Form 8.3 - DS SMITH PLC

Barclays PLC

04 April 2024

 

FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR
MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1.				KEY INFORMATION
(a)	Full name of discloser:				Barclays PLC.
(b)	Owner or controller of interest and short
	positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose				DS SMITH PLC
	relevant securities this form relates:
(d)	If an exempt fund manager connected with an
	offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
	offeror/offeree:
(e)	Date position held/dealing undertaken:				03 Apr 2024
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making				YES:
	disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?				MONDI PLC INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
2.				POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree
	to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)
Class of relevant security:				10p ordinary
				Interests		Short Positions
				Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:			15,175,696	1.10%	16,464,321	1.19%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			12,647,270	0.92%	13,141,323	0.95%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			27,822,966	2.02%	29,605,644	2.15%
(b)	Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive
	options)
Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
3.				DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a)	Purchases and sales
Class of relevant		Purchase/sale		Number of		Price per unit
security				securities
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,095,928		4.0062  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		482,281		4.0260  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		404,980		4.0124  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		214,800		4.0069  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		136,157		3.9994  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		133,601		4.0268  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		119,326		4.0167  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		118,300		4.0028  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		101,201		3.9798  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		100,000		3.9889  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		74,485		3.9839  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		71,105		3.9908  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		60,000		4.0031  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		35,631		3.9828  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		29,954		3.9907  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		29,473		4.0245  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		26,731		3.9989  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		17,777		4.0035  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		16,433		3.9734  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		16,031		3.9580  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		14,229		3.9640  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		8,719		3.9707  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		8,534		4.0179  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		8,017		3.9717  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,938		3.9971  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,659		3.9792  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,948		3.9969  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,892		3.9740  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,533		4.0000  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,783		3.9743  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,680		3.9819  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,220		4.0006  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,984		3.9742  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,976		3.9766  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,936		3.9818  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,467		3.9720  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,370		3.9923  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,298		3.9730  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,705		4.0019  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,520		3.9770  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,438		3.9729  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,067		4.0016  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,031		3.9748  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,914		4.0120  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,895		3.9961  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,631		3.9979  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,394		3.9700  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,217		3.9840  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		820		3.9670  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		817		3.9910  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		791		4.0248  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		769		3.9680  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		632		3.9560  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		149		3.9596  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		701,075		4.0260  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		693,747		4.0031  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		514,436		4.0206  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		407,819		4.0054  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		280,957		4.0131  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		212,496		4.0000  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		192,668		4.0076  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		171,000		4.0053  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		165,819		4.0113  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		145,188		3.9972  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		101,743		4.0097  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		97,252		3.9923  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		80,315		4.0259  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		67,077		4.0059  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		63,812		4.0127  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		35,972		4.0099  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		32,465		4.0096  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		30,489		4.0073  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		30,319		3.9796  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		30,181		4.0002  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		28,500		4.0216  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		25,606		3.9695  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		23,949		4.0001  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		22,143		4.0064  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		20,681		4.0030  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		19,562		3.9988  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		17,164		3.9849  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		12,934		4.0080  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		12,206		4.0039  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		11,299		3.9931  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		11,269		4.0167  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10,273		4.0072  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10,187		4.0021  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,169		4.0010  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,532		4.0033  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,394		4.0200  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,378		3.9743  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,036		4.0011  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,948		3.9906  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,721		3.9740  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,553		4.0187  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,533		3.9844  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,475		4.0078  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,382		3.9924  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,311		3.9708  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,311		3.9720  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,220		3.9794  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,169		3.9700  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,454		4.0264  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,258		3.9520  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		983		3.9840  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		978		3.9723  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		842		3.9980  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		769		3.9680  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		766		3.9990  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		717		3.9721  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		704		4.0197  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		632		3.9560  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		478		4.0063  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		149		3.9600  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		-20		4.0248  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of	Price per
relevant		description				reference	unit
security						securities
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		249	3.9720  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		862	3.9719  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,211	3.9500  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,895	3.9961  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,220	4.0006  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		16,031	3.9580  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		59,571	4.0216  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		74,485	3.9839  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		632	3.9559  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		796	4.0010  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,258	3.9518  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		4,162	4.0095  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		11,269	4.0167  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		355,531	4.0259  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		972	4.0002  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,555	3.9989  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,220	3.9794  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,533	3.9844  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,025	4.0001  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		6,353	4.0174  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		15,329	4.0077  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		25,606	3.9695  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		77,036	4.0098  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		82,518	4.0179  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		159,174	4.0259  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		192,668	4.0076  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		333,390	4.0260  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		407,819	4.0054  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		398	4.0010  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,087	3.9944  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,632	3.9923  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,965	3.9894  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		8,719	3.9707  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		14,229	3.9640  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,141	3.9981  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		24,447	4.0259  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		102,634	3.9799  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		133,601	4.0268  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		263,167	4.0260  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		80,315	4.0259  GBP
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class	Product	Writing,	Number	Exercise	Type	Expiry	Option
of	description	purchasing,	of	price		date	money
relevant		selling,	securities	per unit			paid/
security		varying etc	to which				received
			option				per unit
			relates
(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant		Product description		Exercising/ exercised against		Number of	Exercise price per
security						securities	unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant		Nature of Dealings		Details		Price per unit (if
security						applicable)
4.				OTHER INFORMATION
(a)	Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
NONE
(b)	Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between
the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
NONE
(c)	Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?				NO
Date of disclosure:				04 Apr 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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