Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

02 October 2024

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3b Replaces form Released at 18/09/2024 15:13 RNS Number : 7455E
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:			17 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:				32,364,545	2.34%	29,111,724	2.11%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				11,315,465	0.82%	31,937,995	2.31%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				43,680,010	3.16%	61,049,719	4.42%
(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	449,500	4.7951  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	122,757	4.7866  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	103,389	4.7840  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	73,429	4.7892  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	56,802	4.8084  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	53,028	4.8324  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	42,494	4.8074  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	30,885	4.8088  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	21,577	4.7009  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	15,000	4.8143  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	13,930	4.7837  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	12,809	4.8156  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,133	4.8020  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,842	4.7847  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,343	4.8037  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,914	4.7886  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,868	4.7977  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,971	4.8071  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	707	4.7960  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	669	4.8260  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	653	4.8258  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	529,155	4.8040  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	200,000	4.8115  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	157,071	4.8206  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	109,708	4.8035  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	86,937	4.8072  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	83,420	4.8004  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	78,110	4.7840  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	76,602	4.8007  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	68,754	4.7954  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	68,265	4.8166  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	42,736	4.8177  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	38,131	4.7839  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	28,913	4.7670  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	27,564	4.7841  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	25,610	4.8047  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	22,991	4.7998  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	21,054	4.8045  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	16,079	4.8013  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	11,370	4.8030  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,533	4.8071  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,162	4.7987  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,312	4.7755  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,181	4.8100  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,145	4.7876  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,191	4.7666  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,183	4.7873  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	707	4.7960  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	653	4.8263  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	601	4.7780  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	405	4.8240  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	298	4.7760  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	194	4.8330  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	78	4.7842  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	1,191	4.7666  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	28,913	4.7670  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	21,415	4.7817  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	13,658	4.7839  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,183	4.7873  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	83,420	4.8004  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	76,602	4.8007  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	66,208	4.8023  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	528,875	4.8040  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	91,090	4.8043  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	86,937	4.8072  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	200,000	4.8115  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	42,736	4.8177  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	157,071	4.8206  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	18,787	4.7840  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	32,180	4.7841  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,842	4.7847  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,914	4.7886  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	73,429	4.7892  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	707	4.7960  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	299,433	4.7979  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	235,537	4.8015  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,971	4.8071  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	53,028	4.8324  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	871	4.7839  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	2,026	4.7946  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	280	4.8037  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	39,002	4.7839  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	21,577	4.7010  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	15,000	4.8143  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:				01 Oct 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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