Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

17 January 2025

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a Replaces form Released at 18/12/2024 14:20 RNS Number : 6296Q
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:			17 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:				34,544,758	2.50%	16,443,626	1.19%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,610,829	0.91%	33,376,759	2.42%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				47,155,587	3.41%	49,820,385	3.61%
(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	301,107	5.4477  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	256,422	5.4350  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	98,859	5.4229  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	45,000	5.4396  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	18,509	5.4376  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	16,414	5.4579  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	12,048	5.4621  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	9,496	5.4502  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,045	5.4355  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,113	5.4434  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,932	5.4413  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,787	5.4397  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,409	5.4488  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,534	5.4400  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,343	5.4591  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,144	5.4388  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	864	5.4275  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	805	5.4383  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	642	5.4250  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	455	5.4406  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	444	5.4384  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	296	5.4550  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	277	5.4700  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	80	5.4356  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1	5.4450  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	136,124	5.4350  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	71,630	5.4344  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	39,181	5.4445  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	36,918	5.4396  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	35,995	5.4240  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	35,600	5.4437  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	29,163	5.4459  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	28,233	5.4311  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	23,150	5.4233  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	17,404	5.4250  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	17,311	5.4385  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	13,763	5.4455  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	13,054	5.4482  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,216	5.4442  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,045	5.4355  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,373	5.4441  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,241	5.4540  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,185	5.4420  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,857	5.4677  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,420	5.4549  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,994	5.4431  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,495	5.4377  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,346	5.4552  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,819	5.4475  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,199	5.4612  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,745	5.4347  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,319	5.4490  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,273	5.4339  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	882	5.4427  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	740	5.4425  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	671	5.4450  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	330	5.4400  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	322	5.4449  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	277	5.4700  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	35,793	5.4513  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	71,630	5.4344  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	12,068	5.4345  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	9,158	5.4350  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,495	5.4376  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	5,900	5.4385  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,464	5.4420  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	35,600	5.4437  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	13,531	5.4438  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	39,181	5.4445  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	322	5.4449  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	13,136	5.4460  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	13,054	5.4482  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	296	5.4850  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	73,647	5.5108  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	34,098	5.4350  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,840	5.4352  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	80	5.4356  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,204	5.4400  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	301,107	5.4477  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	8,914	5.4579  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	500,000	5.4997  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	789	5.4350  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	906	5.4457  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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