Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

30 September 2024

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a, 3a and 3b Replaces form Released at 12/09/2024 15:18 RNS Number : 0143E
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:			11 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:				33,217,379	2.41%	29,031,356	2.10%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				10,862,279	0.79%	32,311,392	2.34%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				44,079,658	3.19%	61,342,748	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	1,025,022	4.5153  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	463,702	4.4900  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	198,812	4.4958  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	112,227	4.4906  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	99,243	4.5104  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	61,414	4.5039  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	58,669	4.4897  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	49,627	4.5117  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	47,941	4.4910  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	36,308	4.5129  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	33,099	4.5060  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	24,902	4.5102  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	9,580	4.4972  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,236	4.5253  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,520	4.5118  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,377	4.4919  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,484	4.5093  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,556	4.5131  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,138	4.5001  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,302	4.5056  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,727	4.5080  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,562	4.5107  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,500	4.5220  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,341	4.5309  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,299	4.5072  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,204	4.5095  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,175	4.5096  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,925	4.5097  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,072	4.5043  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	893	4.5200  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	701	4.4975  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	667	4.5120  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	645	4.5380  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	601	4.5240  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	496	4.5248  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	490	4.5100  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	477	4.5139  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	296	4.5140  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	228	4.5020  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	18	4.5192  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	9	4.5280  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	850,000	4.5160  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	496,503	4.4906  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	174,614	4.4900  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	123,529	4.4799  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	86,768	4.4944  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	51,281	4.5097  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	27,457	4.5115  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	20,929	4.5083  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	20,857	4.5104  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	20,561	4.5159  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	14,651	4.5110  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	13,898	4.4913  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	13,613	4.5014  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	13,137	4.5000  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	11,794	4.5085  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,640	4.5018  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,375	4.5108  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,787	4.5020  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,021	4.5127  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,126	4.5106  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,728	4.5303  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,758	4.5078  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,510	4.5112  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,149	4.5120  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,887	4.5065  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,611	4.5076  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,150	4.5053  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,087	4.5084  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,022	4.5058  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,624	4.5092  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,351	4.5038  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,342	4.5044  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,043	4.5178  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,520	4.5096  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,469	4.5010  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,417	4.4980  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,199	4.5100  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,162	4.5060  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	985	4.5140  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	263	4.4960  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	217	4.5200  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	18	4.5196  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2	4.5124  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	12,078	4.5030  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,000	4.5031  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	123,529	4.4800  USD
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	34,549	4.4900  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,624	4.5092  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	7,021	4.5127  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	20,561	4.5159  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	217	4.5200  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	69,200	4.4900  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	190,108	4.4906  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	34,413	4.5097  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	22,116	4.5102  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	99,243	4.5104  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	22,672	4.5113  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	36,308	4.5129  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,556	4.5131  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	496	4.5248  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,922	4.5356  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	143,872	4.4900  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	19,093	4.5071  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	57,678	4.4900  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	5,000	4.5179  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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