Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

30 September 2024

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3b Replaces form Released at 10/09/2024 15:06 RNS Number : 6265D
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 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:				32,695,105	2.37%	28,499,226	2.06%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				11,030,636	0.80%	32,364,239	2.34%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				43,725,741	3.17%	60,863,465	4.41%
(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	1,247,878	4.4979  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	125,142	4.5063  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	81,345	4.5773  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	65,241	4.5800  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	57,316	4.5623  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	53,390	4.5711  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	49,350	4.5267  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	36,085	4.5482  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	30,265	4.5741  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	22,165	4.5466  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	20,526	4.5216  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	17,363	4.5608  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	13,372	4.5191  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	10,217	4.5690  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	9,549	4.5182  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,397	4.4941  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,187	4.4964  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,181	4.5234  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,956	4.5193  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,592	4.5139  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,184	4.5653  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,959	4.5652  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,382	4.5560  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,301	4.4967  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	742	4.5044  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	712	4.5160  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	681	4.4900  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	554	4.4980  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	532	4.5100  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	484	4.5710  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	339	4.5200  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	904,742	4.4987  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	121,841	4.5008  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	115,869	4.5654  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	114,233	4.5009  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	101,911	4.5800  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	81,128	4.5000  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	72,297	4.5037  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	55,537	4.5802  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	54,410	4.4926  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	49,824	4.5028  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	42,279	4.5700  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	27,083	4.5618  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	19,297	4.4955  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	18,167	4.5100  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,592	4.5507  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,799	4.5677  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,321	4.5794  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,790	4.5704  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,602	4.5340  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,029	4.5489  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,644	4.4960  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,629	4.4920  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,259	4.5150  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,288	4.5010  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	704	4.4950  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3	4.5613  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	16,537	4.5505  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	937	4.4960  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	72,297	4.5037  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,259	4.5150  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,029	4.5489  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	27,083	4.5617  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	84,701	4.5800  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	742	4.5044  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	49,350	4.5267  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	19,253	4.5346  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	11,800	4.5392  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	36,085	4.5482  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	17,363	4.5608  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,888	4.5642  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,184	4.5653  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	30,265	4.5741  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	1,137	4.4957  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	1,339	4.5800  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	42,528	4.5800  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	1,137	4.5089  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:				30 Sep 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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