Form 8.3 - DS SMITH PLC

Barclays PLC

02 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:			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  relevant securities this form relates:			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:			01 Aug 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?			YES:  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:				33,313,076	2.41%	32,873,533	2.38%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,296,156	0.89%	32,916,366	2.39%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				45,609,232	3.30%	65,789,899	4.77%
(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Purchase and sales
Class of relevant  security	Purchase/sale	Number of  securities	Price per unit
10p ordinary	Purchase	164,085	4.5660  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	59,637	4.5547  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	59,609	4.5659  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	41,471	4.5625  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	35,076	4.5630  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	29,771	4.5634  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	21,265	4.5636  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	16,693	4.5581  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	15,286	4.5604  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	12,000	4.5702  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	11,728	4.5531  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,283	4.5554  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,061	4.5583  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,131	4.5535  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,955	4.5532  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,324	4.5677  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,749	4.5545  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,576	4.5497  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,094	4.5616  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,069	4.5504  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,400	4.5308  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,331	4.5668  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,300	4.5380  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,115	4.5498  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,090	4.5800  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	882	4.5450  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	629	4.5640  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	606	4.5500  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	606	4.5300  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	571	4.5680  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	283	4.5580  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	200	4.5603  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	339,178	4.5651  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	115,515	4.5637  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	86,226	4.5621  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	70,501	4.5658  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	58,895	4.5578  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	40,571	4.5575  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	35,157	4.5378  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	30,385	4.5605  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	25,568	4.5536  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	24,039	4.5650  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	22,715	4.5537  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	21,356	4.5624  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	15,317	4.5660  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	11,396	4.5635  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,636	4.5582  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,898	4.5604  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,538	4.5501  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,483	4.5694  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,372	4.5497  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,147	4.5445  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,692	4.5591  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,551	4.5632  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,350	4.5664  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,213	4.5550  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,545	4.5620  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,519	4.5587  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,194	4.5640  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,003	4.5647  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,999	4.5541  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,856	4.5570  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,777	4.5648  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,771	4.5600  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,729	4.5760  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,300	4.5380  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	21	4.5780  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of  relevant  security	Product  description	Nature of dealing	Number of  reference  securities	Price per  unit
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	1,104	4.5644  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	13,969	4.5659  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	2,274	4.5660  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	1,657	4.5304  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	664	4.5379  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	50,000	4.5631  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	12,842	4.5659  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	926	4.5660  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	412	4.5759  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	200	4.5603  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	24,039	4.5650  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	35,157	4.5378  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	86,226	4.5621  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,147	4.5445  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	20,757	4.5534  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	58,895	4.5578  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	8,304	4.5635  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	32,912	4.5660  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4	4.5380  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,576	4.5497  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	59,637	4.5547  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,398	4.5605  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,094	4.5616  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	25,795	4.5661  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	40,571	4.5575  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	1,115	4.5498  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	11,728	4.5531  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	6,594	4.5590  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	6,911	4.5635  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	29,973	4.5660  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3	4.5380  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	7,671	4.5540  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	16,693	4.5581  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	32,806	4.5580  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	3,176	4.5580  GBP
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions  (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class  of  relevant  security	Product  description	Writing,  purchasing,  selling,  varying etc	Number  of  securities  to which  option  relates	Exercise  price  per unit	Type	Expiry  date	Option  money  paid/  received  per unit
(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant  security	Product description	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of  securities	Exercise price per  unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for  new securities)
Class of relevant  security	Nature of Dealings	Details	Price per unit (if  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 person 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:				02 Aug 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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