Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

04 November 2024

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a Replaces form Released at 23/10/2024 15:18 RNS Number : 3522J
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:			22 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:				26,499,267	1.91%	25,155,146	1.82%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				11,400,946	0.83%	25,904,452	1.88%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				37,900,213	2.74%	51,059,598	3.70%
(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	98,575	4.6210  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	80,756	4.6309  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	80,194	4.6300  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	60,230	4.5782  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	46,113	4.6228  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	32,252	4.5800  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	19,343	4.5716  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	16,693	4.5702  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	10,501	4.5901  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	9,304	4.5795  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,894	4.6001  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,262	4.5600  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,254	4.5772  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,934	4.5785  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,747	4.5739  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,425	4.5692  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,859	4.6006  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,684	4.5690  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,626	4.5745  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,646	4.5736  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,289	4.5863  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,264	4.5700  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,636	4.5840  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,356	4.5680  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,327	4.5633  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,201	4.5709  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,073	4.5724  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,041	4.6273  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	790	4.5950  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	549	4.5762  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	72	4.6190  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	34	4.6250  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.5580  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	147,702	4.5768  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	104,877	4.6180  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	91,796	4.6212  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	81,580	4.6068  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	63,574	4.6300  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	50,926	4.6125  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	50,899	4.6088  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	48,096	4.6302  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	33,163	4.6131  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	30,595	4.5699  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	27,062	4.6182  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	21,441	4.6084  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	11,545	4.5789  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,227	4.5841  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,234	4.5627  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,974	4.6132  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,811	4.5922  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,497	4.5701  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,196	4.5566  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,041	4.6278  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	920	4.5704  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	790	4.5954  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	473	4.5579  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1	4.5580  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	10,227	4.5841  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	42,425	4.6035  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	81,580	4.6068  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	50,899	4.6088  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	31,831	4.6093  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	27,062	4.6182  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	9,986	4.6188  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	22,559	4.6300  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	72	4.5580  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,934	4.5785  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	10,501	4.5901  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	34	4.6250  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	36,603	4.6272  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	80,756	4.6309  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	25,213	4.6300  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	1	4.5600  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	2,384	4.6120  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	1,055	4.6300  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:				04 Nov 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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