Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

04 November 2024

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a Replaces form Released at 31/10/2024 12:46 RNS Number : 4535K
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:			30 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:				26,307,758	1.90%	25,257,519	1.82%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				11,658,364	0.84%	24,005,865	1.74%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				37,966,122	2.74%	49,263,384	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	1,000,000	4.7435  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	510,107	4.7740  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	500,000	4.7682  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	492,493	4.7668  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	269,112	4.7418  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	63,661	4.7414  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	62,594	4.6524  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	57,930	4.7299  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	52,380	4.6936  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	46,047	4.6597  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	34,521	4.6431  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	29,651	4.7728  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	22,804	4.7460  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	20,699	4.6320  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	18,911	4.6918  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	16,872	4.6400  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	16,379	4.6584  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	15,253	4.7012  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,857	4.6329  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,605	4.7525  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,572	4.6931  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,498	4.7104  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,200	4.7494  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,951	4.6356  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,555	4.7360  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,186	4.7520  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,756	4.7058  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,399	4.6818  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,692	4.6380  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,639	4.7100  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,162	4.7800  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,093	4.6808  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,048	4.6370  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	649	4.7540  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	457	4.7700  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	305	4.7660  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	295	4.6600  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	48	4.6500  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	527,262	4.7711  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	405,181	4.7744  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	206,732	4.7740  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	197,464	4.6878  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	175,866	4.6926  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	166,985	4.7326  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	48,178	4.7542  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	38,233	4.7524  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	28,361	4.7719  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	26,059	4.7467  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	25,519	4.7196  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	21,889	4.7730  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,667	4.7213  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,189	4.6746  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,305	4.7379  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,417	4.7721  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,572	4.6931  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,417	4.6798  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,011	4.7263  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,650	4.6957  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,499	4.7556  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,274	4.6380  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,852	4.6139  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,170	4.7218  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	649	4.7540  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	577	4.7500  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	535	4.7520  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	457	4.7700  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	337	4.6350  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	164	4.7580  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	30,776	4.7327  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,852	4.6139  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	166,985	4.7326  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	26,059	4.7467  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	18,146	4.7520  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	23,686	4.7536  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	48,178	4.7542  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	112,928	4.7730  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	17,440	4.7732  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	69,350	4.7740  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	8,857	4.6329  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,951	4.6356  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	77,000	4.6879  USD
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	52,380	4.6936  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	11,130	4.6942  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	13,347	4.6979  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	63,661	4.7414  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	21,204	4.7512  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	305	4.7660  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,099	4.7740  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	2,058	4.6343  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	1,692	4.6380  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	998	4.7739  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	4,572	4.7740  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	42,984	4.6443  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	2,436	4.6999  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	998	4.7739  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	166,449	4.7740  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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