Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

13 December 2024

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a Replaces form Released at 12/12/2024 14:47 RNS Number : 9125P
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:			11 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:				36,939,329	2.67%	20,602,874	1.49%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,684,666	0.92%	35,759,555	2.59%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				49,623,995	3.59%	56,362,429	4.08%
(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	511,738	5.3927  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	383,660	5.3900  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	140,000	5.4103  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	111,334	5.4150  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	107,416	5.4148  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	106,801	5.3916  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	102,500	5.4074  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	54,241	5.4205  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	34,013	5.4060  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	32,792	5.4086  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	32,478	5.3911  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	29,822	5.4077  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	22,436	5.4177  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	20,875	5.4265  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	13,736	5.4120  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	13,407	5.4096  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	12,480	5.4105  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	11,829	5.4207  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,174	5.4111  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,122	5.3944  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,355	5.4193  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,959	5.4122  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,908	5.4393  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,540	5.4129  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,530	5.4170  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,455	5.4184  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,288	5.4253  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,165	5.4394  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,747	5.4063  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,657	5.4210  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,654	5.4250  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,583	5.4098  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,227	5.4000  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,172	5.4341  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	919	5.4175  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	911	5.4206  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	550	5.4225  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	323	5.4577  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	210	5.4075  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	667,102	5.3900  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	111,334	5.4150  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	67,576	5.3912  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	45,100	5.4126  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	32,478	5.3911  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	26,653	5.4014  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	22,824	5.4146  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	18,752	5.4041  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	14,477	5.4053  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	11,589	5.4134  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,460	5.3997  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,313	5.4111  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,895	5.4000  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,891	5.4010  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,990	5.4175  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,732	5.4136  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,492	5.4141  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,910	5.4173  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,654	5.4250  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,648	5.4541  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,013	5.4275  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,979	5.4504  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,530	5.4849  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,471	5.4072  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,106	5.4024  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	843	5.4350  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1	5.4700  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	86,937	5.4147  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	904	5.3889  USD
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	282,232	5.3900  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	42,194	5.3918  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	179	5.3932  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	26,653	5.4014  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,106	5.4024  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,471	5.4071  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	45,100	5.4126  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	111,334	5.4150  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	603	5.4415  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,979	5.4504  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,648	5.4541  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	196	5.4700  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,530	5.4849  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	392,841	5.3900  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	69,809	5.3902  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	31,158	5.3924  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	14,495	5.4032  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	85,085	5.4042  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	117,971	5.4063  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	20,449	5.4075  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	107,416	5.4148  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	22,436	5.4177  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	54,241	5.4205  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	323	5.4577  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	32,478	5.3911  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	2,654	5.4250  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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