Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

Barclays PLC
02 October 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:

01 Oct 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:

 

 

33,888,661

2.45%

30,759,773

2.23%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

11,208,085

0.81%

32,453,313

2.35%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

45,096,746

3.27%

63,213,086

4.58%

(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

268,851

4.6500  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

129,684

4.6453  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

73,924

4.6300  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

49,901

4.6117  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

33,623

4.6357  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

32,984

4.6456  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,776

4.6133  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,414

4.6088  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,241

4.6205  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,170

4.6087  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,363

4.6161  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,982

4.5961  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,921

4.6169  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,500

4.6079  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,202

4.6259  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,965

4.6030  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,855

4.6020  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,484

4.6000  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,447

4.6152  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,354

4.6215  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,080

4.5904  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

662

4.6230  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

621

4.6031  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

561

4.5990  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

494

4.6040  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

418

4.6090  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

359

4.6080  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

290

4.5912  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

81

4.5720  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

51

4.6147  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13

4.6210  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2

4.6450  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2

4.6520  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1

4.6518  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

85,344

4.6357  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

63,689

4.6436  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

53,794

4.6418  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

30,380

4.6502  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

30,260

4.6434  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

23,897

4.6421  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

22,513

4.6490  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

20,357

4.6402  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

18,525

4.6100  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,342

4.6500  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,848

4.6419  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,635

4.6417  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,182

4.6284  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,540

4.6266  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,053

4.5952  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,363

4.6166  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,190

4.6194  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,153

4.6064  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,062

4.6297  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,921

4.6174  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,795

4.6462  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,236

4.6128  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,855

4.6020  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,652

4.6265  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,475

4.6139  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,447

4.6156  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,354

4.6219  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

702

4.6048  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

662

4.6230  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

662

4.6234  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

507

4.6280  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

237

4.6360  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

157

4.6125  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2

4.6520  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,153

4.6064  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,236

4.6128  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,475

4.6139  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,994

4.6322  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

85,344

4.6357  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,357

4.6402  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,898

4.6409  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,244

4.6413  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,897

4.6421  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

206

4.6433  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,260

4.6434  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,299

4.6458  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,070

4.6475  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,513

4.6490  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,247

4.6500  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

242

4.6020  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,965

4.6030  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

621

4.6031  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

759

4.6057  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,414

4.6088  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

49,901

4.6117  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,024

4.6159  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,241

4.6204  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33

4.6254  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,202

4.6259  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,165

4.6356  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,623

4.6357  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

113,269

4.6467  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

253,719

4.6500  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,021

4.6188  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

799

4.6400  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

13,485

4.6500  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,855

4.6020  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,917

4.6035  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

51

4.6147  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

799

4.6400  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5

4.6500  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:

02 Oct 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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