Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

Barclays PLC

13 August 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  relevant securities this form relates:			DS SMITH 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:			12 Aug 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?			YES:  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:				34,035,926	2.47%	32,550,247	2.36%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,040,419	0.87%	33,787,867	2.45%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				46,076,345	3.34%	66,338,114	4.81%
(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Purchase and sales
Class of relevant  security	Purchase/sale	Number of  securities	Price per unit
10p ordinary	Purchase	622,787	4.4400  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	143,185	4.4354  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	44,874	4.4369  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	43,255	4.4340  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	38,247	4.4330  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	38,218	4.4048  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	13,699	4.4353  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	10,716	4.4398  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,115	4.4350  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,570	4.4406  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,539	4.4243  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,384	4.4196  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,299	4.4418  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,934	4.4303  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,803	4.4363  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,326	4.4320  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,114	4.4300  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,047	4.4480  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	872	4.4120  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	795	4.4440  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	676	4.4460  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	670	4.4040  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	340	4.4380  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	102	4.4336  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	82	4.4500  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	77	4.4280  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	76	4.3860  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	374,728	4.4369  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	301,818	4.4394  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	100,856	4.4400  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	29,669	4.4320  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	27,414	4.4448  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	26,814	4.4397  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	17,020	4.4329  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	13,298	4.4344  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,607	4.4346  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,529	4.4363  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,080	4.4443  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,744	4.4360  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,500	4.4393  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,499	4.4213  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,154	4.4350  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,299	4.4423  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,226	4.4391  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,747	4.4290  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,289	4.4340  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,022	4.4252  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	878	4.4380  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	872	4.4124  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	824	4.4361  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	730	4.4300  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	506	4.4286  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	161	4.4206  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	83	4.4460  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	82	4.4500  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	77	4.4280  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	76	4.3860  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of  relevant  security	Product  description	Nature of dealing	Number of  reference  securities	Price per  unit
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	28,929	4.4400  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	7,120	4.4419  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	780	4.4400  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	2,226	4.4391  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	6,570	4.4406  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,499	4.4213  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,540	4.4360  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,529	4.4363  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	13,004	4.4372  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	13,494	4.4400  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	555	4.3980  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	38,218	4.4048  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	8,836	4.4348  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,803	4.4363  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	25,749	4.4395  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Short	6,539	4.4243  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	18,827	4.4400  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	9,971	4.4288  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	43,255	4.4340  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	15,693	4.3880  GBP
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions  (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class  of  relevant  security	Product  description	Writing,  purchasing,  selling,  varying etc	Number  of  securities  to which  option  relates	Exercise  price  per unit	Type	Expiry  date	Option  money  paid/  received  per unit
(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant  security	Product description	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of  securities	Exercise price per  unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for  new securities)
Class of relevant  security	Nature of Dealings	Details	Price per unit (if  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 person 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:				13 Aug 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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