Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

04 November 2024

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a Replaces form Released at 30/10/2024 14:29 RNS Number : 2793K
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:			29 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:				24,898,454	1.80%	25,206,125	1.82%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				11,606,077	0.84%	24,009,497	1.74%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				36,504,531	2.64%	49,215,622	3.56%
(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	203,170	4.6811  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	102,816	4.6697  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	85,022	4.6861  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	83,501	4.6900  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	77,000	4.6879  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	60,525	4.7246  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	51,802	4.7029  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	48,937	4.6700  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	38,005	4.6989  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	33,748	4.6986  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	29,981	4.6950  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	28,923	4.6887  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	17,515	4.7309  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	15,004	4.6694  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,543	4.7232  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,927	4.7405  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,888	4.6898  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,431	4.7383  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,078	4.7535  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,945	4.7506  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,646	4.7530  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,363	4.7339  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,721	4.6656  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,643	4.6652  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,610	4.7520  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,526	4.7441  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	944	4.7500  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	941	4.7460  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	810	4.7480  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	625	4.7400  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	549	4.7980  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	368	4.7160  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	334	4.7320  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	334	4.6660  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	237	4.7299  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	578,451	4.6927  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	273,153	4.6700  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	250,000	4.6970  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	94,309	4.7215  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	83,944	4.6971  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	43,417	4.7060  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	26,891	4.6982  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	21,056	4.6906  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	17,991	4.6690  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	14,771	4.6957  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,838	4.6804  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,005	4.6965  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,193	4.7467  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,248	4.7120  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,538	4.6742  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,688	4.7511  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,368	4.7405  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,118	4.7418  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,647	4.7102  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,646	4.7530  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,261	4.6672  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,228	4.6865  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,034	4.6640  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	897	4.7499  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	860	4.7507  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	836	4.7492  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	715	4.7119  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	687	4.6680  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	597	4.7440  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	549	4.7980  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	381	4.7520  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	334	4.6660  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	230	4.6980  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	166	4.7490  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	153	4.7328  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	43	4.7420  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	41	4.7062  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	29,750	4.6930  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	17,991	4.6690  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	14,198	4.6700  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	578,451	4.6927  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	83,944	4.6972  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	23,240	4.7058  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	27,460	4.7077  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	94,309	4.7215  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,977	4.7411  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	166	4.7490  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	860	4.7507  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	33,889	4.7670  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	112,735	4.7680  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	29,494	4.6700  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	43,855	4.6733  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	28,923	4.6887  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	60,525	4.7246  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,242	4.7419  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,526	4.7441  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	810	4.7480  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,945	4.7506  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,006	4.7517  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	65,481	4.7606  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	126,777	4.7611  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,208	4.7680  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	3,787	4.6700  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	1,408	4.7492  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	549	4.7979  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	11,776	4.6700  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	2,140	4.7005  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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