Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

05 September 2024

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a Replaces form Released at 04/09/2024 14:34 RNS Number : 9309C
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:			03 Sep 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:				32,979,195	2.39%	28,489,686	2.06%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				11,169,303	0.81%	32,700,655	2.37%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				44,148,498	3.20%	61,190,341	4.43%
(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	450,940	4.7363  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	90,459	4.7277  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	61,977	4.7394  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	57,228	4.7288  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	38,136	4.7231  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	32,800	4.7213  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	25,000	4.7229  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	24,699	4.7240  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	23,648	4.7152  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	18,765	4.7401  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	17,967	4.6531  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	13,141	4.7400  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	12,136	4.7220  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	11,849	4.7228  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,668	4.7365  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,522	4.7276  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,269	4.7262  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,529	4.7450  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,410	4.7327  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,406	4.7539  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,424	4.7160  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,422	4.7338  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,276	4.7226  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,207	4.7300  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	970	4.7420  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	920	4.7080  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	842	4.7180  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	761	4.7280  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	648	4.7360  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	581	4.7293  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	338	4.7380  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	88	4.7260  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	62	4.7367  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6	4.7316  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	323,102	4.7335  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	110,832	4.7400  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	96,975	4.7405  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	88,249	4.7385  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	63,032	4.7236  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	60,345	4.7260  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	55,607	4.7235  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	42,037	4.6472  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	33,515	4.7234  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	29,533	4.7383  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	22,253	4.7230  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	20,031	4.7197  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	17,235	4.7132  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	11,402	4.7240  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,903	4.7271  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,393	4.7242  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,955	4.7217  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,408	4.7167  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,462	4.7198  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,059	4.7251  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,406	4.7540  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,957	4.7216  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,515	4.7060  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,406	4.7284  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,400	4.7343  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,295	4.7130  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,207	4.7300  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	842	4.7180  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	761	4.7280  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	648	4.7360  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	545	4.7215  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	338	4.7380  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	238	4.7100  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3	4.7326  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of  relevant  security	Product  description	Nature of dealing	Number of  reference  securities	Price per  unit
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	42,037	4.6472  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	20,031	4.7197  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	22,253	4.7230  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	20,204	4.7233  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	55,607	4.7235  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	63,032	4.7236  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	28,096	4.7247  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,406	4.7284  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	10,896	4.7337  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	32,334	4.7363  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	29,533	4.7383  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	49,465	4.7400  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	451	4.7020  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	9,913	4.7211  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	11,849	4.7228  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	36,314	4.7229  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	88	4.7260  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,269	4.7262  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	581	4.7293  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	236,368	4.7297  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	15,777	4.7381  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	68	4.7231  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	227	4.7400  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	62	4.7367  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	6,159	4.7400  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:				05 Sep 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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