Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

Barclays PLC

22 August 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  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:			21 Aug 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:				33,344,698	2.42%	29,401,414	2.13%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				11,728,161	0.85%	33,412,422	2.42%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				45,072,859	3.27%	62,813,836	4.55%
(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	502,072	4.7200  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	99,753	4.7039  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	77,410	4.6933  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	76,676	4.7038  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	70,906	4.7036  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	39,429	4.7076  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	36,497	4.7019  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	33,903	4.7197  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	27,783	4.7143  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	14,314	4.6950  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	11,437	4.7030  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	11,332	4.6825  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	9,347	4.6851  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,851	4.7007  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,471	4.7017  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,255	4.7060  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,228	4.7011  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,971	4.6998  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,761	4.6917  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,566	4.7193  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,135	4.7140  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,934	4.6846  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,719	4.6860  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,274	4.6915  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,000	4.7000  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,977	4.6910  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,815	4.7088  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,659	4.6940  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,326	4.6838  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,297	4.7160  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,287	4.7259  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,266	4.6881  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,170	4.6817  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,034	4.7135  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	805	4.6840  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	751	4.7191  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	668	4.6930  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	367	4.7180  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	145	4.6786  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	71	4.6827  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6	4.6886  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.7040  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	248,203	4.7038  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	207,239	4.6910  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	175,715	4.7192  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	139,529	4.7200  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	33,686	4.7065  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	27,783	4.7143  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	18,578	4.7202  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	18,442	4.6994  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	17,664	4.6919  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	14,051	4.6832  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	11,292	4.7071  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,113	4.7098  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,250	4.7060  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,791	4.7207  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,803	4.6965  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,761	4.6917  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,601	4.6976  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,549	4.6900  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,610	4.7118  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,608	4.7019  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	805	4.6840  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	753	4.6740  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	685	4.6820  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	589	4.7140  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	31	4.7000  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2	4.6940  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	Opening Short	28,835	4.6994  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	9,395	4.7093  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	25,938	4.7200  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	71	4.6828  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	2,517	4.6996  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	41,415	4.7082  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	2,439	4.7200  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	8,035	4.7206  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	3,880	4.7207  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	17,987	4.7035  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	33,686	4.7065  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,610	4.7118  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	18,402	4.7200  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,947	4.6837  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	36,497	4.7019  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,815	4.7088  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	170	4.7140  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	22,977	4.7196  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,902	4.7200  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	15,970	4.7202  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	145	4.6786  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	10,176	4.7001  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	11,292	4.7071  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	11,004	4.7200  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,474	4.6878  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	6,851	4.7007  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,902	4.7200  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:				22 Aug 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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