Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

13 December 2024

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3b Replaces form Released at 29/11/2024 13:35 RNS Number : 2338O
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:			28 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:				32,713,038	2.37%	23,154,893	1.67%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				11,982,866	0.87%	31,638,542	2.29%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				44,695,904	3.24%	54,793,435	3.96%
(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	104,472	5.8269  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	73,727	5.8300  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	61,176	5.8270  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	52,800	5.8257  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	28,834	5.8295  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	24,811	5.8154  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	22,480	5.8233  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	9,435	5.8293  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,788	5.8253  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,020	5.8376  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,599	5.8091  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,207	5.7900  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,098	5.8187  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,988	5.8329  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,745	5.7917  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,727	5.8304  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,101	5.8355  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	984	5.8250  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	522	5.8350  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	470	5.8325  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	417	5.7850  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	225	5.8225  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	139	5.7825  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	32	5.7750  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	86,534	5.8300  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	17,624	5.8294  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,604	5.8399  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,390	5.8269  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,000	5.8015  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,891	5.8069  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,859	5.8365  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,020	5.8382  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,302	5.8238  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,265	5.8286  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,241	5.8292  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,158	5.8241  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,096	5.8374  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	741	5.7767  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	619	5.7936  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	522	5.8355  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	370	5.7850  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	107	5.7900  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	92	5.8400  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	38	5.8250  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	32	5.7750  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	3,891	5.8069  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,158	5.8241  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,656	5.8300  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,096	5.8374  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	24,811	5.8154  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,167	5.8213  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	22,480	5.8233  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	52,800	5.8256  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	61,176	5.8269  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	915	5.8293  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,503	5.8295  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	34,201	5.8303  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,626	5.8304  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	9,242	5.8307  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	147	5.8300  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	46,795	5.8300  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	1,373	5.8333  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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