Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

17 January 2025

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a Replaces form Released at 16/12/2024 15:14 RNS Number : 2767Q
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:			13 Dec 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:				33,878,178	2.45%	20,317,971	1.47%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,404,306	0.90%	32,688,474	2.37%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				46,282,484	3.35%	53,006,445	3.84%
(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	220,720	5.4686  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	145,000	5.4787  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	107,266	5.4700  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	27,445	5.4512  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	23,010	5.4677  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	16,466	5.4549  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	14,076	5.4398  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	10,758	5.4461  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,409	5.4450  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,149	5.4154  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,820	5.4623  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,729	5.4552  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,571	5.4646  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,522	5.4747  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,036	5.4618  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,009	5.4155  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,997	5.4175  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,731	5.4352  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,708	5.4169  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,624	5.4136  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,591	5.4825  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,106	5.4237  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	832	5.4669  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	666	5.4200  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	532	5.4466  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	297	5.4050  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	223	5.4100  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	618,138	5.4700  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	239,043	5.4692  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	63,514	5.4292  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	59,709	5.4527  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	58,502	5.4495  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	48,900	5.4653  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	42,997	5.4560  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	42,628	5.4523  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	37,270	5.4567  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	23,010	5.4677  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	21,233	5.4481  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	15,675	5.4572  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	15,061	5.4099  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	14,224	5.4592  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	12,053	5.4448  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,720	5.4209  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,161	5.4258  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,295	5.4295  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,729	5.4179  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,304	5.4392  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,284	5.4850  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,143	5.4077  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	572	5.4450  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	174	5.4875  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 Short	76,403	5.4538  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	15,061	5.4099  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	160	5.4150  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,729	5.4179  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	63,514	5.4292  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,854	5.4351  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	21,015	5.4456  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	21,233	5.4481  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	53,907	5.4492  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	25,720	5.4540  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	15,675	5.4571  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	275,593	5.4588  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	48,900	5.4653  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	133,791	5.4697  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	562,945	5.4700  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	88	5.4100  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,068	5.4169  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,997	5.4175  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	14,076	5.4398  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,013	5.4450  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	57,090	5.4685  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	232,273	5.4700  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	4,435	5.4543  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	805	5.4700  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 Jan 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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