Form 8.3 - DS SMITH PLC

Barclays PLC

07 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:			06 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:				33,527,037	2.43%	32,878,316	2.38%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,326,586	0.89%	33,200,845	2.41%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				45,853,623	3.32%	66,079,161	4.79%
(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	392,839	4.4441  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	227,134	4.4523  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	145,411	4.3406  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	52,632	4.3586  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	38,544	4.4231  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	36,115	4.3399  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	35,538	4.4261  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	29,967	4.3352  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	28,639	4.4561  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	21,465	4.4329  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	12,888	4.3140  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	12,692	4.3029  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	9,136	4.3293  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,226	4.3466  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,081	4.3986  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,971	4.3432  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,685	4.4268  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,512	4.3920  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,889	4.3796  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,606	4.3308  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,474	4.3459  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,761	4.3937  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,239	4.4540  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,780	4.3630  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,680	4.3579  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,652	4.3578  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,508	4.3514  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,500	4.3060  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,335	4.3183  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,163	4.3180  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,019	4.3302  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	819	4.3190  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	782	4.3370  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	739	4.3500  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	653	4.3400  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	652	4.4600  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	622	4.3690  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	50	4.3055  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	418,420	4.4500  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	383,000	4.3779  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	227,134	4.4523  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	158,584	4.4354  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	100,155	4.4215  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	37,910	4.4608  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	27,983	4.4540  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	27,900	4.3887  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	25,745	4.3851  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	21,422	4.3520  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	19,787	4.4542  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	17,321	4.4571  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	13,821	4.4525  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,803	4.3637  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,729	4.4158  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,662	4.4297  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,121	4.4264  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,486	4.4585  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,484	4.4625  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,723	4.3379  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,631	4.3048  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,188	4.4628  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,500	4.3644  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,801	4.3823  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,520	4.4490  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	882	4.4640  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	828	4.3040  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	816	4.4773  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	749	4.3720  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	652	4.4600  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	475	4.3920  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	146	4.4624  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	63	4.3064  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	38	4.3020  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	380	4.4500  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	1,367	4.4539  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	140	4.4540  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	29	4.4541  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	652	4.4600  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	146	4.4624  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	6,285	4.4671  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	50	4.3056  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	9,264	4.3361  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	50,000	4.4154  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	227,134	4.4523  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	1,367	4.4539  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	140	4.4540  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	29	4.4541  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	917	4.4537  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Closing Short	897	4.4540  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	48,324	4.4194  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Short	120,605	4.4277  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	27,900	4.3887  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	28,639	4.4561  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,723	4.3379  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	158,584	4.4354  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	59,623	4.4497  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	192,426	4.4540  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	33,097	4.4605  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	180	4.3140  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	37,784	4.3358  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	145,411	4.3406  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,512	4.3920  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	45,812	4.4448  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	100,155	4.4215  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	3,774	4.3246  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	5,362	4.3327  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	25,000	4.4611  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	121,090	4.4540  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	17,321	4.4571  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	17,571	4.4667  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	28,774	4.3431  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	52,632	4.3586  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	12,311	4.3400 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	39,064	4.3400 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:				07 Aug 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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