Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

Barclays PLC
12 March 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:

11 Mar 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:

 

 

10,824,557

0.79%

6,370,998

0.46%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

6,537,243

0.47%

11,063,162

0.80%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

17,361,800

1.26%

17,434,160

1.27%

(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

500,000

3.3989  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

452,967

3.4033  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

452,967

3.4016  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

318,375

3.4190  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

309,192

3.4046  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

301,241

3.4060  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

217,786

3.4215  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

209,617

3.4128  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

139,097

3.4212  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

138,500

3.4152  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

108,100

3.4141  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

52,313

3.4124  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

52,121

3.3919  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

26,475

3.3969  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

23,509

3.4010  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

22,463

3.3978  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,012

3.4017  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,640

3.4032  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,203

3.3842  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,357

3.3736  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,519

3.3956  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,962

3.3982  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,333

3.3861  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,093

3.3949  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,986

3.3979  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,792

3.3892  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

975

3.4195  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

954

3.3870  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

897

3.4000  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

847

3.3960  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

846

3.3980  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

293

3.4200  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

36

3.4180  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,083,590

3.4190  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

632,622

3.4178  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

564,060

3.4166  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

377,822

3.4052  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

254,229

3.3999  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

179,772

3.4068  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

129,057

3.4015  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

76,446

3.3748  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

60,841

3.3907  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

60,234

3.4191  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

53,177

3.4038  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

41,379

3.4189  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

35,028

3.4001  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

34,236

3.4016  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

33,489

3.4097  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

31,244

3.4024  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

27,583

3.3981  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

18,343

3.3893  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,573

3.3990  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,576

3.4055  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,229

3.4144  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,785

3.3973  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,132

3.4050  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,801

3.4080  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,200

3.3945  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,713

3.3863  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,962

3.3982  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,952

3.4116  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,914

3.3950  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,668

3.3794  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,472

3.4132  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,247

3.3938  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,093

3.3949  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,986

3.3979  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,782

3.4994  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,596

3.3750  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,400

3.3870  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,200

3.4286  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

975

3.4200  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

897

3.4000  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

847

3.3960  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

700

3.4040  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

580

3.3930  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

73

3.4180  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

7,859

3.3953  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

18,962

3.4190  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

51

3.4099  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

117

3.4081  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,333

3.3861  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,519

3.3956  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,812

3.4190  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,839

3.4037  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,357

3.3736  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,502

3.3996  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30,873

3.4141  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

89,152

3.4175  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

143,000

3.3989  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

371

3.4259  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,754

3.4275  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

32,015

3.3900  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

145,375

3.4190  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

156,827

3.4190  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

254,229

3.3999  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

829

3.4298  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,049

3.3938  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,668

3.3794  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

26,534

3.3983  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

35,789

3.4003  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

76,446

3.3748  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

338,039

3.4189  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

377,822

3.4052  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

703,164

3.4103  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,802

3.3992  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,592

3.3977  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

8,435

3.4190  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,341

3.3974  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

65,027

3.3985  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

77,227

3.4141  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

139,097

3.4212  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

198,145

3.3981  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

301,241

3.4060  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

357,000

3.3989  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

2,499

3.4120  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

217,786

3.4215  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

452,967

3.4033  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

452,967

3.4016  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

903,435

3.4190  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:

12 Mar 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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