Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

Barclays PLC

28 June 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 Jun 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?				INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
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:			25,692,986	1.86%	24,118,045	1.75%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			11,516,294	0.83%	24,982,964	1.81%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			37,209,280	2.70%	49,101,009	3.56%
(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		1,588,836		4.2620  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,297,543		4.1499  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,148,570		4.1694  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,043,489		4.2284  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,000,000		4.1846  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		693,023		4.1948  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		582,000		4.1711  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		571,764		4.1528  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		551,221		4.2252  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		509,875		3.9319  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		500,000		3.9099  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		500,000		3.9314  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		373,249		4.9482  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		369,680		4.9536  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		362,085		4.2185  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		342,440		4.0268  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		322,050		3.9024  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		300,000		4.0260  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		282,638		3.9070  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		274,023		4.1212  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		252,222		3.9315  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		250,000		3.9129  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		236,533		3.8800  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		234,382		3.9245  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		230,176		4.1623  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		224,284		4.1545  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		219,459		4.0469  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		206,730		3.9803  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		200,000		4.0346  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		200,000		3.8899  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		198,168		4.1695  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		180,448		4.0867  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		179,766		4.1940  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		176,640		4.2316  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		160,000		4.2219  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		157,409		3.9408  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		150,000		3.9489  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		150,000		3.9149  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		142,440		4.1598  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		136,546		4.2357  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		118,121		3.9324  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		107,202		4.1015  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		100,000		4.1119  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		89,300		4.1760  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		81,607		3.9023  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		78,315		3.9778  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		72,782		3.9233  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		71,129		4.1201  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		62,835		3.9595  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		58,134		4.2005  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		56,521		4.1416  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		53,662		4.1679  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		49,332		4.1634  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		42,970		4.1339  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		37,775		3.9330  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		36,815		4.1297  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		36,281		4.1805  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		34,445		4.1304  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		30,112		4.0223  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		25,102		4.2300  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		21,962		4.0249  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		16,988		4.2278  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		16,025		4.1369  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		14,844		4.0146  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		12,567		4.1600  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		12,370		4.1620  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		10,811		4.1580  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		10,360		4.0115  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		9,541		4.1472  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		9,256		4.2019  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		8,991		4.1115  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		8,805		4.0574  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		8,751		3.9052  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		8,105		4.0602  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		8,017		4.1120  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,900		3.9065  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,887		4.1842  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,782		4.1640  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,556		4.2400  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,294		4.1700  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,664		4.1104  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,663		4.2280  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,581		4.2000  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,558		3.9224  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,683		4.0404  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,527		3.9395  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,498		4.1070  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,000		4.0820  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,932		4.1053  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,786		4.1725  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,749		3.9057  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,716		4.1031  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,566		4.0247  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,488		3.9181  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,541		4.2460  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,285		4.1012  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,017		4.1680  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,993		3.9629  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,676		4.1516  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,564		3.9100  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,530		3.9400  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,378		4.0797  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,239		3.9247  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,096		4.1080  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,829		4.2459  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,828		3.9029  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,792		3.9706  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,731		4.1114  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,723		4.1121  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,716		4.1030  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,550		4.2340  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,522		3.9040  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,381		3.9380  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,323		3.9300  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,314		3.9180  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,250		4.1820  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,239		3.9220  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,238		3.9500  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,214		4.0615  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,160		4.1020  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,128		4.1100  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		857		4.2040  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		853		3.9360  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		813		3.9320  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		808		3.9440  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		804		3.9460  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		796		4.2440  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		758		4.1060  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		756		4.2240  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		742		4.1480  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		607		4.1024  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		444		4.1960  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		230		4.1520  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7		3.9060  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,517,917		4.0889  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,740,826		4.1985  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,224,691		4.0954  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,000,000		4.1905  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		690,923		4.2056  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		474,900		4.2173  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		466,800		4.2381  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		466,200		4.1542  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		465,900		4.2257  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		400,000		4.1723  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		373,249		4.9482  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		371,970		3.9069  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		369,680		4.9536  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		362,085		4.2185  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		317,750		4.2622  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		250,000		4.1613  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		250,000		4.1533  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		250,000		4.1934  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		234,790		3.8999  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		232,523		4.1715  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		212,297		4.1803  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		208,614		4.0268  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		202,597		4.0431  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		200,000		4.1733  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		200,000		4.1153  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		200,000		4.1819  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		179,766		4.1940  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		170,350		4.1505  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		165,032		4.2281  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		161,201		4.2026  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		156,607		4.1252  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		132,201		4.1219  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		111,578		4.1729  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		100,000		4.1119  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		97,327		4.1790  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		97,036		4.1949  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		89,699		3.9576  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		89,300		4.1760  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		79,215		4.0245  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		60,000		4.2231  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		55,813		4.1895  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		50,650		3.9004  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		43,893		3.9880  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		40,000		4.0537  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		38,752		4.2179  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		33,633		4.1996  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		32,602		4.2300  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		30,112		4.0223  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		24,361		3.9080  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		23,866		4.1465  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		21,929		4.1865  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		20,742		4.2178  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		20,123		4.2285  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		18,808		4.0117  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		16,103		4.2157  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		14,090		4.2053  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		12,849		4.0395  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		12,567		4.1600  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		12,370		4.1620  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		12,198		3.9540  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		11,592		3.9707  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		11,440		3.9693  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10,811		4.1580  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10,266		4.0116  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10,083		4.2318  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10,000		4.1017  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		9,287		4.0874  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		9,287		4.1971  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		8,017		4.1120  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,782		4.1640  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,556		4.2400  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,231		4.0421  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,663		4.2280  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,581		4.2000  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,364		4.1700  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,011		3.9970  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,000		3.8770  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,284		4.1266  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,541		4.2460  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,511		3.9400  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,297		3.9739  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,154		4.1035  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,101		4.0373  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,094		4.1625  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,017		4.1680  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,993		3.9629  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,877		4.2620  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,582		4.0442  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,564		3.9100  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,544		4.1853  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,351		4.2260  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,344		3.9677  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,273		4.1840  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,096		4.1080  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,089		3.9120  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,711		4.2386  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,550		4.2340  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,509		3.9539  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,484		4.2613  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,381		3.9380  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,323		3.9300  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,314		3.9180  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,250		4.1820  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,239		3.9220  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,238		3.9500  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,160		4.1020  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,128		4.1100  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		857		4.2040  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		853		3.9360  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		813		3.9320  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		808		3.9440  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		804		3.9460  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		796		4.2440  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		756		4.2240  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		750		3.9520  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		635		4.2142  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		543		4.0859  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		444		4.1960  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		230		4.1520  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		94		3.9980  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7		3.9060  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of	Price per
relevant		description				reference	unit
security						securities
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2	4.2600  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		314	4.2619  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		764	4.1865  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,522	3.9040  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,792	3.9706  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,829	4.2459  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		3,049	4.1483  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		4,362	4.2620  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		12,150	4.2220  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		43,000	3.9149  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		57,000	3.8899  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		75,000	3.9099  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		138,627	4.2236  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		145,528	3.8954  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		201,250	3.9552  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		219,459	4.0469  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		230,176	4.1623  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		316,993	3.9801  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		340,015	4.1666  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		362,085	4.2185  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,711	4.2386  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,287	4.1971  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,287	4.0874  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		132,222	4.1865  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		687,742	4.2620  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,224,691	4.0954  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		314	4.2619  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		635	4.2142  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,484	4.2613  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,509	3.9539  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,435	3.8996  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,297	3.9739  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		4,362	4.2620  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		65,000	3.9090  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		65,226	4.0172  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		66,331	4.1881  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		77,021	4.0150  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		108,665	4.1101  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		202,597	4.0431  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		613,150	4.2597  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,517,917	4.0889  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,676	4.1516  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,541	4.1472  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,988	4.2278  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		63,421	4.1958  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		107,000	3.9149  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		143,000	3.8899  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		175,000	3.9099  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		180,448	4.0867  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		339,565	3.8954  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		342,440	4.0268  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		502,407	3.9550  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		693,023	4.1948  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		759,647	3.9786  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		890,423	4.1707  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 Jun 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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