Form 8.3 - DS SMITH PLC

Barclays PLC

23 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:				22 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:			12,839,359	0.93%	12,501,678	0.91%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			8,754,862	0.63%	10,547,122	0.76%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			21,594,221	1.57%	23,048,800	1.67%
(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		1,278,186		3.5827  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,264,064		3.5558  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		783,350		3.5567  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		576,451		3.5752  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		424,540		3.5569  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		337,837		3.5756  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		291,675		3.5831  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		280,145		3.5821  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		258,818		3.5479  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		160,000		3.5532  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		148,166		3.5950  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		129,340		3.6038  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		127,813		3.5990  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		81,226		3.5915  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		77,786		3.5874  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		76,451		3.5970  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		61,774		3.5563  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		61,270		3.5486  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		59,211		3.5822  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		56,094		3.5814  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		55,875		3.5482  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		55,796		3.5869  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		54,862		3.5746  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		36,189		3.5565  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		34,946		3.6100  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		27,371		3.5618  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		16,740		3.5761  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		13,797		3.5742  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		13,620		3.5820  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		11,321		3.5547  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		10,479		3.5694  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		10,181		3.5527  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		9,734		3.5540  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		8,616		3.5560  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,973		3.5896  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,030		3.5600  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,750		3.5880  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,559		3.5960  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,428		3.5920  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,367		3.5823  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,700		3.6118  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,448		3.6120  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,402		3.5480  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,126		3.5975  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,054		3.5780  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,982		3.5910  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,888		3.5660  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,849		3.5890  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,819		3.5800  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,706		3.5790  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,420		3.5935  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,199		3.6080  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,128		3.5460  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,018		3.5580  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,968		3.5840  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,947		3.5570  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,837		3.5900  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,565		3.5490  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,455		3.5740  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,428		3.5640  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,154		3.6095  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,149		3.5410  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,084		3.5948  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,072		3.5801  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,966		3.5700  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,958		3.5400  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,667		3.5500  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,608		3.6200  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,542		3.5760  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,503		3.6000  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,381		3.5550  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,215		3.5470  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,188		3.5681  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,155		3.6060  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,135		3.6220  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,063		3.5732  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,007		3.6090  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,935		3.6230  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,832		3.5770  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,751		3.6070  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,632		3.5610  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,622		3.5650  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,567		3.5810  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,562		3.5690  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,536		3.6340  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,355		3.5980  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,218		3.5670  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,193		3.5720  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,188		3.6300  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,127		3.5520  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,097		3.6040  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		997		3.5680  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		895		3.6150  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		884		3.6240  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		871		3.6050  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		871		3.5530  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		871		3.5940  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		855		3.5850  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		770		3.6190  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		714		3.6280  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		615		3.6180  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		258		3.5440  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		12		3.5469  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,906,154		3.5480  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		666,381		3.5552  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		578,829		3.5738  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		462,027		3.5917  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		443,906		3.5633  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		258,818		3.5479  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		160,799		3.5828  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		157,695		3.5533  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		97,221		3.5614  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		96,692		3.5641  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		85,488		3.5880  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		78,399		3.5580  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		72,500		3.5774  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		71,445		3.5551  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		70,662		3.5488  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		58,741		3.5482  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		52,707		3.5575  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		48,673		3.5567  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		47,142		3.5928  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		41,192		3.5517  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		39,292		3.5907  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		37,696		3.5717  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		37,298		3.5760  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		37,000		3.5856  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		35,504		3.5565  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		32,420		3.6051  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		32,267		3.5494  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		29,827		3.5568  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		28,190		3.5962  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		23,539		3.5967  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		22,434		3.6100  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		20,503		3.5537  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		16,302		3.5560  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		16,095		3.5648  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		15,246		3.5540  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		13,802		3.5483  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		13,797		3.5908  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		13,620		3.5820  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		12,347		3.5930  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		11,301		3.5954  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10,415		3.6053  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		9,712		3.5689  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		8,786		3.5906  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		8,129		3.6107  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,281		3.5549  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,030		3.5600  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,901		3.5960  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,075		3.5920  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,448		3.6120  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,062		3.5518  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,054		3.5780  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,982		3.5910  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,888		3.5660  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,887		3.5640  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,849		3.5890  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,819		3.5800  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,706		3.5790  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,288		3.5977  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,199		3.6080  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,128		3.5460  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,045		3.5900  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,975		3.5840  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,947		3.5570  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,565		3.5490  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,455		3.5740  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,149		3.5410  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,966		3.5700  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,958		3.5400  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,940		3.6060  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,938		3.6021  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,900		3.5471  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,674		3.6072  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,667		3.5500  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,642		3.6065  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,608		3.6200  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,605		3.5937  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,529		3.5690  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,503		3.6000  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,381		3.5550  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,226		3.5440  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,215		3.6079  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,215		3.5470  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,161		3.5742  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,135		3.6220  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,095		3.5847  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,007		3.6090  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,984		3.5964  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,935		3.6230  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,833		3.5520  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,832		3.5770  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,820		3.5895  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,751		3.6070  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,632		3.5610  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,622		3.5650  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,567		3.5810  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,507		3.5812  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,355		3.5980  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,216		3.5870  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,193		3.5720  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,188		3.6300  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,097		3.6040  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		997		3.5680  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		895		3.6150  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		884		3.6240  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		874		3.5990  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		871		3.6050  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		871		3.5940  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		871		3.5530  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		855		3.5850  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		770		3.6190  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		725		3.5579  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		714		3.6280  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		-12		3.5469  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of	Price per
relevant		description				reference	unit
security						securities
10p ordinary		CFD		Closing Short		1,457	3.5740  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Closing Short		2,024	3.5424  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Closing Short		15,184	3.5479  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Closing Short		20,334	3.5573  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Closing Short		28,988	3.5574  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		615	3.6180  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,825	3.6029  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,084	3.5948  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,126	3.5975  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,700	3.6118  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		42,281	3.5770  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		61,559	3.5921  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		115,743	3.5900  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		126,939	3.5990  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		130,125	3.5563  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		133,651	3.5790  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		538,463	3.5479  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		576,451	3.5752  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		725	3.5579  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,033	3.5783  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,455	3.5889  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		49,008	3.5488  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		68,650	3.5910  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		342	3.5960  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,095	3.5847  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,674	3.6072  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		71,788	3.5543  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		78,738	3.5880  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		500	3.5656  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,218	3.5670  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,066	3.5783  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,072	3.5801  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,315	3.5830  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		76,451	3.5969  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		102,940	3.5886  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		129,340	3.6038  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		164,452	3.5934  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		257,435	3.5480  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		280,145	3.5821  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Opening Long		1,457	3.5740  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Opening Long		20,965	3.5635  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Opening Long		35,504	3.5565  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		64,505	3.5819  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Opening Long		112,715	3.5480  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Opening Long		1,407,271	3.5479  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:				23 Apr 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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