Form 8.3 - DS SMITH PLC

Barclays PLC

08 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:			07 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:				33,456,922	2.42%	32,821,307	2.38%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,182,545	0.88%	33,181,686	2.40%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				45,639,467	3.31%	66,002,993	4.78%
(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	166,644	4.4561  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	48,047	4.4504  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	43,125	4.4611  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	42,650	4.4597  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	29,753	4.4600  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	23,347	4.4453  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	20,287	4.4589  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	13,807	4.4300  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	13,503	4.4528  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,223	4.4432  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,283	4.4464  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,662	4.4382  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,844	4.4661  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,599	4.4439  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,221	4.4321  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,974	4.4473  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,822	4.4442  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,422	4.4540  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	900	4.4227  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	668	4.4340  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	634	4.4255  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	90,276	4.4626  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	60,722	4.4516  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	55,388	4.4587  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	51,823	4.4595  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	46,137	4.4544  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	43,256	4.4600  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	25,634	4.4586  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	22,539	4.4547  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,840	4.4552  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,012	4.4414  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,643	4.4425  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,136	4.4421  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,997	4.4325  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,446	4.4610  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,046	4.4442  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,329	4.4620  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,774	4.4540  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	906	4.4560  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	881	4.4431  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	634	4.4260  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	573	4.4643  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	372	4.4601  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	157	4.4960  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	29,495	4.4600  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	220	4.4957  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	900	4.4227  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	28,253	4.4396  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	1,520	4.4600  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	17,431	4.4737  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	18,208	4.4357  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	42,935	4.4611  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	190	4.4612  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,997	4.4325  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	18,104	4.4492  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	60,722	4.4516  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	44,543	4.4600  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	327	4.4680  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	6,223	4.4432  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	23,347	4.4453  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	84,441	4.4600  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	7,003	4.4601  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	16,675	4.4623  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	573	4.4643  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	48,047	4.4504  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	14,435	4.4532  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	55,388	4.4587  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	39,933	4.4600  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	28,442	4.4540 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:				08 Aug 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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