REG - Barclays PLC Smith (DS) PLC - Form 8.3 - DS SMITH PLC
19/04/2024 15:00
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RNS Number : 3823L Barclays PLC 19 April 2024
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: 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 DS SMITH PLC
relevant securities this form relates:
(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: 18 Apr 2024
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making YES:
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? MONDI PLC
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: 11,974,557 0.87% 13,810,884 1.00%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 10,563,967 0.77% 10,316,956 0.75%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 22,538,524 1.63% 24,127,840 1.75%
(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security securities
10p ordinary Purchase 956,771 3.9960 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 629,610 3.9929 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 463,353 3.9693 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 302,564 3.9716 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 239,702 3.9787 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 214,886 3.9684 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 150,000 3.9793 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 103,154 3.9954 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 74,232 3.9711 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 50,000 3.9800 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 32,176 3.9727 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 31,219 3.9702 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 21,111 3.9667 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 19,465 3.9768 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 16,949 3.9751 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 16,643 3.9813 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 13,227 3.9540 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 12,400 3.9701 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 9,342 3.9783 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,013 3.9742 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,337 3.9776 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,251 3.9743 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,885 3.9780 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,783 3.9792 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,665 3.9709 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,295 3.9812 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,018 3.9664 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,735 3.9576 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,426 3.9961 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,248 3.9668 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 799 3.9740 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 742 3.9860 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 650 3.9700 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 476 3.9519 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 176 3.9680 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 169 3.9900 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 58 3.9620 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 37 3.9937 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 999,463 3.9932 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 952,216 3.9960 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 559,952 3.9955 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 84,152 3.9958 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 78,113 3.9816 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 60,051 3.9711 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 56,939 3.9818 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 41,945 3.9691 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 29,476 3.9813 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 15,932 3.9735 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 15,717 3.9746 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 15,346 3.9804 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 14,978 3.9923 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 14,219 3.9703 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 13,156 3.9819 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 12,550 3.9795 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 10,005 3.9771 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 6,843 3.9786 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 6,379 3.9776 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 6,210 3.9730 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,622 3.9799 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,396 3.9547 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,840 3.9594 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,732 3.9720 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,446 3.9805 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,950 3.9817 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,939 3.9444 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,518 3.9480 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,083 3.9880 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,885 3.9780 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,606 3.9521 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,437 3.9550 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,392 3.9559 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,752 3.9504 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,535 3.9666 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,369 3.9600 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,177 3.9770 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,170 3.9865 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,127 3.9800 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,115 3.9826 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,100 3.9793 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,076 3.9740 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 895 3.9530 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 812 3.9593 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 810 3.9639 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 725 3.9580 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 712 3.9824 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 701 3.9860 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 673 3.9779 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 176 3.9680 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 169 3.9900 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 41 3.9863 GBP
10p ordinary Sale -38 3.9937 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
10p ordinary SWAP Closing Long 673 3.9780 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Closing Long 76,229 3.9960 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 155 4.0000 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,018 3.9664 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,253 3.9809 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,251 3.9743 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 11,479 3.9767 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 18,381 3.9785 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 26,094 3.9935 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 95,782 3.9720 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 182,773 3.9668 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 463,353 3.9693 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 6 3.9966 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 103 3.9499 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 810 3.9639 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,292 3.9690 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,654 3.9826 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1,691 3.9539 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,140 3.9701 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,047 3.9702 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 34,700 3.9881 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 62,345 3.9656 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 418,649 3.9960 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,535 3.9666 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 5,792 3.9730 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 13,156 3.9819 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 60,051 3.9711 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 72,085 3.9960 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 101,008 3.9951 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 118,895 3.9954 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 6 3.9966 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 58 3.9620 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,074 3.9711 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,426 3.9961 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,042 3.9593 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,665 3.9709 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,846 3.9593 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,023 3.9719 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 14,082 3.9539 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 26,686 3.9960 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 56,899 3.9638 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Opening Long 53,865 3.9760 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Opening Short 1,735 3.9576 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Opening Short 2,783 3.9792 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Opening Short 239,702 3.9787 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Opening Short 268,382 3.9723 GBP
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class Product Writing, Number Exercise Type Expiry Option
of description purchasing, of price date money
relevant selling, securities per unit paid/
security varying etc to which received
option per unit
relates
(ii) Exercising
Class of relevant Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of Exercise price per
security securities unit
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant Nature of Dealings Details Price per unit (if
security 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 exempt principal trader 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: 19 Apr 2024
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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