Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

17 October 2024

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a Replaces form Released at 08/10/2024 14:11 RNS Number : 4027H
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:			07 Oct 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:				28,432,433	2.05%	26,362,363	1.90%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				11,592,350	0.84%	27,335,157	1.98%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				40,024,783	2.89%	53,697,520	3.88%
(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	349,044	4.5896  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	300,000	4.5940  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	300,000	4.5901  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	250,391	4.5649  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	95,391	4.5600  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	68,985	4.5895  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	60,309	4.5702  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	57,719	4.5949  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	21,034	4.5657  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	18,358	4.5915  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	15,815	4.5957  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	14,163	4.5869  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	10,372	4.5928  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	9,936	4.5800  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,912	4.6055  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,574	4.6027  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,949	4.6074  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,949	4.6070  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,851	4.6105  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,756	4.5786  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,666	4.5968  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,650	4.5838  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,587	4.5905  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,282	4.5840  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,267	4.5868  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,043	4.6060  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	896	4.6079  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	745	4.5860  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	347	4.5880  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	96	4.6020  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,137,308	4.5841  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,000,000	4.5959  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	568,985	4.5900  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	227,179	4.5762  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	214,396	4.5777  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	113,475	4.5930  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	100,228	4.5914  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	96,979	4.5908  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	71,040	4.5957  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	61,660	4.5898  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	56,067	4.5600  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	53,114	4.5590  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	28,938	4.5901  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	28,891	4.5969  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	26,943	4.5870  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	19,839	4.5920  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	17,524	4.5857  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	15,815	4.5962  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	15,803	4.5964  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	15,600	4.5796  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	12,317	4.5922  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,813	4.6030  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,458	4.5816  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,362	4.5975  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,332	4.6020  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,287	4.5944  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,132	4.5675  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,912	4.6059  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,458	4.5835  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,961	4.5931  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,805	4.5840  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,012	4.5932  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,851	4.6109  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,764	4.6010  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,283	4.6215  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,072	4.5935  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,491	4.5887  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,440	4.5924  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,353	4.5798  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,169	4.5895  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,819	4.5849  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,043	4.6060  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	896	4.6079  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	745	4.5860  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	595	4.5800  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	520	4.5939  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	413	4.6094  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	347	4.5884  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	16	4.6100  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	1,717,907	4.5788  USD
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,568,093	4.6296  USD
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	53,114	4.5590  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	57,969	4.5600  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	143,565	4.5780  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	38,513	4.5887  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,169	4.5895  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	96,979	4.5908  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	100,228	4.5914  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,012	4.5932  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,072	4.5935  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	29,596	4.5943  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	71,040	4.5957  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	38	4.6640  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	219,346	4.5600  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,268	4.5669  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,195	4.5765  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	11,737	4.5766  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,267	4.5868  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	14,163	4.5869  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	300,000	4.5901  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	300,000	4.5939  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	57,719	4.5949  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	15,518	4.5966  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	30,120	4.5992  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	6,574	4.6027  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	978	4.6112  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	29,171	4.5600  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	4,910	4.5866  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	481	4.5600  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	374	4.5732  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:				17 Oct 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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