Form 8.3 - International Paper Company

Barclays PLC
05 September 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:

04 Sep 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:

 

 

831,459

0.24%

489,592

0.14%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

367,654

0.11%

0

0.00%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

123,800

0.04%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

1,322,913

0.38%

489,592

0.14%

(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

103,347

47.3586  USD

common stock

Purchase

48,565

47.3122  USD

common stock

Purchase

36,424

47.4010  USD

common stock

Purchase

35,674

47.3932  USD

common stock

Purchase

28,890

47.4768  USD

common stock

Purchase

22,877

47.2813  USD

common stock

Purchase

22,501

47.3100  USD

common stock

Purchase

20,502

47.3289  USD

common stock

Purchase

12,973

47.3130  USD

common stock

Purchase

9,850

47.4131  USD

common stock

Purchase

9,510

47.3223  USD

common stock

Purchase

9,174

47.2797  USD

common stock

Purchase

4,914

47.2855  USD

common stock

Purchase

3,454

47.3911  USD

common stock

Purchase

3,400

47.3600  USD

common stock

Purchase

3,289

47.3502  USD

common stock

Purchase

3,247

47.4406  USD

common stock

Purchase

3,100

47.3692  USD

common stock

Purchase

2,567

47.3099  USD

common stock

Purchase

2,221

47.3629  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,825

47.4328  USD

common stock

Purchase

800

47.2737  USD

common stock

Purchase

756

47.4211  USD

common stock

Purchase

405

47.4342  USD

common stock

Purchase

377

47.3270  USD

common stock

Purchase

364

47.2100  USD

common stock

Purchase

334

47.5700  USD

common stock

Purchase

254

47.2864  USD

common stock

Purchase

250

47.5750  USD

common stock

Purchase

222

47.2527  USD

common stock

Purchase

200

47.1750  USD

common stock

Purchase

198

47.2095  USD

common stock

Purchase

168

47.4747  USD

common stock

Purchase

100

47.3150  USD

common stock

Purchase

95

47.2600  USD

common stock

Purchase

91

47.3200  USD

common stock

Purchase

34

47.5200  USD

common stock

Purchase

15

47.5550  USD

common stock

Purchase

4

47.5100  USD

common stock

Sale

144,473

47.3711  USD

common stock

Sale

65,424

47.3610  USD

common stock

Sale

34,463

47.3328  USD

common stock

Sale

22,021

47.3412  USD

common stock

Sale

21,619

47.3100  USD

common stock

Sale

19,708

47.3111  USD

common stock

Sale

16,752

47.2714  USD

common stock

Sale

16,270

47.5701  USD

common stock

Sale

8,769

47.3407  USD

common stock

Sale

6,976

47.3063  USD

common stock

Sale

6,102

47.3086  USD

common stock

Sale

5,210

47.2742  USD

common stock

Sale

5,182

47.3650  USD

common stock

Sale

3,422

47.3099  USD

common stock

Sale

3,400

47.3600  USD

common stock

Sale

2,162

47.3340  USD

common stock

Sale

2,149

47.3761  USD

common stock

Sale

1,550

47.3692  USD

common stock

Sale

1,472

47.3386  USD

common stock

Sale

831

47.4086  USD

common stock

Sale

674

47.3864  USD

common stock

Sale

548

47.3632  USD

common stock

Sale

436

47.4386  USD

common stock

Sale

377

47.3270  USD

common stock

Sale

365

47.3566  USD

common stock

Sale

334

47.5700  USD

common stock

Sale

222

47.2527  USD

common stock

Sale

220

47.3779  USD

common stock

Sale

198

47.2095  USD

common stock

Sale

180

47.3919  USD

common stock

Sale

125

47.5750  USD

common stock

Sale

89

47.4396  USD

common stock

Sale

86

47.5124  USD

common stock

Sale

65

47.3738  USD

common stock

Sale

34

47.5200  USD

common stock

Sale

31

47.3120  USD

common stock

Sale

30

47.5550  USD

common stock

Sale

27

47.5000  USD

common stock

Sale

22

47.3000  USD

common stock

Sale

20

47.2875  USD

common stock

Sale

10

47.3900  USD

common stock

Sale

5

47.5100  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 Long

1,712

47.3074  USD

common stock

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,448

47.3125  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:

05 Sep 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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