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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