Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

Barclays PLC

23 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:				22 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:			8,986,648	0.65%	6,213,434	0.45%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			5,719,555	0.42%	8,609,573	0.63%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			14,706,203	1.07%	14,823,007	1.08%
(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		560,659		3.2450  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		139,662		3.2448  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		120,542		3.2424  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		112,055		3.2435  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		78,006		3.2387  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		72,920		3.2365  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		53,221		3.2449  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		52,500		3.2416  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		51,066		3.2317  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		29,554		3.2454  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		29,481		3.2376  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		18,179		3.2423  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		8,004		3.2465  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,033		3.2458  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,601		3.2112  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,084		3.2234  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,195		3.2443  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,181		3.2396  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,879		3.2378  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,367		3.2520  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,150		3.2410  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,018		3.2372  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,766		3.2347  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,708		3.2495  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,402		3.2412  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,139		3.2414  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,934		3.2223  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,741		3.2496  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,492		3.2390  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,486		3.2240  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,482		3.2420  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,466		3.2150  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,445		3.2480  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,366		3.2173  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,342		3.2296  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,090		3.2364  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,020		3.2428  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		951		3.2260  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		931		3.2430  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		841		3.2470  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		820		3.2170  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		806		3.2462  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		724		3.2330  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		478		3.2320  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		94		3.2514  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		28		3.2050  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		261,336		3.2449  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		183,560		3.2450  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		121,590		3.2425  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		86,269		3.2451  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		74,909		3.2417  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		41,535		3.2359  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		34,845		3.2516  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		29,626		3.2376  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		19,898		3.2460  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		18,287		3.2423  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		16,286		3.2161  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		12,252		3.2371  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10,000		3.2366  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		9,912		3.2468  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,756		3.2387  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,541		3.2330  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,836		3.2447  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,761		3.2522  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,540		3.2453  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,305		3.2350  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,879		3.2378  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,314		3.2180  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,150		3.2410  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,018		3.2375  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,003		3.2317  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,708		3.2495  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,500		3.2420  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,320		3.2470  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,900		3.2182  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,655		3.2504  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,647		3.2173  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,466		3.2150  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,369		3.2512  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,342		3.2300  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,090		3.2365  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,090		3.2364  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		512		3.2390  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		104		3.2515  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		67		3.2550  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		18		3.2431  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		Decreasing Long		3	3.2333  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		11	3.2464  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		25	3.2329  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		795	3.2462  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		820	3.2170  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		991	3.2480  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,934	3.2223  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,984	3.2389  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,402	3.2412  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,195	3.2443  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		7,033	3.2458  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		29,554	3.2454  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		48,063	3.2317  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		68,601	3.2447  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		466,478	3.2450  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,090	3.2365  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,780	3.2449  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15,677	3.2495  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		19,168	3.2533  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		41,513	3.2450  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		100,800	3.2450  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,335	3.2402  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,655	3.2504  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,314	3.2180  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		22,100	3.2370  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		158,822	3.2449  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,271	3.2391  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,811	3.2330  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		5,943	3.2388  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,215	3.2450  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,250	3.2373  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		60,588	3.2365  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		71,736	3.2450  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		12,252	3.2371  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:				23 Feb 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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