Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

17 October 2024

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a Replaces form Released at 09/10/2024 14:19 RNS Number : 5840H
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:			08 Oct 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:				29,594,142	2.14%	26,798,736	1.94%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				11,843,682	0.86%	28,496,148	2.06%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				41,477,412	3.00%	54,294,884	3.93%
(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	602,664	4.5779  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	239,625	4.5940  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	196,572	4.5386  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	130,462	4.5376  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	129,581	4.5628  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	125,583	4.5840  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	106,161	4.5574  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	99,715	4.5700  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	78,166	4.5391  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	56,720	4.5356  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	38,781	4.5653  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	32,600	4.5476  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	32,262	4.5644  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	32,012	4.5309  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	31,096	4.5603  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	22,108	4.5640  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	18,442	4.5691  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	17,771	4.5817  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	16,463	4.5441  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	15,532	4.5577  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	14,423	4.5445  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	11,594	4.5693  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,606	4.5332  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,000	4.5270  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,330	4.5343  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,238	4.5508  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,640	4.5706  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,469	4.5534  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,500	4.5260  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,344	4.5281  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,128	4.5705  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,365	4.5280  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,062	4.5277  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,907	4.5619  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,827	4.5560  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,811	4.5615  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,671	4.5740  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,435	4.5300  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,359	4.5340  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,347	4.5400  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,321	4.5800  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,272	4.5320  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,234	4.5600  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,184	4.5820  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,066	4.5326  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	877	4.5680  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	766	4.5420  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	730	4.5897  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	641	4.5160  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	633	4.5790  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	632	4.5540  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	619	4.5880  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	553	4.5220  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	135	4.5900  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	319,331	4.5940  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	183,507	4.5670  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	122,673	4.5728  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	117,335	4.5930  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	111,348	4.5860  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	96,365	4.5564  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	64,094	4.5362  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	57,033	4.5340  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	33,971	4.5505  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	33,800	4.5401  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	32,012	4.5314  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	31,665	4.5468  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	29,880	4.5658  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	24,966	4.5732  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	17,771	4.5817  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	12,485	4.5581  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	11,179	4.5477  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,787	4.5610  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,500	4.5266  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,665	4.5684  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,330	4.5347  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,214	4.5350  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,830	4.5334  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,126	4.5640  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,669	4.5591  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,689	4.5512  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,631	4.5280  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,344	4.5286  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,064	4.5445  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,015	4.5413  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,652	4.5600  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,040	4.5417  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,850	4.5840  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,827	4.5560  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,520	4.5751  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,435	4.5300  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,347	4.5400  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,272	4.5320  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,184	4.5820  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	935	4.5475  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	877	4.5680  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	876	4.5713  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	766	4.5420  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	730	4.5901  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	688	4.5800  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	641	4.5160  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	619	4.5880  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	596	4.5700  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	430	4.5440  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	135	4.5900  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	Decreasing Short	5,830	4.5334  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,015	4.5413  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,040	4.5417  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	935	4.5475  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	102,802	4.5564  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	54,341	4.5623  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	8,665	4.5684  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	24,966	4.5732  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,520	4.5751  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	71,048	4.5821  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	29,192	4.5877  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	492	4.5920  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	35,516	4.5930  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	208,141	4.5940  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	16,557	4.5284  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,066	4.5326  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	56,720	4.5356  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	130,462	4.5376  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	78,166	4.5391  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	53,514	4.5518  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	89,258	4.5557  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,169	4.5581  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	300,000	4.5607  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	300,000	4.5711  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	41,911	4.5940  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	300,000	4.5947  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	17,771	4.5817  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	717	4.5940  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	4,910	4.5352  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	102,917	4.5940  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:				17 Oct 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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