Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

10 September 2024

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3b Replaces form Released at 06/09/2024 14:54 RNS Number : 2936D
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:			05 Sep 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:				32,983,334	2.39%	28,558,457	2.07%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				11,135,542	0.81%	32,685,604	2.37%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				44,118,876	3.20%	61,244,061	4.44%
(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	190,169	4.5014  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	127,775	4.4937  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	94,283	4.4940  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	79,857	4.5148  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	49,026	4.5210  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	43,948	4.5157  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	31,183	4.5133  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	9,999	4.5032  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,863	4.5140  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,033	4.4970  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,947	4.5007  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,500	4.5719  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,394	4.5069  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,374	4.4946  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,156	4.5123  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,689	4.5153  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,198	4.4960  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,495	4.5103  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,414	4.5440  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,317	4.5040  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	255	4.5107  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	226	4.5080  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	89	4.4900  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	88	4.4980  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	168,052	4.5109  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	162,537	4.4960  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	111,217	4.5232  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	82,313	4.5093  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	34,143	4.4985  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	33,156	4.4940  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	27,804	4.4972  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	26,934	4.5177  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	24,198	4.5157  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	20,655	4.5162  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	13,321	4.5155  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,947	4.5007  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,363	4.5169  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,963	4.5140  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,274	4.5167  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,987	4.5249  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,977	4.5227  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,779	4.5215  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,481	4.5254  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,944	4.5130  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,072	4.5260  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	908	4.5105  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	581	4.5750  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	315	4.5030  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	226	4.5080  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	149	4.5070  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	97	4.5180  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	89	4.4900  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of  relevant  security	Product  description	Nature of dealing	Number of  reference  securities	Price per  unit
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	15,534	4.5046  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	27,148	4.4937  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	23,256	4.4940  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	34,143	4.4985  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	82,313	4.5093  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	17,142	4.5102  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	110,286	4.5143  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	26,563	4.5147  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	7,984	4.5148  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	13,692	4.5174  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	139,021	4.5180  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,977	4.5227  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	44,950	4.4940  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	99,932	4.4941  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,374	4.4946  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	352	4.4976  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	9,999	4.5032  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,394	4.5069  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,156	4.5123  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	79,857	4.5148  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	43,948	4.5157  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	50,431	4.5190  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,414	4.5440  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	15,894	4.5007  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	1,113	4.5144  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	113	4.5679  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	2,441	4.5680  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	35,119	4.4940  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	6,963	4.5139  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	113	4.5679  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	2,441	4.5680  GBP
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Class of  relevant  security	Product  description	Nature of dealing	Number of  reference  securities	Price per  unit
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	7,947	4.5008  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:				10 Sep 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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