Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

13 December 2024

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a Replaces form Released at 27/11/2024 14:56 11:20 RNS Number : 9058N
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:			26 Nov 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:				32,473,686	2.35%	23,856,030	1.72%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,306,818	0.89%	30,668,477	2.22%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				44,780,504	3.24%	54,524,507	3.94%
(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	541,377	5.9400  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	394,023	5.9594  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	330,000	5.9422  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	150,331	5.9397  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	147,796	5.9414  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	91,789	5.9299  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	88,014	5.9524  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	72,000	5.9819  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	51,500	5.9374  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	50,000	5.9826  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	25,812	5.9457  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	24,392	5.9489  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	18,044	5.9116  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	10,998	5.9817  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	9,987	5.9360  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,570	5.9534  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,934	5.9370  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,884	5.9100  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,743	5.9900  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,398	5.9150  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,907	5.9364  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,507	5.9349  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,359	5.9756  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,340	5.9800  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,137	5.9443  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,038	5.9166  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,031	5.9000  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,023	5.9425  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,999	5.9296  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,884	5.9281  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,705	5.9257  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,671	6.0000  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,662	5.9835  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,055	5.9850  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,035	5.9178  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	890	5.9550  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	889	5.9651  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	882	5.9350  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	802	6.0150  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	747	5.9750  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	736	5.9175  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	353	5.9351  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	305	5.9401  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	94	5.9950  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	60	5.9369  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	43	5.9544  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	434,715	5.9376  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	431,681	5.9400  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	394,023	5.9594  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	203,247	5.9844  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	83,712	5.9495  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	67,766	5.9430  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	55,323	5.9440  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	47,830	5.9433  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	29,593	5.9342  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	27,108	5.9703  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	23,556	5.9468  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	20,549	5.9388  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	18,813	5.9857  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	18,743	5.9833  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	18,596	5.9438  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	13,998	5.9481  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	11,301	5.9531  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,274	5.9768  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,952	5.9425  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,747	5.9100  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,393	5.9379  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,049	5.9385  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,973	5.9611  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,917	5.9161  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,546	5.9519  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,286	5.9420  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,068	5.9826  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,649	5.9427  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,417	5.9653  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,413	5.9613  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,398	5.9150  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,996	5.9275  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,888	5.9550  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,606	5.9103  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,518	5.9396  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,308	5.9200  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,077	5.9665  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,969	5.9579  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,920	5.9626  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,671	6.0000  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,583	5.9659  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,534	5.9794  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,515	5.9232  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,464	5.9676  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,165	5.9529  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	990	5.9339  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	988	5.9281  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	922	5.9500  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	882	5.9350  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	802	6.0150  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	747	5.9750  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	627	5.9575  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	554	5.9850  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	471	5.9175  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	336	5.9483  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	203,247	5.9844  USD
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	25,554	5.9458  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	14	5.9100  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	988	5.9281  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	11,432	5.9309  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	20,549	5.9388  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,518	5.9396  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	314,438	5.9400  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	67,766	5.9430  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	21,768	5.9438  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	83,712	5.9495  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	27,108	5.9703  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	9,274	5.9768  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,999	5.9296  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,507	5.9348  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	8,597	5.9355  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,907	5.9364  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	51,500	5.9373  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	24,172	5.9382  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	124,678	5.9397  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	30,505	5.9399  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,164	5.9400  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,023	5.9425  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	24,392	5.9489  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	400,000	5.9500  USD
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	72,000	5.9819  USD
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	460,000	6.0093  USD
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	2,227	5.9100  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	11,097	5.9133  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	215	5.9400  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	112,981	5.9400  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 Dec 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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