Form 8.3 -DS SMITH PLC

Barclays PLC

05 August 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  relevant securities this form relates:			DS SMITH PLC
(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:			02 Aug 2024
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making  disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?			YES:  INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
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:				33,094,005	2.40%	32,508,384	2.36%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,290,116	0.89%	32,742,221	2.37%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				45,384,121	3.29%	65,250,605	4.73%
(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Purchase and sales
Class of relevant  security	Purchase/sale	Number of  securities	Price per unit
10p ordinary	Purchase	127,436	4.4452  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	121,782	4.4394  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	80,726	4.4380  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	78,894	4.4441  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	22,912	4.4751  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	13,588	4.4777  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	11,072	4.4375  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	9,838	4.4680  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,600	4.4373  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,034	4.4559  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,434	4.4980  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,380	4.4625  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,016	4.4672  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,931	4.4700  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,864	4.4371  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,473	4.4709  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,200	4.4820  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	947	4.5389  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	583	4.4779  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	386	4.4786  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	251	4.4807  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	215	4.4736  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	172	4.4830  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	158	4.4840  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	93	4.4467  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	25	4.4758  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	25	4.4760  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	24	4.4440  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	18	4.4740  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	163,218	4.4666  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	136,839	4.4423  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	121,949	4.4380  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	105,302	4.4385  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	58,981	4.4637  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	30,089	4.4392  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	16,872	4.4742  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	15,793	4.5100  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,322	4.4648  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,009	4.4382  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,006	4.4832  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,519	4.4720  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,962	4.4387  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,856	4.4888  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.4580  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	583	4.4783  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	509	4.5120  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	407	4.4430  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	353	4.4880  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	215	4.4741  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	172	4.4834  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	25	4.4760  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	18	4.4744  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of  relevant  security	Product  description	Nature of dealing	Number of  reference  securities	Price per  unit
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	1,272	4.4380  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	167	4.4497  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	65,148	4.4379  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	93	4.4467  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	17,720	4.4557  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	48	4.4679  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	28,598	4.4380  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	80,445	4.4526  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	163,218	4.4666  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	9,006	4.4832  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,856	4.4888  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	78,894	4.4441  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3	4.4560  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,980	4.4932  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,434	4.4980  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	312	4.5130  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	947	4.5389  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	16,872	4.4742  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	22,912	4.4751  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	407	4.4430  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	28,986	4.4380  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	58,981	4.4637  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	13,588	4.4777  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	624	4.5132  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	325,000	4.5660  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	340,000	4.5660  GBP
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions  (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class  of  relevant  security	Product  description	Writing,  purchasing,  selling,  varying etc	Number  of  securities  to which  option  relates	Exercise  price  per unit	Type	Expiry  date	Option  money  paid/  received  per unit
(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant  security	Product description	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of  securities	Exercise price per  unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for  new securities)
Class of relevant  security	Nature of Dealings	Details	Price per unit (if  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 person 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:				05 Aug 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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