Form 8.3 - DS SMITH PLC

Barclays PLC
16 May 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:

15 May 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:

 

 

26,007,882

1.89%

19,166,052

1.39%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

8,196,893

0.59%

24,498,533

1.78%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

34,204,775

2.48%

43,664,585

3.17%

(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

1,038,744

3.6868  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

655,823

3.6780  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

252,328

3.6828  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

219,090

3.6896  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

213,944

3.6925  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

204,790

3.6778  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

204,414

3.6841  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

120,000

3.6813  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

75,106

3.6894  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

70,700

3.7247  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

69,626

3.6902  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

59,456

3.6953  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

44,538

3.7016  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

43,529

3.6949  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

37,743

3.6880  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

29,244

3.6948  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

28,597

3.6985  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

24,315

3.7050  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,934

3.6851  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,132

3.6883  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

14,811

3.6772  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,146

3.6944  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,578

3.6897  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,742

3.6854  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,376

3.6922  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,095

3.6816  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,414

3.6865  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,248

3.7043  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,081

3.6785  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,986

3.6840  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,933

3.7039  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,922

3.6836  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,275

3.7174  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,120

3.6987  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,736

3.7145  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,527

3.7115  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,045

3.6921  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,922

3.6924  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,699

3.7070  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,443

3.6860  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,393

3.6864  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,392

3.6900  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,113

3.7163  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,680

3.6920  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,674

3.6869  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,611

3.7071  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,602

3.6800  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,474

3.7080  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,208

3.7180  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,118

3.7000  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,006

3.7222  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

834

3.6720  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

212

3.7140  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

165

3.6958  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

79

3.6769  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

425,878

3.6800  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

384,008

3.6907  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

279,690

3.6786  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

215,000

3.6808  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

157,472

3.6780  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

125,000

3.7034  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

91,686

3.6854  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

87,670

3.6863  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

76,190

3.6849  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

61,035

3.6917  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

52,010

3.6901  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

47,723

3.7014  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

25,746

3.7132  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

18,508

3.6978  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

15,995

3.7023  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,673

3.6884  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,128

3.6847  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,882

3.6788  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,512

3.6958  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,414

3.6783  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,744

3.6890  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,308

3.6747  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,960

3.7041  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,582

3.6900  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,231

3.6880  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,511

3.6925  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,376

3.6922  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,095

3.6816  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,341

3.6869  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,942

3.6862  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,936

3.6895  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,817

3.6888  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,986

3.6840  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,922

3.6836  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,566

3.6848  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,126

3.6991  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,507

3.7080  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,372

3.7157  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,314

3.6887  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,922

3.6924  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,673

3.7025  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,463

3.6860  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,329

3.6920  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,531

3.7229  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,384

3.7120  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,134

3.6980  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,095

3.6850  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

969

3.6964  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

834

3.6720  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

834

3.6721  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

663

3.6770  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

622

3.6830  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

596

3.6870  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

579

3.7021  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

544

3.6930  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

501

3.6874  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

441

3.6940  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

313

3.6864  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3

3.6760  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

37

3.6769  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 Long

212

3.7140  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,081

3.6785  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,315

3.7050  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3

3.6760  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

99

3.7080  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

238

3.6920  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

441

3.6940  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

579

3.7021  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,151

3.6840  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,384

3.7120  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,678

3.6965  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,745

3.7201  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,746

3.7132  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33,401

3.6980  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,723

3.7014  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

52,595

3.6865  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

87,663

3.6848  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

99,586

3.6851  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

103,602

3.6863  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

128,941

3.6779  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

215,000

3.6808  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

544

3.6930  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

548

3.7079  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,006

3.7222  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,355

3.7192  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,527

3.7115  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

9,491

3.6880  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,334

3.6862  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

38,808

3.6856  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

70,700

3.7247  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

103,047

3.6780  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

113,885

3.6780  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

213,944

3.6925  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

219,090

3.6896  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

230,117

3.6779  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,000,000

3.6868  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

60,008

3.6948  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:

16 May 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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