Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

12 November 2024

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a Replaces form Released at 08/11/2024 14:29 RNS Number : 5826L
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:			07 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:				23,109,514	1.67%	23,496,488	1.70%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,144,326	0.88%	22,177,697	1.61%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				35,253,840	2.55%	45,674,185	3.31%
(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	356,909	5.7650  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	273,061	5.7010  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	246,163	5.7051  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	175,216	5.6902  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	137,981	5.6997  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	65,187	5.7011  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	61,748	5.6895  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	60,458	5.7003  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	41,024	5.7507  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	38,112	5.6957  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	27,820	5.6994  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	22,685	5.6874  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	22,351	5.6805  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	21,568	5.7150  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	14,890	5.6886  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	11,216	5.7000  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,569	5.6746  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,613	5.6880  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,075	5.7025  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,048	5.6678  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,576	5.6919  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,837	5.7081  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,847	5.6813  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,760	5.6857  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,700	5.7121  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,119	5.6725  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,114	5.6812  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	688	5.6550  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	513	5.6980  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	310	5.6875  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	279	5.6950  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	240	5.7144  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	233	5.6900  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	221	5.7200  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	87	5.7106  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	71	5.7215  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1	5.6700  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1	5.6800  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	644,959	5.7000  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	446,443	5.6999  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	350,000	5.6885  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	265,376	5.7010  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	150,000	5.6881  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	78,699	5.6887  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	57,677	5.6985  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	33,763	5.7001  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	26,260	5.6954  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	21,251	5.6966  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	14,890	5.6886  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	14,462	5.7135  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	13,359	5.7118  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	13,100	5.6910  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,267	5.6879  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,207	5.6930  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,139	5.6746  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,603	5.6991  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,119	5.6871  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,392	5.7140  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,153	5.6761  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,048	5.6678  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,933	5.6791  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,600	5.6896  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,504	5.7028  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,820	5.7073  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,650	5.7015  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,189	5.7002  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,987	5.6900  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,816	5.6950  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,847	5.6813  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,636	5.6856  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,532	5.6895  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,430	5.6750  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,371	5.7121  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,250	5.6790  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,014	5.6709  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	907	5.6850  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	881	5.6700  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	688	5.6550  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	421	5.6475  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	192	5.7155  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1	5.6800  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	27,440	5.6937  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	41,024	5.7505  USD
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	150,000	5.6881  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	350,000	5.6885  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,600	5.6896  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	7,207	5.6930  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	80,403	5.6963  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	6,603	5.6991  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	752,806	5.7000  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	33,763	5.7001  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,650	5.7015  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,504	5.7028  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	13,359	5.7118  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	14,462	5.7135  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	37	5.8800  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	21,189	5.6872  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	61,748	5.6896  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	166,684	5.6902  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	9,792	5.6934  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	15,375	5.6984  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	98,147	5.7000  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	119,299	5.7002  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	60,458	5.7003  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	65,187	5.7011  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	73,633	5.7048  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	29,610	5.7053  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,837	5.7081  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	356,909	5.7650  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	86,025	5.6895  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	2,337	5.6946  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	265,376	5.7010  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	1,353	5.7027  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	50,000	5.7154  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:				12 Nov 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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