Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

13 December 2024

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a Replaces form Released at 09/12/2024 11:53 RNS Number : 3587P
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:			06 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 CO
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:				34,510,052	2.49%	23,342,087	1.69%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,113,138	0.88%	33,545,824	2.43%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				46,623,190	3.37%	56,887,911	4.12%
(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	246,957	5.6227  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	114,393	5.6232  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	77,095	5.6360  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	71,972	5.6207  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	41,327	5.6250  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	29,196	5.6242  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	28,315	5.6208  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	24,509	5.6283  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	22,951	5.6074  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	22,480	5.6104  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	21,057	5.6175  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	14,091	5.6158  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	9,169	5.6236  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	9,152	5.6164  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,885	5.6258  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,365	5.6008  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,113	5.6111  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,738	5.6199  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,082	5.6210  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,866	5.6152  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,446	5.6185  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,788	5.6248  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,289	5.6266  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,789	5.6163  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,789	5.6062  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,969	5.6272  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,777	5.6126  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,591	5.6061  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,562	5.6075  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,348	5.6100  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,020	5.6263  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	771	5.6300  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	716	5.6081  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	621	5.6066  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	574	5.6109  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	144	5.5975  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	71,972	5.6207  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	65,267	5.6201  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	64,341	5.6233  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	54,310	5.6238  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	36,802	5.6127  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	36,734	5.6250  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	33,456	5.6245  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	32,300	5.6166  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	22,301	5.6182  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,821	5.6053  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,927	5.6142  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,184	5.6210  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,556	5.6237  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,321	5.6300  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,281	5.6203  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,808	5.6055  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,769	5.6283  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,925	5.6150  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,841	5.6079  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,831	5.5950  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,655	5.5987  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,529	5.6056  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	418	5.6075  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	268	5.6219  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	25,180	5.6218  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	102,206	5.6243  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,275	5.5450  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,655	5.5987  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	36,802	5.6127  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	32,300	5.6165  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	22,301	5.6182  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	7,184	5.6210  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	268	5.6219  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	23,249	5.6233  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	54,310	5.6238  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,854	5.6238  USD
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	25,642	5.6245  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,140	5.6247  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	47,539	5.6248  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	16,593	5.6250  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	9,408	5.5985  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	7,365	5.6008  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	617	5.6036  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,789	5.6062  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,595	5.6073  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	22,951	5.6074  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,562	5.6075  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	55,588	5.6205  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	165,716	5.6250  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	79,498	5.6252  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	668	5.6250  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	71,972	5.6207  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	668	5.6250  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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