Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

04 November 2024

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a Replaces form Released at 29/10/2024 15:12 RNS Number : 1008K
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:			28 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:				25,494,482	1.84%	25,253,281	1.82%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				11,526,550	0.83%	24,569,976	1.78%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				37,021,032	2.67%	49,823,257	3.60%
(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	478,339	4.7672  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	159,003	4.7680  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	126,777	4.7611  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	111,334	4.7580  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	82,055	4.7630  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	65,481	4.7606  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	55,668	4.7740  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	55,667	4.7700  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	34,896	4.7613  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	27,834	4.7560  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	25,715	4.7455  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	23,592	4.7677  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	21,943	4.7660  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	21,190	4.7483  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	13,537	4.7627  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	12,130	4.7632  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	10,030	4.7478  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,513	4.7458  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,052	4.7433  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,253	4.7617  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,440	4.7500  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,112	4.7575  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,393	4.7764  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,402	4.7638  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,634	4.7589  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,478	4.7450  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,916	4.7725  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,622	4.7445  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,373	4.7491  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,306	4.7570  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,241	4.7540  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	811	4.7470  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	536	4.7620  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	452	4.7720  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	204	4.7820  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.7750  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	250,742	4.7680  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	88,186	4.7468  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	43,676	4.7679  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	33,889	4.7670  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	26,693	4.7619  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	25,935	4.7694  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	19,431	4.7625  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	12,266	4.7645  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	12,130	4.7632  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,956	4.7636  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,635	4.7627  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,499	4.7657  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,842	4.7639  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,002	4.7818  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,924	4.7712  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,520	4.7546  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,006	4.7678  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,977	4.7411  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,676	4.7616  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,476	4.7720  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,444	4.7605  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,388	4.7775  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,142	4.7640  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	899	4.7620  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	798	4.7631  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	794	4.7714  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	624	4.7440  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	536	4.7621  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	457	4.7460  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	206	4.7419  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7	4.7681  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 Long	29,620	4.7646  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	206	4.7419  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	683	4.7680  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	102	4.7720  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	12,571	4.7763  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,388	4.7775  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,002	4.7818  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,634	4.7589  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	22,499	4.7608  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	34,103	4.7629  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	109,984	4.7645  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	238,252	4.7680  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,393	4.7764  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,419	4.7893  USD
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	2,272	4.7621  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	12,866	4.7680  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	452	4.7719  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	7,800	4.7627  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	128,551	4.7680  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	2,288	4.7745  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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