Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

Barclays PLC
21 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

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:

20 Aug 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:

 

 

33,448,279

2.42%

29,446,944

2.13%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

11,740,076

0.85%

33,549,925

2.43%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

45,188,355

3.27%

62,996,869

4.56%

(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

228,329

4.7020  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

110,721

4.6939  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

41,218

4.6831  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

40,249

4.6777  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

37,679

4.6977  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

33,795

4.6857  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

18,837

4.6800  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,222

4.7015  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,628

4.7017  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,580

4.6796  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,375

4.6858  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,165

4.6912  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,032

4.6728  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,115

4.6795  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,490

4.6737  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,350

4.6731  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,487

4.6520  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

827

4.6900  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

746

4.6888  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

663

4.6860  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

644

4.6820  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

603

4.6920  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

544

4.6772  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

411

4.6594  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

305

4.6894  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

262

4.6600  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

284,715

4.7013  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

72,335

4.6787  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

45,766

4.6762  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

44,864

4.6987  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

43,005

4.6960  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

24,218

4.6816  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

23,819

4.7014  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

19,131

4.6857  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,001

4.6946  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,944

4.6919  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,754

4.6927  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,544

4.6763  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,085

4.7020  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,825

4.7022  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,801

4.6654  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,111

4.6836  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,816

4.6615  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,631

4.6783  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,961

4.6937  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,656

4.6936  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,487

4.6520  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,206

4.6920  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,182

4.6640  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,051

4.6895  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

701

4.6900  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

673

4.6804  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

411

4.6600  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13

4.6620  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13

4.6932  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 Short

11,439

4.6903  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

13

4.6930  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

132

4.7019  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,487

4.6519  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,840

4.6951  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

132

4.7019  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

111,330

4.7020  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

110,721

4.6939  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

37,679

4.6977  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,816

4.6615  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45,766

4.6762  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,109

4.6919  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

159,686

4.7020  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,363

4.6520  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

610

4.6560  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

262

4.6600  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,350

4.6731  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,375

4.6858  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,539

4.6994  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,902

4.7020  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

23,819

4.7014  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,218

4.6816  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,754

4.6927  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,940

4.6945  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69,941

4.7020  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,490

4.6737  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,112

4.6860  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,902

4.7020  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:

21 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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