Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

30 September 2024

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3b Replaces form Released at 11/09/2024 14:06 RNS Number : 8177D
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:			10 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:				32,570,359	2.36%	28,636,766	2.07%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				10,977,491	0.80%	32,215,280	2.33%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				43,547,850	3.15%	60,852,046	4.41%
(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	905,390	4.5171  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	263,756	4.5429  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	150,000	4.5430  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	108,053	4.5250  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	80,668	4.5495  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	70,000	4.4961  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	46,824	4.5440  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	45,425	4.5253  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	39,893	4.5424  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	31,561	4.5441  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	28,128	4.5408  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	27,210	4.5413  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	26,448	4.5261  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,166	4.5160  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,837	4.5251  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,686	4.5308  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,432	4.5279  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,975	4.5399  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,907	4.5221  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,673	4.5302  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,650	4.5264  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,542	4.5480  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,234	4.5400  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,711	4.5378  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,073	4.5453  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,688	4.5260  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,397	4.5180  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,225	4.5265  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,128	4.5300  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	853	4.5280  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	789	4.5396  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	698	4.5383  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	302	4.5382  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	233	4.5462  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	187	4.5246  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	173	4.5313  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	127	4.5442  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	44	4.5356  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	15	4.5336  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	12	4.5516  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	439,000	4.5180  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	400,000	4.5140  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	265,181	4.5440  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	150,000	4.5237  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	127,683	4.5437  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	113,125	4.5326  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	111,226	4.5260  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	101,793	4.5377  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	67,965	4.5438  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	64,242	4.5402  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	55,613	4.5460  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	34,293	4.5277  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	31,693	4.5353  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	28,953	4.5384  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	18,786	4.5287  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	12,665	4.5254  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	12,533	4.5431  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,298	4.5451  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,473	4.5406  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,065	4.5333  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,886	4.5420  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,505	4.5339  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,375	4.5397  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,356	4.5471  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,061	4.5394  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,398	4.5354  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,694	4.5361  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,459	4.5392  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,011	4.5248  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,340	4.5455  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,462	4.5160  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,246	4.5167  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,219	4.5340  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,085	4.5278  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,877	4.5540  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,684	4.5313  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,642	4.5467  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,357	4.5305  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,183	4.5320  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	853	4.5280  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	823	4.5198  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	606	4.5310  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	381	4.5520  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	173	4.5317  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	136	4.5492  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	Increasing Short	16,592	4.5357  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,011	4.5248  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,085	4.5278  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	113,125	4.5326  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	16,100	4.5352  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	17,351	4.5363  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	98,619	4.5377  USD
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	64,242	4.5402  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	32,573	4.5434  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	33,553	4.5440  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	70,000	4.4770  USD
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2	4.5140  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,837	4.5251  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	26,448	4.5261  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,225	4.5264  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,673	4.5302  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	31,561	4.5441  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	233	4.5462  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	80,668	4.5495  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	595	4.5500  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	2,384	4.5264  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	29	4.5393  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	374	4.5440  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	44,358	4.5439  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	374	4.5440  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	127	4.5442  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	5,939	4.5485  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:				30 Sep 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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