Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

29 August 2024

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section 3b
Replaces form released 15:20 on 29 July 2024
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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				DS SMITH PLC
	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:				26-Jul-24
(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?				INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
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:			33,472,036	2.43%	32,714,900	2.37%
-2	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			12,221,356	0.89%	33,051,762	2.40%
-3	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			45,693,392	3.31%	65,766,662	4.77%
(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
10p ordinary		Purchase		544,149		4.5640  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		445,275		4.5619  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		84,098		4.5639  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		78,053		4.5548  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		55,675		4.5601  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		49,623		4.5757  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		35,312		4.5758  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		21,274		4.5777  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		19,399		4.4971  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		17,043		4.5720  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		15,536		4.5434  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		9,456		4.6119  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,090		4.5628  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,284		4.5787  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,051		4.5743  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,843		4.5234  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,604		4.5575  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,576		4.5147  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,716		4.4978  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,907		4.5435  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,819		4.5657  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,715		4.5670  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,615		4.6321  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,390		4.5888  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,318		4.6085  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,294		4.6123  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,165		4.5380  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,154		4.5600  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,135		4.5660  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,070		4.4980  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		900		4.5960  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		900		4.5958  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		701		4.5120  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		679		4.5880  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		374		4.5607  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		181		4.6320  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		177		4.6120  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,586,221		4.5020  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		404,670		4.5640  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		315,664		4.5684  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		84,520		4.5638  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		65,892		4.5612  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		62,516		4.5831  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		51,542		4.5947  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		50,886		4.5987  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		38,148		4.6302  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		35,312		4.5758  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		19,083		4.5665  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		17,805		4.5675  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		17,374		4.6091  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		13,237		4.5769  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,301		4.5980  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,986		4.5804  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,376		4.6035  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,284		4.5787  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,007		4.5789  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,636		4.5435  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,604		4.5575  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,557		4.6098  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,033		4.5850  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,555		4.5060  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,495		4.6129  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,377		4.5332  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,317		4.6113  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,280		4.5467  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,509		4.5366  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,390		4.5888  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,165		4.5380  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,070		4.4980  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		900		4.5960  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		705		4.5090  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		699		4.5107  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		336		4.6300  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10		4.6320  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of	Price per
relevant		description				reference	unit
security						securities
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,070	4.4980  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		191,750	4.5639  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		20,620	4.6056  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		9,799	4.4902  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		82	4.5639  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		207,407	4.5640  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		50,000	4.5761  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		646	4.5882  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		648	4.5515  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,400	4.5628  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		300,874	4.5671  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,705	4.5472  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		309,138	4.5640  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		4,586,221	4.5020  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		19,083	4.5665  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,587	4.6321  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		28	4.6321  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,377	4.5332  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,509	4.5366  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		62,516	4.5831  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,482	4.5885  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		34,444	4.5943  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,576	4.5147  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		78,053	4.5548  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		55,675	4.5601  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		113,443	4.5633  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		35,403	4.5649  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,003	4.5775  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		38,148	4.6302  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,288	4.4977  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		428	4.4980  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		15,536	4.5434  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,007	4.5789  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		50,886	4.5987  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		31,357	4.6035  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,843	4.5234  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,323	4.5519  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		74,216	4.5640  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		33,761	4.5758  GBP
(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?				NO
Date of disclosure:				29-Aug-24
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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