 7756 1800

Investors

Hugo Fisher, Group Investor Relations Director

Rachel Stevens, Investor Relations Director

Media

Greg Dawson, Group Corporate Affairs Director

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