Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) Plc

Jefferies International Limited.

14 May 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:	Jefferies International Limited
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Smith (DS) Plc
(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:      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	29th April 2024
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	N/A

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(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:	15,723,228	1.140
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	34,972	0.003	15,458,200	1.121
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	15,758,200	1.142	15,458,200	1.121

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee 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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)        Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit (GBX)
10p ordinary	Purchase Sale	123,261 201 840 1,041 1,042 1,042 8,326 2,083 6,324 6,168 5,203 4,164 6,246 1,041 2,082 2,082 10,409 6,246 2,082 2,082 1,042 1,041 2,083 1,041 1,041 1,869 1,042 95,123 7,616 4,164 13,156 5,651 10,061 11,529 27,516 6,701 42,035 9,336 18,453 8,534 15,340 3,123 17,053 19,513 16,988 38,148 3,386 23,044 17,889 20,212 6,392 10,423 20,585 16,279 12,411 8,920 14,907 7,286 123,261 5,347 7,494 2,083 7,140 2,638 1,041 3,833 1,880 15,651 11,909 3,863 9,185 2,692 7,574 1,010 370 4,792 1,818 500,000 4,001 802 14,514	344.3000 346.1000 346.2000 346.6000 346.8000 346.9000 347.0000 347.1000 347.2000 347.3000 347.4000 347.5000 347.6000 347.7000 347.8000 347.9000 348.0000 348.1000 348.2000 348.3000 348.4000 348.5000 348.6000 348.9000 349.1000 349.2000 349.3000 349.3615 349.4000 349.5000 349.6000 349.6293 349.7000 349.8000 349.9000 350.0000 350.1000 350.2000 350.3000 350.4000 350.5000 350.6000 350.7000 350.8000 350.9000 351.0000 351.1000 351.2000 351.3000 351.4000 351.5000 351.6000 351.7000 351.8000 351.9000 352.0000 352.1000 352.2000 344.5066 348.4000 348.5000 348.6000 348.7000 349.1000 349.2000 349.2256 349.3000 349.3071 349.4000 349.5000 349.6000 350.0000 350.1000 350.2000 350.3000 350.4000 350.4803 350.4924 350.5000 350.8000 351.6834

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit (GBX)
10p ordinary

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing 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 person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:	14th May 2024
Contact name:	Robin Greenwood
Telephone number	020 7029 8595

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on [phone].

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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