Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

Barclays PLC

18 October 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:				17 Oct 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?				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:			26,256,314	1.90%	25,296,858	1.83%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			11,512,771	0.83%	25,499,257	1.85%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			37,769,085	2.73%	50,796,115	3.68%
(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		378,290		4.6280  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		333,011		4.6233  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		253,817		4.6400  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		141,884		4.6596  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		108,845		4.6200  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		107,466		4.6095  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		72,292		4.6112  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		69,615		4.6277  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		56,141		4.6241  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		46,083		4.6412  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		34,233		4.6183  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		32,633		4.6130  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		32,631		4.6242  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		28,170		4.6019  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		24,650		4.6898  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		24,457		4.5965  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		24,064		4.6809  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		23,615		4.5940  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		21,964		4.6186  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		20,686		4.6182  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		19,064		4.6431  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		17,382		4.6110  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		16,675		4.6053  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		15,597		4.6315  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		14,220		4.5990  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		8,444		4.6290  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,969		4.6147  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,812		4.6025  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,691		4.6722  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,189		4.6409  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,880		4.6415  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,769		4.6933  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,646		4.5959  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,216		4.6748  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,594		4.6031  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,702		4.6039  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,411		4.6038  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,243		4.6047  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,896		4.6016  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,525		4.6353  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,174		4.5920  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,130		4.6319  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,727		4.6180  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,505		4.5906  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,452		4.6254  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,402		4.6141  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		687		4.5910  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		685		4.6220  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		597		4.6068  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		522		4.6900  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		443		4.7120  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		312		4.5720  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		236		4.6120  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		33		4.6140  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		255,081		4.6280  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		242,525		4.5959  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		242,142		4.6632  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		102,394		4.6252  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		92,752		4.6085  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		71,869		4.6866  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		46,083		4.6412  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		36,981		4.6084  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		30,530		4.6805  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		30,253		4.6727  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		28,170		4.6019  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		22,315		4.6283  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		19,652		4.6183  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		19,586		4.6444  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		18,013		4.6270  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		17,496		4.6302  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		17,471		4.6305  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		13,920		4.6239  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		13,072		4.6137  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		11,850		4.6143  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		8,459		4.6275  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		8,361		4.5960  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,969		4.6147  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,901		4.6583  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,812		4.6025  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,691		4.6722  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,123		4.6193  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,694		4.6210  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,471		4.6149  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,306		4.6024  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,210		4.6061  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,216		4.6748  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,630		4.6121  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,647		4.6375  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,412		4.6028  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,243		4.6047  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,117		4.6372  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,990		4.6290  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,896		4.6016  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,864		4.6190  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,528		4.6213  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,525		4.6353  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,357		4.6072  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,108		4.6387  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,972		4.6040  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,962		4.6133  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,882		4.6224  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,727		4.6180  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,655		4.6268  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,329		4.6094  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,287		4.6208  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,034		4.6160  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		929		4.6386  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		895		4.6020  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		706		4.6200  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		537		4.6291  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		443		4.7120  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		33		4.6140  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		Decreasing Short		2,060	4.5929  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		242,525	4.5959  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		208	4.6193  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18,013	4.6270  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		537	4.6291  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		17,496	4.6302  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		17,471	4.6305  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,886	4.6312  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,117	4.6372  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,647	4.6375  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		40,397	4.5944  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,646	4.5959  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,457	4.5965  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,702	4.6039  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		597	4.6068  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		32,633	4.6130  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		108,139	4.6200  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		40,640	4.6212  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		47,154	4.6260  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		77,069	4.6277  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		340,201	4.6280  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		39,300	4.6285  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,444	4.6290  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		253,817	4.6400  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		36	4.6280  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,755	4.6537  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		200,000	4.6747  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		443	4.7120  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		73,316	4.6280  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		70,015	4.6323  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:				18 Oct 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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