Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

29 January 2025

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a Replaces form Released at 21/01/2025 14:59 RNS Number : 1677U
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:			20 Jan 2025
(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:				33,758,671	2.44%	29,895,095	2.17%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,818,526	0.93%	31,612,286	2.29%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				46,577,197	3.37%	61,507,381	4.46%
(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	250,000	5.9257  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	173,677	5.8850  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	172,415	5.9016  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	44,505	5.9007  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	44,056	5.8831  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	11,989	5.8801  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,246	5.8973  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,104	5.9050  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,523	5.9059  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,597	5.8815  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,359	5.8768  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,181	5.8907  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,772	5.8713  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,795	5.9000  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,557	5.9090  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,455	5.9025  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,246	5.8922  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,140	5.8615  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,946	5.8930  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,522	5.8600  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,165	5.9100  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,154	5.9207  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,085	5.9327  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	944	5.9250  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	637	5.8550  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	472	5.8940  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	472	5.9148  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	472	5.9150  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	362	5.8549  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	181	5.8650  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	584,787	5.9250  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	96,390	5.8881  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	76,310	5.9013  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	70,639	5.8895  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	62,950	5.9007  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	59,009	5.8850  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	20,498	5.9035  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	16,437	5.8970  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	16,384	5.9088  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,465	5.8997  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,290	5.8910  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,713	5.8963  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,028	5.8825  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,781	5.8918  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,602	5.9018  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,529	5.8975  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,302	5.9074  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,116	5.9096  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,230	5.9047  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,658	5.9019  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,934	5.8899  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,065	5.8725  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,976	5.9224  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,411	5.8798  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,344	5.9000  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,296	5.8738  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,180	5.9075  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,119	5.9050  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	999	5.8550  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	716	5.9200  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	587	5.9245  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	537	5.9100  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	472	5.9150  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	11	5.8884  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	32,975	5.8914  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,065	5.8725  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	6,477	5.8776  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	35,043	5.8839  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	224	5.8850  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,934	5.8899  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	10,290	5.8910  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	7,781	5.8918  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,281	5.9019  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	16,384	5.9088  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	181	5.8650  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,772	5.8713  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	11,989	5.8801  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	60,264	5.8850  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	472	5.8939  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	57,060	5.8850  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	7	5.8857  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	2,569	5.8850  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	1,047	5.8853  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	7	5.8857  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:				29 Jan 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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