Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

Barclays PLC

20 February 2024

 

FORM 8.3
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				DS SMITH PLC
	relevant securities this form relates:
(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:				19 Feb 2024
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making				YES:
	disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?				MONDI PLC
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:			8,741,627	0.63%	6,782,023	0.49%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			6,245,710	0.45%	8,338,724	0.61%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			14,987,337	1.09%	15,120,747	1.10%
(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a)	Purchases and sales
Class of relevant		Purchase/sale		Number of		Price per unit
security				securities
10p ordinary		Purchase		576,073		3.2880  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		261,012		3.2738  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		203,475		3.2740  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		120,622		3.2803  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		72,407		3.2757  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		36,542		3.2765  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		26,749		3.2773  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		25,753		3.2823  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		22,435		3.2777  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		19,844		3.2840  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		18,382		3.2741  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		15,113		3.2756  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		13,897		3.2899  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		13,697		3.2784  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		13,340		3.2709  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		13,015		3.2739  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		11,427		3.2801  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		9,801		3.2854  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		9,474		3.2789  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		8,404		3.2722  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,568		3.2824  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,545		3.2770  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,741		3.2701  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,462		3.2768  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,454		3.2734  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,440		3.2720  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,137		3.2726  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,101		3.2811  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,963		3.2728  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,963		3.2730  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,771		3.2898  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,753		3.2822  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,651		3.2743  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,546		3.2760  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,272		3.2819  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,258		3.2655  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,252		3.2600  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,133		3.2670  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,112		3.2886  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		882		3.2850  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		751		3.2870  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		516		3.2650  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		345		3.2834  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		332		3.2930  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		291		3.2775  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		278		3.2900  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		219		3.2866  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		68		3.2830  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		60		3.2910  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		43		3.2790  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7		3.2829  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4		3.2940  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		153,385		3.2803  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		115,137		3.2740  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		106,224		3.2769  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		88,120		3.2741  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		56,599		3.2788  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		55,199		3.2748  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		49,484		3.2752  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		43,127		3.2739  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		26,565		3.2890  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		19,167		3.2884  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		17,754		3.2778  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		17,420		3.2818  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		15,113		3.2756  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		11,400		3.2667  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		9,950		3.2784  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		9,474		3.2789  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,421		3.2807  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,849		3.2848  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,937		3.2770  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,887		3.2760  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,437		3.2835  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,009		3.2720  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,963		3.2730  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,741		3.2822  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,272		3.2819  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,252		3.2600  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		903		3.2905  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		882		3.2850  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		516		3.2650  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		440		3.2808  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		345		3.2838  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		291		3.2779  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		278		3.2900  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		278		3.2960  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		219		3.2870  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		68		3.2830  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		63		3.2780  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		60		3.2910  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10		3.2790  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4		3.2940  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of	Price per
relevant		description				reference	unit
security						securities
10p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		30,662	3.2803  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		332	3.2930  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		643	3.2850  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,651	3.2743  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,443	3.2770  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		6,565	3.2726  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		11,427	3.2801  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		17,133	3.2731  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		18,382	3.2741  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		56,005	3.2740  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		417	3.2929  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,252	3.2600  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,416	3.2739  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,500	3.2909  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,104	3.2924  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		2,328	3.2737  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		2,522	3.2890  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,500	3.2766  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		5,492	3.2740  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		17,754	3.2778  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,022	3.2884  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		43,127	3.2739  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		400	3.2680  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		440	3.2808  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		928	3.2740  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,897	3.2701  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		11,400	3.2667  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		35,998	3.2742  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		49,484	3.2752  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		750	3.2852  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1,416	3.2739  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		2,328	3.2602  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,823	3.2821  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,384	3.2740  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		61,639	3.2742  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		119,701	3.2740  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		33,656	3.2743  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		62,207	3.2740  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		576,073	3.2880  GBP
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class	Product	Writing,	Number	Exercise	Type	Expiry	Option
of	description	purchasing,	of	price		date	money
relevant		selling,	securities	per unit			paid/
security		varying etc	to which				received
			option				per unit
			relates
(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant		Product description		Exercising/ exercised against		Number of	Exercise price per
security						securities	unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant		Nature of Dealings		Details		Price per unit (if
security						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 exempt principal trader 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:				20 Feb 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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