Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

Barclays PLC
02 April 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:

28 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:

 

 

14,205,776

1.03%

15,573,998

1.13%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

11,883,315

0.86%

12,503,537

0.91%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

26,089,091

1.89%

28,077,535

2.04%

(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

1,867,567

3.9990  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,844,569

3.9670  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,339,593

3.9681  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

500,000

3.9634  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

460,338

3.9752  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

451,629

3.9746  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

438,949

3.9885  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

272,053

3.9660  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

158,045

3.9778  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

147,805

3.9696  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

95,354

3.9573  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

32,146

3.9545  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

30,621

3.9623  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

29,250

3.9958  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

19,831

3.9909  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

17,434

3.9501  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,818

3.9797  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,875

3.9904  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,490

3.9805  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,049

3.9770  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,489

3.9985  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,157

3.9876  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,679

3.9818  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,575

3.9535  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,307

3.9550  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,323

3.9720  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,630

3.9652  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,337

3.9629  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

765

4.0010  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

309

3.9636  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

924,686

3.9680  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

922,082

3.9681  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

808,632

4.0000  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

700,161

3.9670  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

513,994

3.9868  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

460,674

3.9909  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

366,380

3.9762  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

343,267

3.9814  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

277,213

3.9832  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

203,078

3.9994  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

182,911

3.9975  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

123,565

3.9881  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

109,973

3.9820  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

87,128

3.9671  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

74,824

3.9987  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

65,269

3.9801  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

61,455

3.9939  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

43,929

3.9806  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

26,953

3.9858  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

24,083

3.9851  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,648

3.9884  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,963

3.9837  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,261

3.9950  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,544

3.9780  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,286

3.9642  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,490

3.9809  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,046

3.9450  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,807

3.9997  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,267

3.9860  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,137

3.9607  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,737

4.0005  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,438

3.9553  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,489

3.9985  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,157

3.9880  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,687

3.9891  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,679

3.9822  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,586

3.9886  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,732

3.9644  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,700

3.9774  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,554

3.9585  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,323

3.9720  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,098

3.9503  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,732

3.9499  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

46

3.9570  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10

3.9636  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 Short

20,000

3.9549  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,492

3.9430  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,630

3.9652  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,307

3.9550  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,616

3.9437  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,973

3.9550  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

20,065

3.9572  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

39,994

3.9668  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

69,350

3.9670  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

95,354

3.9573  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

272,053

3.9660  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

409,649

3.9670  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

500,000

3.9634  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

215

3.9806  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

587

3.9678  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

602

3.9670  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

660

3.9570  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,572

3.9505  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,489

3.9985  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

38,328

3.9702  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

200,000

3.9664  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

680,417

3.9669  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

745

3.9505  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

956

3.9687  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,530

3.9676  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,622

3.9896  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,666

3.9582  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,712

3.9559  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,700

3.9774  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,466

3.9827  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

61,455

3.9939  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

85,768

3.9667  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

152,078

3.9915  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

186,101

3.9732  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

277,213

3.9832  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

366,380

3.9762  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

765

4.0010  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,120

3.9726  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,323

3.9720  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,497

3.9711  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,990

3.9699  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

10,875

3.9903  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,371

3.9697  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

49,052

3.9669  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

103,122

3.9673  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

438,949

3.9885  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

623,177

3.9670  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

742,399

3.9700  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

136,416

3.9670  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

143,287

3.9722  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:

02 Apr 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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