Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

Barclays PLC

28 March 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:				27 Mar 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 INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
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:			13,133,763	0.95%	15,810,008	1.15%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			12,156,535	0.88%	13,218,846	0.96%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			25,290,298	1.84%	29,028,854	2.11%
(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		780,966		3.8772  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		645,303		3.8692  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		608,058		3.9574  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		460,647		3.8955  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		387,227		3.9336  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		343,848		3.9301  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		309,714		3.9071  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		309,349		3.8890  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		291,726		3.9142  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		202,908		3.9159  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		147,517		3.8870  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		140,272		3.9095  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		134,055		3.9451  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		130,909		3.8942  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		128,708		3.8770  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		120,077		3.8631  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		112,321		3.9660  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		102,425		3.8634  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		101,862		3.9658  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		94,142		3.8793  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		91,923		3.8700  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		90,793		3.9379  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		85,815		3.8911  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		62,527		3.8758  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		58,475		3.9112  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		52,722		3.8837  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		50,352		3.9504  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		47,834		3.9000  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		45,593		3.8808  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		37,888		3.9476  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		33,648		3.8691  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		33,425		3.8871  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		32,003		3.9499  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		31,662		3.8967  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		29,548		3.9434  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		28,841		3.8923  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		24,100		3.8951  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		22,448		3.8712  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		19,478		3.9482  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		18,125		3.8786  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		13,559		3.9040  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		12,346		3.9315  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		11,782		3.9505  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		11,199		3.9103  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		10,933		3.9571  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		10,879		3.8600  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		10,319		3.9009  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		9,439		3.9617  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		8,259		3.8729  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,922		3.9078  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,560		3.9287  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,437		3.9079  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,938		3.8983  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,432		3.8930  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,618		3.8914  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,338		3.8670  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,220		3.8782  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,969		3.8853  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,752		3.9041  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,592		3.9293  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,347		3.9061  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,922		3.9570  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,590		3.8550  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,477		3.9247  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,580		3.8620  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,553		3.8880  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,545		3.9200  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,541		3.9180  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,403		3.9560  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,319		3.8425  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,964		3.8630  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,943		3.8682  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,857		3.9263  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,500		3.8520  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,497		3.9500  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,388		3.8790  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,325		3.8640  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,323		3.9036  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,309		3.8814  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,255		3.8650  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,174		3.8830  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,142		3.8500  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,062		3.9410  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,006		3.9100  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,001		3.8720  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		970		3.9640  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		950		3.9130  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		940		3.8860  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		911		3.9595  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		858		3.9400  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		802		3.9310  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		680		3.8420  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		558		3.8585  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		109		3.8960  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		11		3.9626  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,551,756		3.9076  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,458,795		3.8907  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,071,030		3.9167  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,040,815		3.9509  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		982,717		3.9153  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		696,753		3.8855  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		525,886		3.8603  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		401,092		3.8675  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		400,000		3.9609  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		367,476		3.8856  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		366,738		3.9431  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		364,365		3.8790  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		354,925		3.8896  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		329,146		3.9028  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		303,781		3.8631  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		277,378		3.9136  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		246,085		3.8974  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		244,485		3.9106  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		200,000		3.9654  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		120,755		3.8899  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		108,761		3.9420  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		100,070		3.8769  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		100,000		3.9100  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		96,695		3.8700  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		96,219		3.8594  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		90,793		3.9379  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		90,478		3.9249  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		89,426		3.8980  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		88,658		3.9660  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		84,133		3.8825  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		73,767		3.9259  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		71,488		3.8880  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		70,854		3.9129  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		58,769		3.9035  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		54,110		3.8865  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		50,120		3.8730  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		45,528		3.9017  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		40,694		3.9272  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		34,230		3.8946  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		32,801		3.9663  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		32,387		3.8510  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		30,381		3.8658  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		21,953		3.9355  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		20,361		3.9058  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		16,121		3.9009  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		15,644		3.8826  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		14,875		3.8744  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		11,782		3.9505  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10,853		3.8633  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		9,316		3.8954  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,817		3.8620  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,021		3.8604  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,444		3.9547  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,338		3.8670  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,241		3.8630  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,752		3.9041  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,860		3.8600  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,800		3.9555  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,747		3.9140  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,590		3.8550  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,000		3.8710  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,545		3.9200  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,541		3.9180  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,403		3.9560  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,324		3.9040  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,943		3.8682  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,608		3.9045  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,497		3.9500  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,467		3.9215  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,392		3.8890  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,325		3.8640  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,272		3.9130  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,255		3.8650  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,174		3.8830  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,142		3.8500  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,053		3.9570  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,019		3.8720  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		985		3.9135  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		802		3.9310  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		674		3.9240  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		308		3.9418  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		109		3.8960  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		27		3.9626  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		101,936	3.9611  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		111,245	3.9660  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		9,147	3.8535  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		81,039	3.9660  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		83,369	3.8889  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		144,958	3.9159  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		241,126	3.9071  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,857	3.9263  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,287	3.8837  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		6,143	3.8687  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		12,466	3.9660  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		25,422	3.9386  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		26,143	3.8895  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		57,950	3.9159  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		68,588	3.9071  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		102,425	3.8634  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		104,766	3.8954  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		113,828	3.9292  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		291,726	3.9142  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1	3.8500  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,400	3.8721  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,422	3.8949  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,585	3.8598  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		4,999	3.8616  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		5,000	3.8636  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		5,308	3.9156  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		6,095	3.9660  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		9,001	3.8696  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		9,999	3.8537  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		11,782	3.9505  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		12,500	3.8626  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,875	3.8744  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		17,265	3.9437  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		27,500	3.8696  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		35,665	3.8749  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		70,854	3.9129  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		88,200	3.9660  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		96,219	3.8594  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		200,000	3.9654  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		303,781	3.8631  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		329,146	3.9028  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		400,000	3.9609  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		785,125	3.8636  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		674	3.9240  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,805	3.9217  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,883	3.9102  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		4,040	3.9090  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		15,319	3.9659  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		166,690	3.8953  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		217,600	3.9234  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		333,541	3.8750  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		397,209	3.8671  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		543,042	3.9418  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		674,408	3.9207  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,551,756	3.9076  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		711	3.8949  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,492	3.9244  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,739	3.9199  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		10,933	3.9571  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		11,199	3.9103  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		11,204	3.8657  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		11,218	3.8607  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		11,226	3.8807  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		11,235	3.9040  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,319	3.9158  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		44,033	3.8936  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		49,871	3.8725  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		89,334	3.8700  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		294,781	3.8834  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		608,058	3.9574  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		1,159	3.9185  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		316,955	3.9660  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		573,618	3.9182  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		982,717	3.9153  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:				28 Mar 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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