Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

Barclays PLC

20 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:				19 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:			14,266,119	1.04%	7,609,719	0.55%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			7,432,083	0.54%	14,508,655	1.05%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			21,698,202	1.58%	22,118,374	1.61%
(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		196,795		3.4196  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		180,572		3.3931  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		101,302		3.3828  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		90,043		3.3622  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		84,900		3.3918  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		76,754		3.4039  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		71,068		3.4215  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		64,412		3.4200  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		32,206		3.3968  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		30,657		3.4114  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		20,746		3.3633  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		20,005		3.4205  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		14,773		3.4119  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		14,250		3.3845  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		9,571		3.4042  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		8,129		3.3637  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,663		3.4040  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,498		3.3750  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,962		3.3981  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,733		3.4075  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,559		3.3600  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,220		3.3760  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,697		3.3645  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,436		3.3811  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,174		3.4070  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,112		3.4110  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,091		3.4055  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,057		3.4030  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,005		3.4080  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		967		3.4210  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		929		3.4180  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		818		3.4190  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		610		3.4245  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		461		3.4029  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		446		3.4220  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		299		3.3668  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		291		3.3890  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		212		3.4090  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		101		3.3584  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		50		3.4280  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1		3.3650  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		215,542		3.4143  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		171,941		3.4155  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		115,629		3.3854  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		96,828		3.4201  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		67,800		3.3887  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		60,503		3.3736  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		51,280		3.4125  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		35,139		3.3998  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		26,142		3.3841  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		19,757		3.4084  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		19,703		3.4111  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		17,781		3.4124  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		15,624		3.3754  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		13,025		3.4170  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		11,946		3.3875  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10,621		3.3840  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10,437		3.4200  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10,000		3.3990  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		9,049		3.3926  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		8,882		3.3778  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,493		3.3615  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,064		3.3696  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,273		3.4050  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,227		3.3865  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,482		3.3658  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,479		3.3733  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,623		3.3760  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,186		3.3979  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,761		3.3607  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,686		3.3750  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,478		3.3836  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,467		3.3715  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,112		3.3620  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,901		3.3606  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,863		3.3758  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,863		3.4180  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,831		3.3581  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,748		3.4083  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,174		3.4070  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,159		3.3450  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,057		3.4030  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,034		3.3610  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,025		3.3810  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		967		3.4210  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		963		3.3730  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		927		3.4020  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		911		3.4080  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		784		3.4105  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		660		3.3570  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		610		3.4245  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		291		3.3890  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		212		3.4090  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		101		3.3587  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		66		3.4203  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		50		3.4283  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5		3.3640  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1		3.3650  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		68		3.4190  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		36	3.3980  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		97	3.3650  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		772	3.3882  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,436	3.3811  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,697	3.3645  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,459	3.4031  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,950	3.4113  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		8,765	3.4200  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		16,773	3.3628  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		20,005	3.4205  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		20,746	3.3633  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		72,487	3.4041  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,418	3.4197  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		5,800	3.4200  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,000	3.3986  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		12,860	3.4255  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,619	3.4120  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		17,781	3.4124  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		18,070	3.3591  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		35,100	3.4010  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		102,338	3.4200  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		881	3.3789  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		982	3.3729  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,025	3.3810  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,901	3.3606  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		4,479	3.3733  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		14,036	3.3981  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		30,003	3.4015  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		62,720	3.4200  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		67,800	3.3887  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		107,900	3.3959  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1	3.3700  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		32	3.3581  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		623	3.3996  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,002	3.3800  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1,418	3.3652  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		2,220	3.3760  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,493	3.3783  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,780	3.3683  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,271	3.3764  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		6,860	3.4200  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		33,802	3.3770  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		71,068	3.4215  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		225,983	3.3937  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:				20 Mar 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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