Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

13 December 2024

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a Replaces form Released at 04/12/2024 15:18 RNS Number : 8448O
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:			03 Dec 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:				33,524,404	2.42%	23,176,196	1.68%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,018,747	0.87%	32,450,988	2.35%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				45,543,151	3.29%	55,627,184	4.03%
(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	155,681	5.8411  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	150,227	5.8443  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	83,223	5.8433  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	73,890	5.8499  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	43,275	5.8500  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	20,216	5.8460  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	18,917	5.8250  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	18,771	5.8345  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	17,900	5.8369  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	16,771	5.8413  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	12,028	5.8340  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	9,113	5.8431  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,036	5.8427  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,919	5.8375  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,571	5.8176  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,863	5.8372  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,707	5.8511  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,122	5.8328  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,998	5.8313  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,381	5.8324  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,328	5.8188  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,273	5.8422  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,268	5.8244  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,704	5.8287  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,282	5.8454  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,177	5.8403  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,095	5.8575  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	515	5.8300  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	229	5.8212  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	119	5.8450  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	164,880	5.8500  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	102,400	5.8320  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	50,752	5.8513  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	50,000	5.8339  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	12,056	5.8438  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,975	5.8354  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,316	5.8381  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,270	5.8427  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,088	5.8265  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,317	5.8496  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,562	5.8395  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,030	5.8454  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	271	5.8140  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	250	5.8399  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	56	5.8250  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	35	5.8200  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	Increasing Short	26,687	5.8414  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	6,088	5.8265  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	102,400	5.8320  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	8,975	5.8354  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	7,316	5.8381  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	250	5.8399  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	26,687	5.8487  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,509	5.8500  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	9,874	5.8295  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,381	5.8324  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	13,332	5.8325  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	12,028	5.8340  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	17,900	5.8368  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	155,681	5.8411  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	83,223	5.8433  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	119	5.8450  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	27,835	5.8497  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	16,788	5.8500  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,707	5.8511  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	14,125	5.8500  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	136	5.8253  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	35,224	5.8500  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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