Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

BNP Paribas London
23 January 2025
 

FORM 8.3

 

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:

BNP Paribas SA

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

     The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.


(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Smith (DS) 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:

     For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

22/01/2025

(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

Yes

If YES, specify which:

International Paper Company

 

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

 

(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:

 

GB0008220112 (10p ordinary)

 

 

Interests

Short positions

 

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

22,172,040

1.6061

-16,097,274

-1.1660

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

1,331,045

0.0964

-10,045,209

-0.7276

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0


+0


TOTAL:

23,503,085

1.7025

-26,142,483

-1.8937

 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

 

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

 

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee 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

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

 

(a)        Purchases and sales

 

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

 

Number of securities

Price per unit

GB0008220112

Purchase

4

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

31

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

33

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

33

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

33

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

36

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

47

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

63

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

71

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

77

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

95

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

107

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

116

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

119

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

125

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

135

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

135

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

135

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

135

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

135

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

135

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

135

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

135

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

135

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

135

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

135

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

135

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

135

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

135

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

135

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

135

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

135

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

135

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

136

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

138

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

142

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

145

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

146

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

146

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

146

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

148

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

151

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

158

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

160

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

168

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

197

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

215

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

231

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

240

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

254

6.0200 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

272

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

285

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

310

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

321

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

342

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

359

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

405

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

406

6.0200 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

421

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

424

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

436

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

448

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

464

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

473

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

474

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

488

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

490

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

503

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

524

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

544

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

555

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

581

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

593

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

598

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

600

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

611

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

618

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

624

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

637

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

649

6.0200 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

689

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

693

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

694

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

695

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

696

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

738

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

758

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

758

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

758

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

767

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

767

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

786

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

790

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

797

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

828

5.9901 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

830

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

843

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

845

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

857

6.0200 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

861

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

869

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

873

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

873

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

922

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

960

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

960

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

960

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

960

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

981

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,000

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,010

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,045

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,046

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,083

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,092

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,092

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,092

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,102

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,122

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,124

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,135

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,144

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,159

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,165

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,185

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,185

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,228

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,316

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,332

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,348

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,365

5.9977 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,379

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,379

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,456

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,477

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,547

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,627

5.9979 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,715

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,715

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,715

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,750

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,750

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,779

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,846

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,846

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,846

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,846

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

1,846

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

2,156

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

2,216

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

2,224

5.9900 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

2,233

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

2,281

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

2,283

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

2,310

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

2,385

6.0200 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

2,425

5.9900 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

2,447

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

2,447

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

2,454

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

2,487

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

2,508

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

2,508

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

2,571

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

2,577

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

2,579

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

2,608

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

2,707

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

2,769

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

2,802

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

2,943

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

2,967

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

3,000

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

3,000

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

3,000

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

3,000

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

3,021

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

3,058

5.9956 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

3,066

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

3,066

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

3,066

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

3,184

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

3,263

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

3,263

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

3,263

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

3,263

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

3,263

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

3,263

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

3,589

6.0200 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

3,590

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

3,626

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

3,684

5.9900 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

3,696

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

3,826

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

4,185

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

4,194

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

4,369

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

4,500

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

4,500

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

4,500

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

4,500

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

4,500

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

4,500

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

4,500

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

4,500

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

4,577

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

4,809

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

4,809

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

4,809

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

4,809

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

4,809

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

4,827

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

5,634

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

5,634

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

6,355

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

6,357

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

6,563

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

6,730

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

6,910

6.0200 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

7,105

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

7,115

6.0200 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

7,271

5.9900 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

7,798

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

8,019

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

8,100

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

8,821

5.9906 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

10,331

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

11,413

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

11,550

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

11,552

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

12,862

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

14,053

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

14,181

6.0200 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

14,223

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

15,271

5.9900 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

15,750

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

16,152

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

17,965

6.0200 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

24,239

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

24,500

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

24,500

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

27,028

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

27,178

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

32,778

6.0017 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

36,750

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

43,978

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

46,117

6.0200 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

67,438

6.0200 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

132,134

6.0200 GBP

GB0008220112

Purchase

343,000

6.0000 GBP

GB0008220112

Sale

-8,875,821

6.0404 GBP

GB0008220112

Sale

-918,188

6.0404 GBP

GB0008220112

Sale

-83,526

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Sale

-83,526

6.0100 GBP

GB0008220112

Sale

-14,337

5.9910 GBP

GB0008220112

Sale

-6,952

5.9900 GBP

GB0008220112

Sale

-4,484

6.0032 GBP

GB0008220112

Sale

-2,803

5.9888 GBP

GB0008220112

Sale

-1,755

5.9852 GBP

GB0008220112

Sale

-1,741

6.0050 GBP

GB0008220112

Sale

-1,564

5.9888 GBP

GB0008220112

Sale

-555

6.0100 GBP

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

GB0008220112

Contract for Difference

Opening Short Position

-6,878

5.9900 GBP

GB0008220112

Contract for Difference

Closing Short Position

6,952

5.9900 GBP

GB0008220112

Contract for Difference

Closing Short Position

8,875,821

5.9900 USD

GB0008220112

Contract for Difference

Closing Short Position

918,188

5.9900 USD

GB0008220112

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

4,484

5.9900 GBP

GB0008220112

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

2,803

5.9900 GBP

GB0008220112

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

1,564

5.9900

GB0008220112

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

-343,000

5.9900

GB0008220112

Contract for Difference

Reducing Long Position

-1,358

5.9900

 

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit









 

(ii)        Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

 

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing 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:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

 

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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

 

None

 

 

(c)        Attachments

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

No

 

 

Date of disclosure:

23/01/2025

Contact name:

Compliance Control Room

Telephone number*:

0207 595 9695

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

 

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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