Form 8.3 - DS Smith PLC

Quilter PLC

29 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:	Quilter PLC (and subsidiaries)
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	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:      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	28/08/2024
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	No

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(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:	18,253,576	1.32
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	18,253,576	1.32

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee 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

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)        Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
10p ordinary	Purchase	620	4.752669
10p ordinary	Purchase	550	4.761392
10p ordinary	Purchase	430	4.76112
10p ordinary	Sale	1,196	4.76938
10p ordinary	Sale	1,126	4.748221
10p ordinary	Sale	1,400	4.748595
10p ordinary	Sale	400	4.738074
10p ordinary	Sale	460	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	269	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	690	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	270	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,025	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	340	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	613	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	395	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,180	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	496	4.76092
10p ordinary	Sale	171	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	171	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,479	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	270	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	305	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	250	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	2,000	4.77092
10p ordinary	Sale	1,069	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	230	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,620	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,605	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	810	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	245	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	352	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	210	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	340	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	565	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	475	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	2,600	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	95	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	95	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	235	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	3,585	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	167	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	380	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	400	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	361	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	954	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	510	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	400	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	335	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	155	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	195	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	195	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	640	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	660	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	860	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	205	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	505	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	210	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	685	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	230	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	490	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	400	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	915	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	385	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	190	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	245	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	135	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	320	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	160	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,100	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	285	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	310	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	145	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,275	4.76138
10p ordinary	Sale	470	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	485	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	960	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,240	4.71676
10p ordinary	Sale	970	4.745383
10p ordinary	Sale	300	4.77138
10p ordinary	Sale	1,100	4.75938
10p ordinary	Sale	1,575	4.77092
10p ordinary	Sale	470	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	700	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	275	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	365	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,050	4.75292
10p ordinary	Sale	365	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	460	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	575	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,005	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	260	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	215	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	420	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	245	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	380	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	430	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	535	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.75338
10p ordinary	Sale	350	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	560	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	545	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	570	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	870	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	340	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	112	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	320	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	525	4.75338
10p ordinary	Sale	1,620	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	600	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	210	4.758601
10p ordinary	Sale	945	4.77138
10p ordinary	Sale	680	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,350	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	620	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,400	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,060	4.76492
10p ordinary	Sale	250	4.75292
10p ordinary	Sale	500	4.778229
10p ordinary	Sale	100	4.778229
10p ordinary	Sale	127	4.778229
10p ordinary	Sale	500	4.778229
10p ordinary	Sale	2,000	4.778229
10p ordinary	Sale	190	4.778229
10p ordinary	Sale	760	4.73692
10p ordinary	Sale	665	4.74692
10p ordinary	Sale	250	4.74692
10p ordinary	Sale	115	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	85	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	345	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	940	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	775	4.75292
10p ordinary	Sale	290	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	315	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	2,430	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	850	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,350	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	295	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	540	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	810	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	2,945	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	345	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	2,440	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,205	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	294	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	645	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	340	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	265	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	355	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	545	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,935	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	585	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	410	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	535	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	385	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	250	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	790	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	365	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	814	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	290	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	455	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	300	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	335	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,010	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	400	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	160	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	630	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	860	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	930	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	230	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	295	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	280	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	295	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	545	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,040	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	225	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	235	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	675	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,470	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	731	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,015	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	2,370	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	550	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	415	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	225	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	425	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,200	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,050	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	425	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	339	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	225	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	155	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	875	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	3,950	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	840	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	395	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	710	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	505	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	255	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	430	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	455	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,065	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	205	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	370	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,050	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	180	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	315	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	305	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	355	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,350	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,205	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	300	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	695	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,005	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	135	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	510	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	325	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	615	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	375	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	440	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	890	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	650	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	670	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	240	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,280	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	976	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	375	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,075	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	255	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	695	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	605	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	125	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	740	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,055	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	935	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	203	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	860	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	825	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,305	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	160	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	275	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	520	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	465	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	595	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	530	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	665	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	3,479	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	715	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	340	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	245	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	275	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	740	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	240	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	595	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	620	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	565	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	833	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	490	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,585	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	355	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	820	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	370	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	642	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	890	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	310	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	530	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	365	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	440	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	655	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	133	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	560	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	313	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	905	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	570	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	2,000	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	285	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	570	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	4,890	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,200	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	8,715	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	3,933	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	695	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	5,880	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	2,510	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	825	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	17,370	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,140	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	120	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	190	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	579	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	130	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	635	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	100	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	475	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	251	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	206	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	2,525	4.74892
10p ordinary	Sale	525	4.7445
10p ordinary	Sale	1,080	4.7445
10p ordinary	Sale	1,500	4.7445
10p ordinary	Sale	465	4.7445
10p ordinary	Sale	650	4.7445
10p ordinary	Sale	4,900	4.7445
10p ordinary	Sale	2,075	4.7445
10p ordinary	Sale	2,850	4.7445
10p ordinary	Sale	3,000	4.7445
10p ordinary	Sale	403	4.7445
10p ordinary	Sale	640	4.75738
10p ordinary	Sale	1,300	4.7445
10p ordinary	Sale	440	4.75738
10p ordinary	Sale	285	4.75738
10p ordinary	Sale	1,750	4.75738
10p ordinary	Sale	1,535	4.75738
10p ordinary	Sale	505	4.7445
10p ordinary	Sale	2,472	4.7445
10p ordinary	Sale	260	4.7445
10p ordinary	Sale	240	4.7445
10p ordinary	Sale	1,072	4.7445
10p ordinary	Sale	7,065	4.7445
10p ordinary	Sale	1,030	4.7445
10p ordinary	Sale	1,375	4.7445
10p ordinary	Sale	630	4.7445
10p ordinary	Sale	1,384	4.7445
10p ordinary	Sale	403	4.7445

 (b)       Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing 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: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:	29/08/2024
Contact name:	Henry Nevin
Telephone number:	[phone]

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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