Form 8.3 - DS SMITH PLC

Barclays PLC

09 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:			08 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:				33,692,630	2.44%	32,605,754	2.36%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,097,067	0.88%	33,459,283	2.42%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				45,789,697	3.32%	66,065,037	4.79%
(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	473,416	4.4490  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	197,037	4.4338  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	163,369	4.4500  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	79,926	4.4480  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	62,519	4.4508  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	30,835	4.4415  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	24,251	4.4495  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	23,926	4.4499  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	20,794	4.4405  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	18,797	4.4474  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	11,169	4.4343  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,150	4.4450  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,345	4.4264  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,748	4.4558  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,082	4.4144  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,569	4.5480  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,336	4.4601  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,063	4.4105  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	922	4.4510  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	650	4.4260  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	633	4.4620  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	580	4.4210  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	567	4.4220  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	368	4.4300  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	100	4.4463  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	32	4.4760  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	30	4.4750  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	465,331	4.4500  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	64,303	4.4406  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	46,851	4.4343  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	25,892	4.4331  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	25,411	4.4519  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	23,951	4.4370  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	17,137	4.4546  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	12,670	4.4514  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	12,322	4.4219  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,888	4.4417  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,714	4.4327  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,258	4.4499  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,890	4.4492  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,444	4.4273  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,609	4.4256  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,501	4.4239  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,750	4.4233  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,928	4.4267  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,374	4.4177  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,055	4.4247  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,626	4.4574  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,569	4.5480  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,460	4.4436  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	855	4.4200  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	615	4.4240  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	368	4.4300  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	336	4.4620  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	279	4.4220  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	103	4.4542  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	5,395	4.4197  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	2,462	4.4435  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	924	4.4500  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	1,569	4.5479  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	5,395	4.4125  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	162,118	4.4500  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	100	4.4463  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	257,718	4.4500  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	7,749	4.4545  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Closing Long	192,409	4.4482  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	62,519	4.4508  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,374	4.4177  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	46,851	4.4343  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	11,731	4.4487  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	10,696	4.4507  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	55	4.5480  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	650	4.4260  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,345	4.4264  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,763	4.4311  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	79,926	4.4480  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	96,034	4.4500  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	1,626	4.4574  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	30,835	4.4415  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	8,258	4.4499  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,961	4.4566  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	20,794	4.4405  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	8,841	4.4417  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	25,940	4.4500  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,537	4.4600 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	7,519	4.4600 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	27,706	4.4500 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	100,000	4.4600 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	135,125	4.4540 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	25,000	4.4540 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:				09 Aug 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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