Form 8.3 - DS SMITH PLC

Barclays PLC

16 May 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:				15 May 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:			26,007,882	1.89%	19,166,052	1.39%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			8,196,893	0.59%	24,498,533	1.78%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			34,204,775	2.48%	43,664,585	3.17%
(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		1,038,744		3.6868  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		655,823		3.6780  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		252,328		3.6828  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		219,090		3.6896  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		213,944		3.6925  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		204,790		3.6778  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		204,414		3.6841  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		120,000		3.6813  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		75,106		3.6894  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		70,700		3.7247  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		69,626		3.6902  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		59,456		3.6953  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		44,538		3.7016  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		43,529		3.6949  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		37,743		3.6880  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		29,244		3.6948  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		28,597		3.6985  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		24,315		3.7050  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		15,934		3.6851  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		15,132		3.6883  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		14,811		3.6772  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		13,146		3.6944  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		12,578		3.6897  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		10,742		3.6854  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		8,376		3.6922  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		8,095		3.6816  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,414		3.6865  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,248		3.7043  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,081		3.6785  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,986		3.6840  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,933		3.7039  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,922		3.6836  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,275		3.7174  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,120		3.6987  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,736		3.7145  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,527		3.7115  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,045		3.6921  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,922		3.6924  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,699		3.7070  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,443		3.6860  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,393		3.6864  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,392		3.6900  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,113		3.7163  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,680		3.6920  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,674		3.6869  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,611		3.7071  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,602		3.6800  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,474		3.7080  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,208		3.7180  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,118		3.7000  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,006		3.7222  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		834		3.6720  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		212		3.7140  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		165		3.6958  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		79		3.6769  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		425,878		3.6800  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		384,008		3.6907  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		279,690		3.6786  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		215,000		3.6808  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		157,472		3.6780  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		125,000		3.7034  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		91,686		3.6854  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		87,670		3.6863  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		76,190		3.6849  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		61,035		3.6917  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		52,010		3.6901  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		47,723		3.7014  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		25,746		3.7132  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		18,508		3.6978  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		15,995		3.7023  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		14,673		3.6884  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		14,128		3.6847  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		13,882		3.6788  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		12,512		3.6958  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		12,414		3.6783  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		11,744		3.6890  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		11,308		3.6747  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10,960		3.7041  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10,582		3.6900  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10,231		3.6880  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		9,511		3.6925  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		8,376		3.6922  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		8,095		3.6816  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,341		3.6869  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,942		3.6862  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,936		3.6895  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,817		3.6888  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,986		3.6840  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,922		3.6836  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,566		3.6848  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,126		3.6991  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,507		3.7080  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,372		3.7157  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,314		3.6887  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,922		3.6924  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,673		3.7025  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,463		3.6860  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,329		3.6920  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,531		3.7229  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,384		3.7120  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,134		3.6980  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,095		3.6850  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		969		3.6964  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		834		3.6720  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		834		3.6721  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		663		3.6770  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		622		3.6830  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		596		3.6870  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		579		3.7021  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		544		3.6930  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		501		3.6874  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		441		3.6940  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		313		3.6864  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3		3.6760  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		37		3.6769  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		212	3.7140  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,081	3.6785  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		24,315	3.7050  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3	3.6760  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		99	3.7080  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		238	3.6920  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		441	3.6940  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		579	3.7021  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,151	3.6840  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,384	3.7120  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		5,678	3.6965  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,745	3.7201  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		25,746	3.7132  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		33,401	3.6980  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		47,723	3.7014  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		52,595	3.6865  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		87,663	3.6848  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		99,586	3.6851  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		103,602	3.6863  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		128,941	3.6779  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		215,000	3.6808  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		544	3.6930  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		548	3.7079  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,006	3.7222  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,355	3.7192  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,527	3.7115  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		9,491	3.6880  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		22,334	3.6862  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		38,808	3.6856  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		70,700	3.7247  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		103,047	3.6780  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		113,885	3.6780  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		213,944	3.6925  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		219,090	3.6896  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		230,117	3.6779  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,000,000	3.6868  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		60,008	3.6948  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:				16 May 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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