Form 8.3 - DS SMITH PLC

Barclays PLC

12 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:			09 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 COMPANY
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:				33,997,118	2.46%	32,567,639	2.36%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,061,244	0.87%	33,744,891	2.45%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				46,058,362	3.34%	66,312,530	4.80%
(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	713,894	4.4042  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	480,448	4.3891  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	342,838	4.3874  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	337,615	4.3895  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	129,333	4.4138  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	85,961	4.3880  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	78,944	4.4176  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	76,328	4.4383  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	67,701	4.4010  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	58,663	4.4229  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	53,919	4.4096  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	39,278	4.4260  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	31,110	4.4249  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	24,717	4.4148  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	17,039	4.3990  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,990	4.4064  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,272	4.3939  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,612	4.3886  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,575	4.4686  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,860	4.3986  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	892	4.4211  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	829	4.3877  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	539	4.3960  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	669,722	4.4030  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	375,069	4.3883  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	337,615	4.3895  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	225,164	4.3880  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	94,123	4.3937  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	69,669	4.4208  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	69,621	4.4079  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	58,931	4.4230  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	56,268	4.4241  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	39,434	4.3926  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	37,157	4.4007  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	31,762	4.4293  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	27,532	4.4215  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	23,610	4.3990  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	21,940	4.3903  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	16,640	4.4224  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	14,994	4.4200  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	14,153	4.3924  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	13,173	4.3965  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,275	4.3936  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,517	4.3947  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,990	4.4064  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,787	4.3954  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,109	4.4181  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,546	4.3939  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,510	4.4256  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,409	4.3871  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,230	4.4321  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,409	4.3872  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,318	4.4646  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,006	4.3908  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,596	4.4063  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,581	4.4212  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,395	4.3928  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,196	4.4160  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,003	4.3884  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,001	4.4663  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,861	4.4210  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,860	4.3986  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,747	4.3859  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,521	4.4077  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,516	4.4193  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,476	4.4175  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,415	4.4042  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,378	4.3819  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,158	4.3966  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	899	4.4003  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	539	4.3960  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	539	4.3961  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	415	4.4218  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	351	4.4170  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	224	4.4220  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9	4.4090  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	82,437	4.3879  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	2,022	4.3880  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	3,238	4.4081  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	698	4.3879  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	5,612	4.3886  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	8,533	4.3968  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,765	4.4230  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,001	4.4663  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	142,342	4.3880  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	80,336	4.3890  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	892	4.4211  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	76,328	4.4384  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,575	4.4686  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	899	4.4003  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	31,110	4.4249  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	109,905	4.3880  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	53,919	4.4096  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	150,000	4.4500 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	69,609	4.4500 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:				12 Aug 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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