Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

Barclays PLC
28 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:

27 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
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO

 

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:

 

 

13,133,763

0.95%

15,810,008

1.15%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

12,156,535

0.88%

13,218,846

0.96%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

25,290,298

1.84%

29,028,854

2.11%

(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

780,966

3.8772  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

645,303

3.8692  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

608,058

3.9574  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

460,647

3.8955  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

387,227

3.9336  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

343,848

3.9301  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

309,714

3.9071  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

309,349

3.8890  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

291,726

3.9142  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

202,908

3.9159  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

147,517

3.8870  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

140,272

3.9095  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

134,055

3.9451  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

130,909

3.8942  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

128,708

3.8770  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

120,077

3.8631  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

112,321

3.9660  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

102,425

3.8634  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

101,862

3.9658  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

94,142

3.8793  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

91,923

3.8700  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

90,793

3.9379  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

85,815

3.8911  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

62,527

3.8758  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

58,475

3.9112  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

52,722

3.8837  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

50,352

3.9504  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

47,834

3.9000  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

45,593

3.8808  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

37,888

3.9476  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

33,648

3.8691  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

33,425

3.8871  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

32,003

3.9499  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

31,662

3.8967  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

29,548

3.9434  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

28,841

3.8923  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

24,100

3.8951  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

22,448

3.8712  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

19,478

3.9482  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

18,125

3.8786  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,559

3.9040  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,346

3.9315  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,782

3.9505  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,199

3.9103  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,933

3.9571  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,879

3.8600  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,319

3.9009  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,439

3.9617  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,259

3.8729  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,922

3.9078  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,560

3.9287  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,437

3.9079  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,938

3.8983  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,432

3.8930  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,618

3.8914  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,338

3.8670  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,220

3.8782  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,969

3.8853  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,752

3.9041  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,592

3.9293  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,347

3.9061  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,922

3.9570  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,590

3.8550  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,477

3.9247  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,580

3.8620  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,553

3.8880  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,545

3.9200  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,541

3.9180  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,403

3.9560  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,319

3.8425  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,964

3.8630  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,943

3.8682  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,857

3.9263  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,500

3.8520  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,497

3.9500  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,388

3.8790  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,325

3.8640  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,323

3.9036  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,309

3.8814  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,255

3.8650  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,174

3.8830  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,142

3.8500  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,062

3.9410  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,006

3.9100  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,001

3.8720  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

970

3.9640  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

950

3.9130  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

940

3.8860  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

911

3.9595  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

858

3.9400  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

802

3.9310  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

680

3.8420  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

558

3.8585  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

109

3.8960  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11

3.9626  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,551,756

3.9076  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,458,795

3.8907  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,071,030

3.9167  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,040,815

3.9509  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

982,717

3.9153  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

696,753

3.8855  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

525,886

3.8603  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

401,092

3.8675  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

400,000

3.9609  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

367,476

3.8856  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

366,738

3.9431  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

364,365

3.8790  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

354,925

3.8896  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

329,146

3.9028  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

303,781

3.8631  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

277,378

3.9136  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

246,085

3.8974  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

244,485

3.9106  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

200,000

3.9654  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

120,755

3.8899  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

108,761

3.9420  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

100,070

3.8769  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

100,000

3.9100  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

96,695

3.8700  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

96,219

3.8594  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

90,793

3.9379  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

90,478

3.9249  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

89,426

3.8980  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

88,658

3.9660  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

84,133

3.8825  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

73,767

3.9259  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

71,488

3.8880  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

70,854

3.9129  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

58,769

3.9035  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

54,110

3.8865  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

50,120

3.8730  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

45,528

3.9017  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

40,694

3.9272  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

34,230

3.8946  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

32,801

3.9663  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

32,387

3.8510  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

30,381

3.8658  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

21,953

3.9355  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

20,361

3.9058  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,121

3.9009  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

15,644

3.8826  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,875

3.8744  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,782

3.9505  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,853

3.8633  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,316

3.8954  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,817

3.8620  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,021

3.8604  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,444

3.9547  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,338

3.8670  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,241

3.8630  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,752

3.9041  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,860

3.8600  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,800

3.9555  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,747

3.9140  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,590

3.8550  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,000

3.8710  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,545

3.9200  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,541

3.9180  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,403

3.9560  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,324

3.9040  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,943

3.8682  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,608

3.9045  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,497

3.9500  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,467

3.9215  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,392

3.8890  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,325

3.8640  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,272

3.9130  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,255

3.8650  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,174

3.8830  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,142

3.8500  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,053

3.9570  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,019

3.8720  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

985

3.9135  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

802

3.9310  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

674

3.9240  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

308

3.9418  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

109

3.8960  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

27

3.9626  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

101,936

3.9611  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

111,245

3.9660  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

9,147

3.8535  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

81,039

3.9660  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

83,369

3.8889  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

144,958

3.9159  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

241,126

3.9071  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,857

3.9263  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,287

3.8837  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,143

3.8687  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,466

3.9660  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

25,422

3.9386  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

26,143

3.8895  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

57,950

3.9159  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

68,588

3.9071  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

102,425

3.8634  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

104,766

3.8954  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

113,828

3.9292  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

291,726

3.9142  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1

3.8500  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,400

3.8721  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,422

3.8949  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,585

3.8598  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,999

3.8616  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,000

3.8636  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,308

3.9156  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,095

3.9660  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

9,001

3.8696  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

9,999

3.8537  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

11,782

3.9505  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

12,500

3.8626  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,875

3.8744  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

17,265

3.9437  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,500

3.8696  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

35,665

3.8749  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

70,854

3.9129  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

88,200

3.9660  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

96,219

3.8594  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

200,000

3.9654  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

303,781

3.8631  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

329,146

3.9028  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

400,000

3.9609  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

785,125

3.8636  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

674

3.9240  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,805

3.9217  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,883

3.9102  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,040

3.9090  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,319

3.9659  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

166,690

3.8953  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

217,600

3.9234  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

333,541

3.8750  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

397,209

3.8671  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

543,042

3.9418  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

674,408

3.9207  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,551,756

3.9076  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

711

3.8949  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,492

3.9244  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,739

3.9199  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

10,933

3.9571  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

11,199

3.9103  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

11,204

3.8657  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

11,218

3.8607  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

11,226

3.8807  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

11,235

3.9040  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,319

3.9158  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

44,033

3.8936  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

49,871

3.8725  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

89,334

3.8700  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

294,781

3.8834  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

608,058

3.9574  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

1,159

3.9185  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

316,955

3.9660  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

573,618

3.9182  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

982,717

3.9153  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:

28 Mar 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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