Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Amend

Barclays PLC
26 March 2024
 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section 2a,3a & 3b

 



Replaces form released on 13:42 28/02/2024

 



RNS Number :  8279E

 














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")

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:

27-Feb-24

(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


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:



9,152,881

0.66%

5,187,312

0.37%

-2

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



4,752,357

0.34%

8,767,093

0.63%

-3

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

0

0.00%










TOTAL:



13,905,238

1.00%

13,954,405

1.01%

(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:





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

440,531

3.1841  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

102,056

3.1949  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

93,957

3.1899  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

46,150

3.1846  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

38,975

3.1888  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

35,064

3.1902  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

22,842

3.1891  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,651

3.1886  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,387

3.1840  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,909

3.1883  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,864

3.1842  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,781

3.1850  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,693

3.1845  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,909

3.1872  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,805

3.1875  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,685

3.1862  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,856

3.1882  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,655

3.1874  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,013

3.1858  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,007

3.1920  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

867

3.1880  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

600

3.1885  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

312

3.1870  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12

3.1910  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1

3.1946  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

85,795

3.1840  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

37,121

3.1873  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

22,371

3.1841  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,900

3.1860  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,369

3.1897  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,919

3.1885  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,195

3.1941  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,864

3.1846  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,308

3.1876  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,980

3.1904  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,196

3.1881  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,478

3.1957  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,007

3.1914  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,845

3.1907  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,655

3.1877  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,478

3.1955  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,325

3.1857  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,060

3.1890  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,322

3.1893  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,043

3.1930  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,007

3.1920  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

867

3.1880  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

600

3.1888  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

150

3.1910  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

74

3.1937  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

28

3.1870  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12

3.1913  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

8,693

3.1844  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,670

3.1892  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

51,028

3.1949  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

93,957

3.1899  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

147,765

3.1840  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

156,508

3.1842  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,322

3.1893  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,538

3.1866  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,831

3.1911  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,000

3.1899  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

48,532

3.1840  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,043

3.1930  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,054

3.1890  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,478

3.1955  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,845

3.1907  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,478

3.1957  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

552

3.1919  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,786

3.1879  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,785

3.1894  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,866

3.1877  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

14,901

3.1875  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,570

3.1907  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,842

3.1891  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

138,960

3.1840  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

37,121

3.1873  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)





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:

26-Mar-24

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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