Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

Barclays PLC

22 February 2024

 

FORM 8.3
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				DS SMITH PLC
	relevant securities this form relates:
(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:				21 Feb 2024
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making				YES:
	disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?				MONDI PLC
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:			9,016,751	0.65%	6,653,588	0.48%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			6,152,966	0.45%	8,636,787	0.63%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			15,169,717	1.10%	15,290,375	1.11%
(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a)	Purchases and sales
Class of relevant		Purchase/sale		Number of		Price per unit
security				securities
10p ordinary		Purchase		328,172		3.2003  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		208,871		3.2006  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		169,762		3.2017  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		118,603		3.2055  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		35,226		3.2028  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		35,095		3.2165  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		34,759		3.2032  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		31,519		3.2016  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		30,445		3.2018  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		26,329		3.2068  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		23,124		3.2005  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		19,076		3.2066  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		18,825		3.2001  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		11,286		3.2037  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		8,544		3.2060  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		8,283		3.2043  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,800		3.2185  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,546		3.1996  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,492		3.2000  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,169		3.2049  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,069		3.1970  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,861		3.1960  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,924		3.2076  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,827		3.2105  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,755		3.2047  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,691		3.2143  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,599		3.2157  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,487		3.2019  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,339		3.2140  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,337		3.1886  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,322		3.2020  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		840		3.2090  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		592		3.2163  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		591		3.2035  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		566		3.2250  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5		3.2260  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2		3.2030  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		199,352		3.2000  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		174,852		3.2013  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		140,000		3.2017  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		84,204		3.1999  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		78,825		3.2005  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		68,800		3.2098  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		55,846		3.2003  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		31,202		3.2021  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		28,032		3.2045  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		25,671		3.2034  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		22,901		3.1970  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		22,752		3.2026  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		18,656		3.1974  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,010		3.2234  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,321		3.2020  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,000		3.2060  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,357		3.2004  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,657		3.1989  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,659		3.2296  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,459		3.2245  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,879		3.1987  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,861		3.1960  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,669		3.2190  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,942		3.2043  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,788		3.1890  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,733		3.2094  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,487		3.2022  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,339		3.2143  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,339		3.2140  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,064		3.2209  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,021		3.2070  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		840		3.2090  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		534		3.1880  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		466		3.2226  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5		3.2260  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2		3.2030  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of	Price per
relevant		description				reference	unit
security						securities
10p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		34,511	3.2000  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		34,962	3.2024  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		309	3.2030  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		530	3.2171  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,562	3.2003  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,599	3.2157  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,399	3.2401  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,834	3.2000  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,467	3.1998  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		12,958	3.2105  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		15,772	3.2016  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		118,603	3.2055  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		123,265	3.2002  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		496	3.1959  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		668	3.1887  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,152	3.2427  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,733	3.2094  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,862	3.2007  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,000	3.2056  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,624	3.1998  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,012	3.2012  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		23,124	3.2004  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		92,056	3.1999  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		129,384	3.2000  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		439	3.2001  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		466	3.2226  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,021	3.2070  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,064	3.2209  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,322	3.2020  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,659	3.2296  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		6,000	3.2063  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		7,010	3.2234  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		12,958	3.2105  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		28,032	3.2045  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		79,080	3.2000  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		113,779	3.1998  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		248	3.1959  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1,152	3.2002  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		4,111	3.2048  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		29,464	3.2055  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		34,759	3.2032  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		43,625	3.2000  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		144,182	3.2000  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		800	3.2021  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		161,017	3.2006  GBP
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class	Product	Writing,	Number	Exercise	Type	Expiry	Option
of	description	purchasing,	of	price		date	money
relevant		selling,	securities	per unit			paid/
security		varying etc	to which				received
			option				per unit
			relates
(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant		Product description		Exercising/ exercised against		Number of	Exercise price per
security						securities	unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant		Nature of Dealings		Details		Price per unit (if
security						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 exempt principal trader 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:				22 Feb 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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