Form 8.3 - International Paper Company

Barclays PLC
21 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

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

 

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:

20 Aug 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?

DS SMITH PLC

 

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:

common stock

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

763,141

0.22%

442,382

0.13%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

149,943

0.04%

0

0.00%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

123,800

0.04%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

1,036,884

0.30%

442,382

0.13%

(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

 

common stock

Purchase

60,035

47.4596  USD

common stock

Purchase

42,971

47.4480  USD

common stock

Purchase

35,392

47.4125  USD

common stock

Purchase

31,632

47.4963  USD

common stock

Purchase

19,071

47.4832  USD

common stock

Purchase

12,260

47.4967  USD

common stock

Purchase

11,273

47.5172  USD

common stock

Purchase

9,468

47.4477  USD

common stock

Purchase

8,818

47.4360  USD

common stock

Purchase

8,236

47.5021  USD

common stock

Purchase

7,560

47.3961  USD

common stock

Purchase

6,980

47.4971  USD

common stock

Purchase

3,434

47.4812  USD

common stock

Purchase

3,323

47.4500  USD

common stock

Purchase

2,875

47.5238  USD

common stock

Purchase

2,604

47.4922  USD

common stock

Purchase

2,413

47.4668  USD

common stock

Purchase

2,400

47.3995  USD

common stock

Purchase

2,186

47.4893  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,847

47.4463  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,200

47.4858  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,194

47.4060  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,001

47.4982  USD

common stock

Purchase

780

47.4920  USD

common stock

Purchase

488

47.5071  USD

common stock

Purchase

375

47.3814  USD

common stock

Purchase

364

47.7100  USD

common stock

Purchase

350

47.3500  USD

common stock

Purchase

326

47.3763  USD

common stock

Purchase

300

47.5100  USD

common stock

Purchase

213

47.4806  USD

common stock

Purchase

201

47.5091  USD

common stock

Purchase

200

47.6050  USD

common stock

Purchase

200

47.4450  USD

common stock

Purchase

200

47.7300  USD

common stock

Purchase

130

47.6800  USD

common stock

Purchase

100

47.3900  USD

common stock

Purchase

5

47.5000  USD

common stock

Purchase

2

47.4000  USD

common stock

Sale

47,742

47.4428  USD

common stock

Sale

42,908

47.4563  USD

common stock

Sale

35,392

47.4125  USD

common stock

Sale

31,632

47.4963  USD

common stock

Sale

18,246

47.4500  USD

common stock

Sale

17,198

47.4392  USD

common stock

Sale

12,760

47.4667  USD

common stock

Sale

11,756

47.5007  USD

common stock

Sale

8,094

47.5112  USD

common stock

Sale

5,851

47.4842  USD

common stock

Sale

4,658

47.3851  USD

common stock

Sale

4,046

47.5225  USD

common stock

Sale

3,989

47.4749  USD

common stock

Sale

3,255

47.4945  USD

common stock

Sale

3,014

47.4556  USD

common stock

Sale

2,895

47.4698  USD

common stock

Sale

2,747

47.4699  USD

common stock

Sale

2,497

47.3713  USD

common stock

Sale

2,306

47.3935  USD

common stock

Sale

2,300

47.4000  USD

common stock

Sale

2,150

47.4198  USD

common stock

Sale

2,042

47.3880  USD

common stock

Sale

1,749

47.4043  USD

common stock

Sale

1,707

47.3407  USD

common stock

Sale

1,527

47.4013  USD

common stock

Sale

1,497

47.5049  USD

common stock

Sale

1,426

47.3794  USD

common stock

Sale

1,321

47.4112  USD

common stock

Sale

1,225

47.3588  USD

common stock

Sale

900

47.3822  USD

common stock

Sale

831

47.4180  USD

common stock

Sale

607

47.4658  USD

common stock

Sale

500

47.4190  USD

common stock

Sale

500

47.4300  USD

common stock

Sale

477

47.4533  USD

common stock

Sale

379

47.7100  USD

common stock

Sale

308

47.4200  USD

common stock

Sale

307

47.4360  USD

common stock

Sale

300

47.5533  USD

common stock

Sale

300

47.6233  USD

common stock

Sale

200

47.3600  USD

common stock

Sale

200

47.4450  USD

common stock

Sale

200

47.4400  USD

common stock

Sale

200

47.7300  USD

common stock

Sale

115

47.4278  USD

common stock

Sale

100

47.4600  USD

common stock

Sale

100

47.3900  USD

common stock

Sale

81

47.4914  USD

common stock

Sale

46

47.4100  USD

common stock

Sale

26

47.6800  USD

common stock

Sale

10

47.4800  USD

common stock

Sale

5

47.5000  USD

common stock

Sale

3

47.5200  USD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

common stock

SWAP

Increasing Short

29600

47.4500  USD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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?

YES

Date of disclosure:

21 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO

PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings

Barclays PLC.

are being disclosed:

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO

relevant securities this from relates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

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

common stock

Put Options

Written

123,800

45.0000

American

20 Sep 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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