Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

31 January 2025

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a Replaces form Released at 06/01/2025 14:23 RNS Number : 2873S
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:			03 Jan 2025
(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:				32,931,096	2.37%	16,159,905	1.17%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,674,620	0.92%	31,552,075	2.29%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				45,605,716	3.28%	47,711,980	3.46%
(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	407,265	5.4600  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	42,523	5.4626  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	38,716	5.4750  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	19,761	5.4713  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	17,888	5.4724  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	17,267	5.4755  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	13,937	5.4696  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	11,337	5.4762  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	10,093	5.4745  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	9,088	5.4731  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,403	5.4813  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,108	5.4652  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,582	5.4598  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,552	5.4631  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,513	5.4702  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,259	5.4709  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,243	5.4726  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,010	5.4644  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,872	5.4818  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,446	5.4800  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,344	5.4698  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,911	5.4900  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,781	5.4700  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,690	5.4653  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,332	5.4838  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,294	5.4630  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,257	5.4926  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	625	5.4650  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	578	5.4850  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	519	5.4550  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	469	5.4733  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	243	5.5000  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	185	5.4703  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	94	5.4531  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	248,917	5.4605  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	136,917	5.4600  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	66,512	5.4677  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	47,755	5.4711  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	34,665	5.4653  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	29,649	5.4630  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	22,789	5.4651  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	20,424	5.4602  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	17,888	5.4729  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,091	5.4724  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,403	5.4818  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,785	5.4750  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,344	5.4703  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,183	5.4702  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,952	5.4751  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,870	5.4800  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,781	5.4700  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,550	5.4900  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	707	5.4650  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	622	5.4559  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	578	5.4850  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	519	5.4550  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	313	5.4710  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	290	5.4599  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	262	5.4823  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	46,854	5.4721  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,298	5.4578  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	56,647	5.4600  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	16,700	5.4603  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	930	5.4609  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	29,649	5.4630  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	21,447	5.4636  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,175	5.4637  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	13,997	5.4655  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	66,512	5.4677  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,183	5.4702  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	6,091	5.4724  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,582	5.4598  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	939	5.4600  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	45,572	5.4686  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,243	5.4726  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	61	5.4750  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	11,337	5.4762  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,257	5.4927  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	313	5.4546  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	79,670	5.4600  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	172	5.4600  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	7,908	5.4804  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:				31 Jan 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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