Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

25 October 2024

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a Replaces form Released at 18/10/2024 15:20 RNS Number : 8284I
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:			17 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:				26,451,114	1.91%	25,296,858	1.83%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				11,512,771	0.83%	25,499,257	1.85%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				37,963,885	2.74%	50,796,115	3.68%
(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	378,290	4.6280  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	333,011	4.6233  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	253,817	4.6400  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	141,884	4.6596  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	108,845	4.6200  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	107,466	4.6095  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	74,800	4.6144  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	72,292	4.6112  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	70,000	4.6135  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	69,615	4.6277  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	56,141	4.6241  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	50,000	4.6007  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	46,083	4.6412  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	34,233	4.6183  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	32,633	4.6130  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	32,631	4.6242  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	28,170	4.6019  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	24,650	4.6898  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	24,457	4.5965  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	24,064	4.6809  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	23,615	4.5940  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	21,964	4.6186  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	20,686	4.6182  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	19,064	4.6431  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	17,382	4.6110  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	16,675	4.6053  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	15,597	4.6315  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	14,220	4.5990  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,444	4.6290  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,969	4.6147  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,812	4.6025  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,691	4.6722  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,189	4.6409  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,880	4.6415  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,769	4.6933  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,646	4.5959  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,216	4.6748  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,594	4.6031  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,702	4.6039  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,411	4.6038  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,243	4.6047  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,896	4.6016  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,525	4.6353  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,174	4.5920  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,130	4.6319  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,727	4.6180  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,505	4.5906  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,452	4.6254  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,402	4.6141  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	687	4.5910  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	685	4.6220  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	597	4.6068  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	522	4.6900  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	443	4.7120  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	312	4.5720  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	236	4.6120  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	33	4.6140  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	255,081	4.6280  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	242,525	4.5959  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	242,142	4.6632  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	102,394	4.6252  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	92,752	4.6085  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	71,869	4.6866  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	46,083	4.6412  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	36,981	4.6084  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	30,530	4.6805  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	30,253	4.6727  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	28,170	4.6019  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	22,315	4.6283  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	19,652	4.6183  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	19,586	4.6444  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	18,013	4.6270  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	17,496	4.6302  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	17,471	4.6305  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	13,920	4.6239  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	13,072	4.6137  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	11,850	4.6143  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,459	4.6275  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,361	4.5960  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,969	4.6147  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,901	4.6583  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,812	4.6025  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,691	4.6722  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,123	4.6193  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,694	4.6210  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,471	4.6149  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,306	4.6024  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,210	4.6061  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,216	4.6748  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,630	4.6121  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,647	4.6375  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,412	4.6028  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,243	4.6047  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,117	4.6372  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,990	4.6290  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,896	4.6016  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,864	4.6190  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,528	4.6213  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,525	4.6353  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,357	4.6072  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,108	4.6387  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,972	4.6040  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,962	4.6133  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,882	4.6224  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,727	4.6180  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,655	4.6268  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,329	4.6094  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,287	4.6208  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,034	4.6160  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	929	4.6386  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	895	4.6020  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	706	4.6200  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	537	4.6291  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	443	4.7120  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	33	4.6140  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	2,060	4.5929  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	242,525	4.5959  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	208	4.6193  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	18,013	4.6270  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	537	4.6291  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	17,496	4.6302  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	17,471	4.6305  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	14,886	4.6312  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,117	4.6372  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,647	4.6375  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	40,397	4.5944  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,646	4.5959  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	24,457	4.5965  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,702	4.6039  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	597	4.6068  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	32,633	4.6130  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	108,139	4.6200  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	40,640	4.6212  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	47,154	4.6260  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	77,069	4.6277  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	340,201	4.6280  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	39,300	4.6285  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	8,444	4.6290  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	253,817	4.6400  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	36	4.6280  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	1,755	4.6537  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	200,000	4.6747  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	443	4.7120  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	73,316	4.6280  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	70,015	4.6323  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:				25 Oct 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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