Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

02 October 2024

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a, 3a and 3b Replaces form Released at 17/09/2024 15:31 RNS Number : 5683E
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:			16 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:				32,489,491	2.35%	28,537,257	2.06%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				10,758,270	0.78%	31,981,869	2.32%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				43,247,761	3.13%	60,519,126	4.38%
(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	202,045	4.6780  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	102,230	4.6786  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	78,484	4.7150  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	69,506	4.6878  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	46,633	4.7025  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	33,425	4.7156  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	32,077	4.7024  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	28,186	4.7250  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	18,914	4.7186  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	13,975	4.7218  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,876	4.7180  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,683	4.7160  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,418	4.7299  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,276	4.7269  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,488	4.7300  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,191	4.7100  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	884	4.7360  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	610	4.6540  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	212	4.7440  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	21	4.7380  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	244,306	4.6818  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	112,401	4.7203  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	94,316	4.6808  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	78,484	4.7150  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	59,642	4.6780  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	54,978	4.7083  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	39,182	4.7143  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	20,817	4.7282  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	17,978	4.7026  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	13,240	4.7160  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,216	4.7104  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,930	4.7271  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,335	4.7022  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,306	4.7020  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,193	4.7030  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,925	4.7073  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,740	4.7365  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,359	4.7239  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,266	4.7243  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,265	4.7000  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	666	4.7258  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	610	4.6540  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	Decreasing Short	28,848	4.6780  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,925	4.7073  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	31,430	4.7113  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	42,492	4.7122  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	39,182	4.7143  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,969	4.7168  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	112,401	4.7203  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,266	4.7243  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	352	4.6540  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	52,729	4.6794  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,023	4.7019  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	46,633	4.7025  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	33,425	4.7156  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	212	4.7440  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	502	4.6780  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	3,188	4.7136  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	610	4.6540  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	502	4.6780  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:				01 Oct 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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