Ds Smith Limited

United Kingdom · 250-499 · www.dssmith.com/investors/corporate-governance/uk-gender-pay-reporting

Reporting year: 2024

Mean pay gap

17.7%

17.7%in favour of men

Median pay gap

9.1%

9.1%in favour of men

Bonus gap

65.1%

65.1%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

37.4%

62.6%

Upper middle

41.1%

58.9%

Lower middle

58.3%

41.7%

Lower (lowest paid)

47.8%

52.2%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2024 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2023

Mean pay gap

24.8%

24.8%in favour of men

Median pay gap

16.8%

16.8%in favour of men

Bonus gap

55.5%

55.5%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

39.3%

60.7%

Upper middle

46.2%

53.8%

Lower middle

51.9%

48.1%

Lower (lowest paid)

50%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2023 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2022

Mean pay gap

27.4%

27.4%in favour of men

Median pay gap

6.8%

6.8%in favour of men

Bonus gap

73.4%

73.4%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

34.6%

65.4%

Upper middle

44.1%

55.9%

Lower middle

36.6%

63.4%

Lower (lowest paid)

46.6%

53.4%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2022 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2021

Mean pay gap

28.4%

28.4%in favour of men

Median pay gap

-0.4%

0.4%in favour of women

Bonus gap

81.4%

81.4%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

36.5%

63.5%

Upper middle

41%

59%

Lower middle

31.2%

68.8%

Lower (lowest paid)

45.8%

54.2%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2021 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2020

Mean pay gap

22.8%

22.8%in favour of men

Median pay gap

-3.7%

3.7%in favour of women

Bonus gap

68.8%

68.8%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

33.3%

66.7%

Upper middle

41.1%

58.9%

Lower middle

31.6%

68.4%

Lower (lowest paid)

38.6%

61.4%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2020 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2019

Mean pay gap

30.2%

30.2%in favour of men

Median pay gap

-1.5%

1.5%in favour of women

Bonus gap

86.4%

86.4%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

37.4%

62.6%

Upper middle

26.7%

73.3%

Lower middle

54.5%

45.5%

Lower (lowest paid)

44.4%

55.6%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2019 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2018

Mean pay gap

30.5%

30.5%in favour of men

Median pay gap

2.8%

2.8%in favour of men

Bonus gap

79.6%

79.6%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

21.7%

78.3%

Upper middle

44.1%

55.9%

Lower middle

35.6%

64.4%

Lower (lowest paid)

32.2%

67.8%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2018 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service