Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

Barclays PLC

16 September 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:			13 Sep 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:				33,011,989	2.39%	29,368,734	2.13%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				10,789,881	0.78%	32,113,971	2.33%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				43,801,870	3.17%	61,482,705	4.45%
(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	365,192	4.6700  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	246,937	4.6721  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	115,169	4.6553  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	32,962	4.6980  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	20,801	4.7137  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	18,010	4.6051  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	15,848	4.7288  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	15,240	4.6415  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,257	4.6762  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,326	4.6041  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,864	4.7117  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,071	4.7038  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,644	4.6004  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,633	4.7068  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,609	4.6117  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,025	4.6345  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,349	4.7135  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,144	4.6973  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,135	4.6940  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,085	4.6080  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	791	4.6240  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	613	4.6360  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	317	4.7119  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	238	4.7120  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	245,345	4.6735  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	210,217	4.6700  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	91,216	4.6702  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	59,410	4.6778  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	49,297	4.7052  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	48,010	4.6874  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	37,142	4.7011  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	32,936	4.6980  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	27,802	4.6707  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	20,801	4.7140  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	15,935	4.6709  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	11,009	4.7174  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,505	4.7296  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,858	4.7008  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,651	4.5880  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,749	4.7016  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,360	4.6135  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,283	4.6941  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,038	4.6940  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,873	4.7005  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,393	4.6084  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	317	4.7120  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	238	4.7121  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	16,669	4.6698  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,393	4.6084  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,360	4.6135  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	16,633	4.6700  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	59,410	4.6778  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	48,010	4.6874  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	28,822	4.6986  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,459	4.6989  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	21,334	4.7035  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	49,297	4.7052  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,644	4.6004  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,326	4.6041  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	18,010	4.6051  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,609	4.6117  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	7,794	4.6501  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,931	4.6699  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	35,763	4.6700  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	17,281	4.6706  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	29,271	4.6707  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	38,992	4.6878  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	26	4.6980  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	619	4.6700  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	619	4.6700  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:				16 Sep 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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