Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

Societe Generale SA

01 July 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:	SOCIETE GENERALE SA
(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	28/06/2024
(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"	Yes: International Paper Company

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:	25,758,665	1.87	100,772	0.01
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	146,962	0.01	2,154,571	0.16
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	25,905,627	1.88	2,255,343	0.16

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 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	68,780	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	50	4.216
10p ordinary	Purchase	43	4.202
10p ordinary	Purchase	7	4.202
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,367	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	168	4.218
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.222
10p ordinary	Purchase	50	4.216
10p ordinary	Purchase	101	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,610	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,657	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,284	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,730	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,776	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,776	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,776	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,821	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,562	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,450	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,551	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,551	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,551	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,551	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,551	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,551	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,551	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,551	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,541	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	11,103	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	11,103	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	249	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	306	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	600	4.194
10p ordinary	Purchase	15	4.214
10p ordinary	Purchase	23	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	144	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	156	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	229	4.218
10p ordinary	Purchase	310	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	377	4.216
10p ordinary	Purchase	439	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	498	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	519	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	575	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	581	4.188
10p ordinary	Purchase	647	4.188
10p ordinary	Purchase	711	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	711	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	711	4.19
10p ordinary	Purchase	711	4.204
10p ordinary	Purchase	711	4.204
10p ordinary	Purchase	711	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,083	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,262	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,356	4.174
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,356	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,356	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,356	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,356	4.188
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,356	4.218
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,356	4.24
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,443	4.214
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,016	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,197	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,715	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,007	4.182
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,962	4.23
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,286	4.23
10p ordinary	Purchase	7	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	7	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	7	4.212
10p ordinary	Purchase	7	4.214
10p ordinary	Purchase	7	4.218
10p ordinary	Purchase	7	4.218
10p ordinary	Purchase	7	4.218
10p ordinary	Purchase	7	4.226
10p ordinary	Purchase	7	4.226
10p ordinary	Purchase	8	4.2
10p ordinary	Purchase	8	4.204
10p ordinary	Purchase	8	4.206
10p ordinary	Purchase	8	4.214
10p ordinary	Purchase	8	4.22
10p ordinary	Purchase	8	4.222
10p ordinary	Purchase	8	4.226
10p ordinary	Purchase	8	4.226
10p ordinary	Purchase	8	4.226
10p ordinary	Purchase	8	4.228
10p ordinary	Purchase	8	4.228
10p ordinary	Purchase	10	4.174
10p ordinary	Purchase	10	4.216
10p ordinary	Purchase	13	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	19	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	19	4.188
10p ordinary	Purchase	20	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	28	4.194
10p ordinary	Purchase	33	4.182
10p ordinary	Purchase	46	4.182
10p ordinary	Purchase	50	4.188
10p ordinary	Purchase	58	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	65	4.218
10p ordinary	Purchase	72	4.216
10p ordinary	Purchase	78	4.218
10p ordinary	Purchase	89	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	94	4.228
10p ordinary	Purchase	98	4.216
10p ordinary	Purchase	100	4.212
10p ordinary	Purchase	113	4.218
10p ordinary	Purchase	121	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	121	4.218
10p ordinary	Purchase	140	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	158	4.194
10p ordinary	Purchase	167	4.22
10p ordinary	Purchase	185	4.182
10p ordinary	Purchase	185	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	185	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	185	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	185	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	185	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	185	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	185	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	196	4.226
10p ordinary	Purchase	200	4.212
10p ordinary	Purchase	200	4.214
10p ordinary	Purchase	200	4.214
10p ordinary	Purchase	208	4.218
10p ordinary	Purchase	216	4.228
10p ordinary	Purchase	220	4.19
10p ordinary	Purchase	226	4.216
10p ordinary	Purchase	226	4.218
10p ordinary	Purchase	230	4.188
10p ordinary	Purchase	248	4.2
10p ordinary	Purchase	250	4.212
10p ordinary	Purchase	252	4.218
10p ordinary	Purchase	253	4.19
10p ordinary	Purchase	259	4.178
10p ordinary	Purchase	262	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	263	4.212
10p ordinary	Purchase	283	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	286	4.18
10p ordinary	Purchase	291	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	298	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	313	4.218
10p ordinary	Purchase	321	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	321	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	330	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	331	4.176
10p ordinary	Purchase	342	4.212
10p ordinary	Purchase	347	4.226
10p ordinary	Purchase	350	4.208
10p ordinary	Purchase	371	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	380	4.188
10p ordinary	Purchase	400	4.228
10p ordinary	Purchase	405	4.182
10p ordinary	Purchase	409	4.222
10p ordinary	Purchase	428	4.188
10p ordinary	Purchase	428	4.188
10p ordinary	Purchase	437	4.222
10p ordinary	Purchase	482	4.222
10p ordinary	Purchase	507	4.188
10p ordinary	Purchase	511	4.222
10p ordinary	Purchase	520	4.206
10p ordinary	Purchase	522	4.218
10p ordinary	Purchase	576	4.194
10p ordinary	Purchase	577	4.226
10p ordinary	Purchase	600	4.194
10p ordinary	Purchase	604	4.212
10p ordinary	Purchase	617	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	624	4.22
10p ordinary	Purchase	641	4.182
10p ordinary	Purchase	651	4.224
10p ordinary	Purchase	653	4.214
10p ordinary	Purchase	690	4.194
10p ordinary	Purchase	697	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	698	4.188
10p ordinary	Purchase	713	4.188
10p ordinary	Purchase	726	4.182
10p ordinary	Purchase	730	4.22
10p ordinary	Purchase	826	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	863	4.194
10p ordinary	Purchase	900	4.216
10p ordinary	Purchase	912	4.194
10p ordinary	Purchase	918	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	924	4.216
10p ordinary	Purchase	960	4.226
10p ordinary	Purchase	961	4.182
10p ordinary	Purchase	966	4.188
10p ordinary	Purchase	989	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.204
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.212
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.218
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.222
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.226
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.226
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.228
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,002	4.218
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,009	4.192
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,009	4.198
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,012	4.18
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,013	4.178
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,014	4.212
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,026	4.22
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,037	4.176
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,068	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,073	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,081	4.18
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,094	4.212
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,111	4.19
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,130	4.188
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,134	4.188
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,156	4.214
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,168	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,172	4.218
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,177	4.19
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,188	4.22
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,256	4.226
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,287	4.182
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,306	4.222
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,314	4.188
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,334	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,351	4.228
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,352	4.226
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,352	4.228
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,353	4.222
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,353	4.226
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,353	4.228
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,354	4.22
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,354	4.222
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,354	4.224
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,354	4.224
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,354	4.224
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,355	4.222
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,357	4.216
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,358	4.208
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,358	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,358	4.218
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,359	4.202
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,359	4.204
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,359	4.206
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,359	4.212
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,360	4.198
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,360	4.202
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,360	4.202
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,361	4.194
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,361	4.194
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,361	4.196
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,361	4.196
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,361	4.196
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,361	4.198
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,362	4.192
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,362	4.194
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,362	4.194
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,363	4.19
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,363	4.19
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,363	4.19
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,363	4.19
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,363	4.19
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,363	4.192
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,363	4.192
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,364	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,364	4.188
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,364	4.188
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,364	4.188
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,364	4.188
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,364	4.19
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,364	4.19
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,364	4.19
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,364	4.19
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,364	4.192
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,365	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,365	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,365	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,365	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,365	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,365	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,365	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,365	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,365	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,365	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,365	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,365	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,365	4.188
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,365	4.188
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,365	4.188
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,366	4.18
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,366	4.18
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,366	4.182
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,366	4.182
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,366	4.182
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,366	4.182
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,366	4.182
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,366	4.182
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,366	4.182
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,366	4.182
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,366	4.182
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,366	4.182
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,366	4.182
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,366	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,366	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,366	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,366	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,366	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,366	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,366	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,366	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,366	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,367	4.178
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,367	4.18
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,367	4.18
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,367	4.18
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,367	4.18
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,367	4.182
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,367	4.182
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,367	4.182
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,367	4.182
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,367	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,368	4.178
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,368	4.178
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,368	4.178
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,389	4.178
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,506	4.212
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,569	4.228
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,574	4.22
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,700	4.214
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,711	4.218
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,725	4.228
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,805	4.236
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,816	4.228
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,818	4.208
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,823	4.226
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,827	4.202
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,828	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,835	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,835	4.228
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,836	4.222
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,841	4.214
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,842	4.222
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,852	4.214
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,853	4.206
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,857	4.226
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,876	4.2
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,897	4.218
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,899	4.222
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,901	4.218
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,905	4.22
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,912	4.22
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,920	4.226
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,922	4.204
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,931	4.204
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,931	4.218
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,934	4.19
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,946	4.228
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,960	4.202
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,960	4.222
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,970	4.216
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,978	4.22
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,980	4.224
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,991	4.22
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,998	4.226
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,557	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,644	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,000	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,000	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,000	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,000	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,000	4.186
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,000	4.2
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,000	4.2
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,000	4.24
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,306	4.194
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,598	4.184
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,703	4.22
10p ordinary	Purchase	9,098	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	12,331	4.22
10p ordinary	Purchase	20,930	4.216
10p ordinary	Purchase	60,397	4.206
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,248	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	727	4.21
10p ordinary	Purchase	44	4.2
10p ordinary	Purchase	511	4.2
10p ordinary	Purchase	73	4.2
10p ordinary	Purchase	399	4.2
10p ordinary	Purchase	18	4.2
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,332	4.2
10p ordinary	Purchase	287	4.2
10p ordinary	Sale	15,039	4.20916
10p ordinary	Sale	2,457	4.20937
10p ordinary	Sale	20,262	4.20937
10p ordinary	Sale	56	4.218
10p ordinary	Sale	56	4.218
10p ordinary	Sale	79	4.214
10p ordinary	Sale	111	4.21
10p ordinary	Sale	167	4.202
10p ordinary	Sale	167	4.202
10p ordinary	Sale	278	4.228
10p ordinary	Sale	300	4.214
10p ordinary	Sale	521	4.206
10p ordinary	Sale	589	4.206
10p ordinary	Sale	731	4.214
10p ordinary	Sale	5	4.186
10p ordinary	Sale	19	4.184
10p ordinary	Sale	33	4.186
10p ordinary	Sale	192	4.184
10p ordinary	Sale	195	4.184
10p ordinary	Sale	209	4.186
10p ordinary	Sale	242	4.188
10p ordinary	Sale	284	4.188
10p ordinary	Sale	286	4.188
10p ordinary	Sale	507	4.186
10p ordinary	Sale	832	4.184
10p ordinary	Sale	836	4.186
10p ordinary	Sale	1,093	4.188
10p ordinary	Sale	1,356	4.22
10p ordinary	Sale	1,356	4.23
10p ordinary	Sale	1,174	4.186
10p ordinary	Sale	4	4.214
10p ordinary	Sale	16	4.222
10p ordinary	Sale	100	4.22
10p ordinary	Sale	133	4.18
10p ordinary	Sale	135	4.196
10p ordinary	Sale	136	4.186
10p ordinary	Sale	146	4.204
10p ordinary	Sale	300	4.218
10p ordinary	Sale	315	4.184
10p ordinary	Sale	370	4.18
10p ordinary	Sale	400	4.218
10p ordinary	Sale	400	4.218
10p ordinary	Sale	483	4.186
10p ordinary	Sale	533	4.18
10p ordinary	Sale	578	4.186
10p ordinary	Sale	740	4.18
10p ordinary	Sale	773	4.218
10p ordinary	Sale	774	4.218
10p ordinary	Sale	806	4.188
10p ordinary	Sale	975	4.21
10p ordinary	Sale	1,005	4.218
10p ordinary	Sale	1,008	4.204
10p ordinary	Sale	1,009	4.202
10p ordinary	Sale	1,010	4.198
10p ordinary	Sale	1,010	4.202
10p ordinary	Sale	1,011	4.186
10p ordinary	Sale	1,011	4.196
10p ordinary	Sale	1,403	4.22
10p ordinary	Sale	1,406	4.214
10p ordinary	Sale	1,815	4.224
10p ordinary	Sale	1,823	4.188
10p ordinary	Sale	1,826	4.196
10p ordinary	Sale	1,853	4.222
10p ordinary	Sale	1,872	4.186
10p ordinary	Sale	1,923	4.198
10p ordinary	Sale	1,933	4.2
10p ordinary	Sale	1,971	4.222
10p ordinary	Sale	2,044	4.22
10p ordinary	Sale	2,123	4.226
10p ordinary	Sale	2,138	4.216
10p ordinary	Sale	2,331	4.228
10p ordinary	Sale	2,562	4.208
10p ordinary	Sale	2,793	4.19
10p ordinary	Sale	2,824	4.2
10p ordinary	Sale	3,509	4.226
10p ordinary	Sale	3,707	4.2
10p ordinary	Sale	993	4.224
10p ordinary	Sale	1,940	4.224
10p ordinary	Sale	1,518	4.218
10p ordinary	Sale	1,536	4.222
10p ordinary	Sale	2,010	4.222
10p ordinary	Sale	1,523	4.222
10p ordinary	Sale	1,125	4.21
10p ordinary	Sale	4,426	4.21
10p ordinary	Sale	5,096	4.21
10p ordinary	Sale	5,841	4.21
10p ordinary	Sale	6,775	4.21
10p ordinary	Sale	15,190	4.21
10p ordinary	Sale	26,358	4.21
10p ordinary	Sale	39,537	4.21
10p ordinary	Sale	3,013	4.21006
10p ordinary	Sale	727	4.21
10p ordinary	Sale	1,248	4.21

(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 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	68,780	4.21
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	50	4.216
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	43	4.202
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	7	4.202
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,367	4.21
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	168	4.218
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2	4.222
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	50	4.216
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	15,039	4.20916
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,457	4.20937
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	20,262	4.20937

(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:	01/07/2024
Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
Telephone number:	[phone]

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].

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

 

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