Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

13 December 2024

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a Replaces form Released at 06/12/2024 14:48 RNS Number : 2042P
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:			05 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:				34,162,194	2.47%	23,320,519	1.69%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,082,154	0.88%	33,242,505	2.41%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				46,244,348	3.35%	56,563,024	4.10%
(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	533,005	5.6348  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	315,675	5.6939  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	260,107	5.6689  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	241,658	5.6791  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	227,157	5.6300  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	154,504	5.6326  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	125,000	5.6485  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	84,879	5.6853  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	65,783	5.6615  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	30,550	5.6676  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	21,125	5.6611  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	14,326	5.6669  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	13,314	5.6537  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	10,585	5.7003  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	9,664	5.6841  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,675	5.6655  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,969	5.6756  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,926	5.6675  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,286	5.6604  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,351	5.6565  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,558	5.6459  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,195	5.6854  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,836	5.6800  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,015	5.6500  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,949	5.6510  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,887	5.6626  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,828	5.6844  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,623	5.7044  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,582	5.6982  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,540	5.6969  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,510	5.7100  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,462	5.6625  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,274	5.6678  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	899	5.7016  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	776	5.6783  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	564	5.6750  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	492	5.7650  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	186	5.6575  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	35	5.7000  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	545,109	5.6873  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	396,805	5.6300  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	199,022	5.6588  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	118,903	5.6695  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	95,242	5.6535  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	91,923	5.6700  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	89,947	5.6331  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	48,725	5.6577  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	44,594	5.6418  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	38,726	5.6696  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	25,000	5.6800  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	23,640	5.6930  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	15,682	5.6589  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,518	5.6501  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,828	5.6672  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,660	5.6801  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,633	5.6782  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,480	5.6674  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,800	5.6619  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,517	5.6770  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,337	5.6648  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,654	5.6476  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,267	5.6671  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,513	5.6749  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	885	5.6949  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	530	5.7200  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	492	5.7650  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	28,371	5.6591  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	37,222	5.6592  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	127,505	5.6644  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	81,986	5.6289  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,220	5.6300  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	37,647	5.6320  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	95,242	5.6535  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	40,945	5.6567  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	199,022	5.6588  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	25,612	5.6609  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,800	5.6618  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	38,726	5.6696  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	8,350	5.6851  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,577	5.6897  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	41	5.7200  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	307,038	5.6300  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	61,703	5.6302  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	116,156	5.6523  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	7,286	5.6603  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	28,092	5.6610  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	9,664	5.6841  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	74,883	5.6853  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	10,585	5.7003  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,163	5.7007  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,545	5.7097  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	21,768	5.8114  USD
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	358	5.6300  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	887	5.6996  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	110,243	5.6300  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	1,128	5.6796  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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