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

8th May 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:

17,783,403

 

1.289

 

 

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

34,972

0.003

17,483,375

 

1.268

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

 

 

 

     TOTAL:

17,818,375

 

1.292

 

17,483,375

 

1.268

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

637

3,072

1,667

383

769

576

192

1,979

768

2,093

9,160

4,077

739

3,849

962

4,707

1,776

5,820

1,354

11,094

1,995

11,351

3,606

5,001

577

6,662

610

4,660

2,063

5,160

50,000

6,683

192

7,051

1,631

1,092

6,045

192

35,373

6,780

672

1,984

6,545

708

148,168

3,488

19,047

4,903

311,157

2,496

112,636

3,927

11,725

3,901

3,846

1,565,337

8,960

3,041

3,182

5,616

14,613

2,159

114

12,499

2,387

3,465

1,411

3,084

2,737

3,420

1,071

6,935

3,540

16,070

1,476

3,335

2,531

859

511

1,600

1,049

1,275

665

2,431

447

1,071

 

33,934

672

671

96

140,508

330,000

97,503

303,049

292,975

261

73,095

100,000

42,759

120,879

149,232

8,275

16,380

71,690

538,135

17,790

37,845

8,761

74,297

10,328

3,917

1,536

356.4000

356.5000

356.6000

356.8000

357.0000

357.2000

357.3000

357.4000

357.5000

357.6000

357.8000

358.0000

358.1000

358.2000

358.3000

358.4000

358.5000

358.6000

358.7000

358.8000

358.9000

359.0000

359.1000

359.2000

359.3000

359.4000

359.5000

359.6000

359.8000

360.0000

360.0500

360.2000

360.3000

360.4000

360.6000

360.7000

360.8000

360.9000

360.9586

361.0000

361.0689

361.1000

361.2000

361.3000

361.4000

361.5000

361.6000

361.7000

361.8000

361.9000

362.0000

362.1000

362.2000

362.3000

362.4000

362.5000

362.6000

362.7000

362.8000

362.9000

363.0000

363.1000

363.1546

363.2000

363.3000

363.4000

363.5000

363.6000

363.7000

363.8000

363.9000

364.0000

364.1000

364.2000

364.3000

364.4000

364.6000

364.7000

364.8000

365.0000

365.2000

365.4000

365.6000

365.8000

366.4000

367.2000

 

361.0000

361.0689

361.1000

361.2000

361.4000

361.5592

361.8000

361.8026

362.0000

362.1000

362.2000

362.2534

362.4000

362.5000

362.6000

362.8000

362.9000

363.0000

363.0430

363.1000

363.2000

363.3000

363.4000

363.6000

363.8000

364.0000

 

(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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

*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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