Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

Barclays PLC

05 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:				04 Apr 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:			15,421,979	1.12%	18,775,843	1.36%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			14,985,624	1.09%	13,568,011	0.98%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			30,407,603	2.21%	32,343,854	2.35%
(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		1,140,612		4.1038  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		444,352		4.1077  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		190,268		4.0586  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		117,924		4.0648  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		90,131		4.0616  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		72,399		4.0011  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		65,643		4.0828  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		58,245		4.0671  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		55,042		4.1080  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		52,307		4.0751  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		38,940		4.0504  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		36,112		4.0809  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		31,434		4.1125  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		25,563		4.0723  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		24,641		4.0622  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		23,821		4.0299  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		23,568		4.0467  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		23,165		4.0727  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		21,512		4.0731  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		19,952		4.0920  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		18,688		4.0000  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		14,669		4.0223  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		10,793		4.0572  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		10,691		4.1008  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		10,252		4.0868  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,773		4.0575  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,692		4.0948  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,956		4.1081  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,524		4.1234  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,286		4.0853  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,741		4.0398  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,653		4.1183  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,216		4.1053  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,827		4.0160  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,385		4.0857  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,278		4.0352  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,186		4.0434  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,060		4.1040  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,864		4.0276  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,208		4.0280  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,200		4.0420  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		621		4.0100  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		462		4.1320  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		120		4.0797  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		56		4.1200  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		792,370		4.1029  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		724,567		4.1095  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		577,416		4.1080  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		444,352		4.1077  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		428,583		4.1082  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		327,451		4.1032  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		281,640		4.1035  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		215,077		4.0944  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		205,161		4.0604  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		104,025		4.1136  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		100,000		4.1294  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		100,000		4.0246  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		94,416		4.1261  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		58,853		4.0000  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		49,500		4.0932  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		42,098		4.1048  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		26,199		4.0919  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		23,587		4.0549  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		23,464		4.0295  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		21,039		4.1071  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		20,239		4.0541  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		18,453		4.1073  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		14,258		4.0542  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		8,268		4.0024  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,074		4.0043  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,367		4.0299  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,131		4.0028  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,653		4.1184  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,610		4.0017  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,475		4.1228  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,128		4.0256  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,812		4.0437  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,708		4.0495  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,500		4.0813  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,060		4.1040  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,871		4.0847  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,390		4.0220  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,208		4.0280  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,200		4.0420  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		963		4.0160  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		932		4.1120  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		652		4.1360  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		621		4.0100  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		590		4.0010  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		462		4.1320  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		94		4.1200  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2		4.0800  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		750		4.1056  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		4,820	4.1026  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		6,357	4.1080  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		20,000	4.1088  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		29,500	4.0826  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		120	4.0200  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		800	4.1180  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,022	4.0464  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,142	4.1080  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		18,604	4.0326  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		117,924	4.0648  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		143,490	4.1016  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		2,572	4.0412  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		3,653	4.1184  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		4,531	4.0791  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15,454	4.0252  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		25,491	4.1185  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		45,039	4.1079  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		100,000	4.0246  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		100,000	4.1294  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		652	4.1360  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,106	4.1055  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,398	4.0604  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,500	4.0813  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,128	4.0256  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		4,238	4.1140  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		9,012	4.0946  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		18,453	4.1073  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		21,039	4.1071  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		69,174	4.1079  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		115,357	4.1026  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		188,077	4.1045  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		215,077	4.0944  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		327,451	4.1032  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		419,571	4.1085  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		581,227	4.1080  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		724,567	4.1095  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		936	4.0701  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1,191	4.1079  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,111	4.0641  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,551	4.0542  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		10,691	4.1008  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		11,099	4.0805  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,928	4.0579  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		29,135	4.1004  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		33,530	4.0239  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		444,352	4.1077  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		18,684	4.1080  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		19,965	4.1077  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		6,956	4.1081  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		13,328	4.1125  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		25,563	4.0723  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		28,859	4.1080  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		58,245	4.0671  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		190,268	4.0586  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:				05 Apr 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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