Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

Barclays PLC

03 September 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:			02 Sep 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:				32,976,586	2.39%	28,373,282	2.06%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				11,139,764	0.81%	32,725,474	2.37%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				44,116,350	3.20%	61,098,756	4.43%
(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	149,892	4.7240  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	51,192	4.7234  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	48,235	4.7120  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	33,424	4.7160  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	25,646	4.7139  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	22,972	4.7135  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	11,371	4.7014  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	10,394	4.7247  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,850	4.7063  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,514	4.7017  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,214	4.7010  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,874	4.6882  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,431	4.7060  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,767	4.7045  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,744	4.7112  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,569	4.7049  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,046	4.7150  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	847	4.6921  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	792	4.6801  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	701	4.6973  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	668	4.6820  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	620	4.7140  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	409	4.7058  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	406	4.7020  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	307	4.7023  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	301	4.6920  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	256	4.6991  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	28	4.7019  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8	4.6807  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.6995  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	86,631	4.7229  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	76,033	4.7238  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	61,654	4.7240  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	31,482	4.7242  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	13,466	4.7097  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,078	4.7151  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,914	4.7160  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,512	4.6972  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,216	4.6911  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,778	4.7019  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,500	4.6780  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,932	4.7139  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,665	4.6884  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,479	4.7060  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,455	4.7115  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,408	4.6980  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,337	4.7043  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,166	4.7080  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	911	4.6994  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	900	4.6953  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	873	4.7100  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	491	4.7016  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	430	4.7072  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	389	4.7021  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	352	4.7140  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	265	4.6880  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	216	4.7020  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	190	4.7025  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	116	4.7132  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	102	4.6960  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	76	4.7120  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	13	4.7104  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7	4.6996  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1	4.7000  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of  relevant  security	Product  description	Nature of dealing	Number of  reference  securities	Price per  unit
10p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	327	4.6788  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	5,216	4.6911  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	102	4.6960  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	5,512	4.6973  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	4,284	4.7037  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	13,466	4.7097  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	20,315	4.7220  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	2,239	4.7240  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Short	127,000	4.6709  USD
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	668	4.6820  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,872	4.7012  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	11,126	4.7016  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,514	4.7017  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	71	4.7020  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	8,905	4.7035  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	53,500	4.7048  USD
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	22,972	4.7135  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	25,646	4.7139  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	25,686	4.7161  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	20,969	4.7240  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	10,394	4.7247  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	5,000	4.7156  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	247	4.7240  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:				03 Sep 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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