Form 8.3 - DS SMITH PLC

Barclays PLC

17 April 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:				16 Apr 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:			12,621,151	0.92%	15,523,915	1.13%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			12,380,259	0.90%	10,815,526	0.78%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			25,001,410	1.81%	26,339,441	1.91%
(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		1,403,340		4.0222  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,289,202		3.9975  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,209,262		3.9380  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		967,551		4.0249  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		700,000		4.0147  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		572,668		4.0112  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		562,975		3.9441  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		495,495		3.9516  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		458,977		3.9786  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		433,572		3.9795  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		253,341		3.9742  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		250,000		4.0237  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		244,189		4.0150  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		200,135		4.0012  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		146,365		4.0260  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		131,218		3.9854  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		130,023		3.9870  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		112,462		3.9876  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		100,000		4.0560  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		90,824		3.9733  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		87,388		4.0302  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		85,126		3.9880  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		70,563		3.9883  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		70,274		3.9954  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		47,918		3.9340  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		45,587		3.9939  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		44,316		4.0026  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		40,853		3.9709  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		37,760		3.9906  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		37,294		4.0120  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		36,593		3.9848  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		31,745		4.0036  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		30,814		4.0193  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		20,725		4.0047  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		19,489		3.9807  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		16,963		3.9622  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		14,500		3.9682  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		13,200		3.9448  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		12,948		3.9419  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		12,780		3.9664  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		12,113		3.9721  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		10,482		4.0257  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		9,317		4.0031  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,750		3.9914  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,560		3.9839  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,021		3.9573  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,972		3.9845  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,396		3.9471  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,210		3.9885  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,078		3.9548  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,379		4.0080  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,726		4.0240  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,606		3.9500  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,483		3.9762  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,393		4.0300  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,378		4.0520  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,346		4.0380  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,218		4.0100  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,180		3.9492  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,121		3.9904  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,579		4.0220  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,491		4.0099  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,486		3.9566  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,410		3.9560  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,386		4.0340  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,110		3.9390  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,087		4.0024  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,059		4.0180  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,000		4.0360  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		936		4.0200  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		779		4.0280  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		765		3.9370  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		738		4.0474  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		687		3.9580  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		596		4.0400  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		321		3.9360  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		300		4.0142  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		226		4.0213  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		218		3.9558  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		69		4.0060  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		36		3.9328  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3		4.0075  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1		4.0090  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,287,946		3.9640  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		780,655		4.0306  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		675,403		4.0219  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		621,913		4.0125  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		568,248		4.0048  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		562,975		3.9441  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		400,000		4.0199  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		238,984		4.0189  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		238,948		4.0198  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		234,758		4.0169  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		219,871		3.9357  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		208,031		3.9988  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		198,361		4.0152  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		168,877		3.9336  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		150,945		3.9340  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		149,441		4.0186  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		127,806		4.0227  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		125,056		3.9341  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		105,156		4.0223  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		99,583		4.0334  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		97,960		4.0222  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		89,723		4.0121  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		88,444		4.0149  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		87,460		4.0269  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		78,852		4.0225  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		77,926		4.0200  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		77,111		4.0027  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		76,859		3.9339  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		68,032		4.0117  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		64,352		4.0159  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		63,815		4.0118  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		58,886		4.0128  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		54,073		4.0176  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		51,212		3.9638  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		50,277		3.9385  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		45,733		4.0132  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		44,356		4.0017  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		40,357		4.0120  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		37,141		4.0232  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		35,617		4.0078  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		31,753		3.9801  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		29,145		4.0230  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		26,071		4.0181  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		19,796		3.9455  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		19,612		3.9982  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		19,134		3.9667  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		17,276		3.9429  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		16,963		3.9622  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		16,649		3.9847  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		15,261		3.9784  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		14,500		3.9682  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		13,450		4.0255  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		13,108		4.0155  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		13,056		4.0112  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		12,780		3.9664  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		12,242		4.0323  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		11,112		4.0291  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10,558		3.9342  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10,361		4.0545  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		9,317		4.0031  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,762		3.9449  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,461		4.0282  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,160		3.9973  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,014		4.0418  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,055		3.9461  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,401		3.9651  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,185		3.9344  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,543		3.9503  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,393		4.0300  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,378		4.0520  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,346		4.0380  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,337		3.9600  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,188		4.0220  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,131		3.9420  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,481		3.9795  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,455		3.9602  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,410		3.9560  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,386		4.0340  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,112		4.0150  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,059		4.0180  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,000		4.0360  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		932		3.9310  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		779		4.0280  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		732		4.0240  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		687		3.9580  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		655		3.9457  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		625		4.0210  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		611		3.9450  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		500		4.0260  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		490		3.9960  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		376		4.0032  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		69		4.0060  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		63		3.9333  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3		4.0080  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1		4.0090  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		5,619	3.9563  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		10,300	3.9340  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		9,667	4.0060  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		76,877	3.9485  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		134,636	3.9340  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		200,135	4.0011  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		300	4.0142  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		321	3.9360  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		560	3.9501  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,491	4.0099  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,620	3.9489  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,097	3.9566  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,972	3.9845  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		24,626	4.0217  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		36,593	3.9848  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		40,853	3.9709  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		184,805	3.9810  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		253,341	3.9742  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		297,726	3.9762  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		325,000	3.9795  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		544,088	3.9340  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		591,155	3.9408  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		591,838	3.9823  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,289,202	3.9975  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		655	3.9457  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,455	3.9602  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,751	3.9905  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		4,473	3.9339  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		5,570	4.0034  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,094	3.9911  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,558	3.9342  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,565	3.9976  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		25,328	3.9339  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		32,022	4.0006  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		32,062	4.0226  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		32,290	4.0091  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		168,877	3.9336  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		514,331	4.0050  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		562,975	3.9441  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		63	3.9333  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		490	3.9960  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		609	4.0220  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		5,401	3.9651  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		9,082	4.0013  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		26,658	3.9919  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		31,753	3.9801  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		35,262	4.0111  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		44,356	4.0017  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		51,531	3.9339  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		92,299	3.9894  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		99,583	4.0334  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		105,597	4.0240  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		201,200	3.9395  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		218,811	3.9954  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		287,080	4.0244  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		287,517	4.0124  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		500	4.0196  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1,547	3.9854  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		2,035	3.9798  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		6,343	3.9525  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		9,565	3.9340  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		10,913	3.9347  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		11,571	3.9339  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		19,489	3.9807  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		32,700	3.9614  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		34,250	4.0401  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		57,609	3.9342  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		76,984	3.9838  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		100,000	3.9731  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:				17 Apr 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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