Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

17 January 2025

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a Replaces form Released at 17/12/2024 14:22 RNS Number : 4530Q
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:			16 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:				34,315,611	2.48%	16,431,230	1.18%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,534,205	0.91%	32,705,464	2.37%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				46,849,816	3.39%	49,063,047	3.55%
(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	4,090,281	5.5750  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	500,000	5.4997  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	227,957	5.4722  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	83,504	5.4850  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	81,673	5.4700  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	24,887	5.4711  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	15,662	5.5081  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	14,632	5.5239  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	13,622	5.5049  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	11,762	5.5147  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	10,263	5.5080  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,832	5.5177  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,012	5.5178  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,505	5.5122  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,398	5.5079  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,862	5.5121  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,218	5.5215  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,472	5.5068  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,262	5.5241  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,118	5.5135  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,070	5.5021  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,954	5.5327  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,811	5.5164  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,541	5.4900  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,097	5.5152  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	984	5.5050  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	952	5.4952  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	949	5.5260  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	846	5.5025  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	691	5.5219  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	561	5.5096  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	185,807	5.4700  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	139,174	5.4967  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	129,899	5.4689  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	76,311	5.5000  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	73,647	5.5108  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	56,869	5.4943  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	46,148	5.5083  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	29,640	5.5099  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	27,208	5.5086  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	12,700	5.4861  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,975	5.5136  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,505	5.5122  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,795	5.4900  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,587	5.5207  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,417	5.5065  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,079	5.5002  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,450	5.4975  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,054	5.5329  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	846	5.4950  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	91	5.5050  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2	5.5750  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	62,956	5.5147  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	129,899	5.4689  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	232	5.4700  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	30,256	5.4753  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	12,700	5.4861  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	56,869	5.4942  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	139,174	5.4967  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	22,134	5.5052  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,417	5.5065  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	46,148	5.5083  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	27,208	5.5086  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	10,993	5.5107  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,975	5.5136  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	86	5.5750  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	134,322	5.4700  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,706	5.4761  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,882	5.4764  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	145,000	5.4787  USD
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	371	5.4900  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	952	5.4952  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,472	5.5068  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	14,661	5.5079  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,862	5.5121  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	1,002	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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