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RNS Number : 7416L Barclays PLC 23 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: 22 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: 12,839,359 0.93% 12,501,678 0.91%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 8,754,862 0.63% 10,547,122 0.76%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 21,594,221 1.57% 23,048,800 1.67%
(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 1,278,186 3.5827 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,264,064 3.5558 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 783,350 3.5567 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 576,451 3.5752 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 424,540 3.5569 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 337,837 3.5756 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 291,675 3.5831 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 280,145 3.5821 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 258,818 3.5479 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 160,000 3.5532 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 148,166 3.5950 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 129,340 3.6038 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 127,813 3.5990 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 81,226 3.5915 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 77,786 3.5874 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 76,451 3.5970 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 61,774 3.5563 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 61,270 3.5486 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 59,211 3.5822 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 56,094 3.5814 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 55,875 3.5482 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 55,796 3.5869 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 54,862 3.5746 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 36,189 3.5565 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 34,946 3.6100 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 27,371 3.5618 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 16,740 3.5761 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 13,797 3.5742 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 13,620 3.5820 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 11,321 3.5547 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 10,479 3.5694 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 10,181 3.5527 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 9,734 3.5540 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 8,616 3.5560 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,973 3.5896 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,030 3.5600 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 6,750 3.5880 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 6,559 3.5960 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 6,428 3.5920 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 6,367 3.5823 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,700 3.6118 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,448 3.6120 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,402 3.5480 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,126 3.5975 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,054 3.5780 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,982 3.5910 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,888 3.5660 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,849 3.5890 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,819 3.5800 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,706 3.5790 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,420 3.5935 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,199 3.6080 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,128 3.5460 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,018 3.5580 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,968 3.5840 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,947 3.5570 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,837 3.5900 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,565 3.5490 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,455 3.5740 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,428 3.5640 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,154 3.6095 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,149 3.5410 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,084 3.5948 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,072 3.5801 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,966 3.5700 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,958 3.5400 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,667 3.5500 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,608 3.6200 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,542 3.5760 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,503 3.6000 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,381 3.5550 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,215 3.5470 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,188 3.5681 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,155 3.6060 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,135 3.6220 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,063 3.5732 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,007 3.6090 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,935 3.6230 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,832 3.5770 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,751 3.6070 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,632 3.5610 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,622 3.5650 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,567 3.5810 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,562 3.5690 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,536 3.6340 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,355 3.5980 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,218 3.5670 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,193 3.5720 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,188 3.6300 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,127 3.5520 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,097 3.6040 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 997 3.5680 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 895 3.6150 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 884 3.6240 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 871 3.6050 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 871 3.5530 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 871 3.5940 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 855 3.5850 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 770 3.6190 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 714 3.6280 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 615 3.6180 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 258 3.5440 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 12 3.5469 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,906,154 3.5480 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 666,381 3.5552 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 578,829 3.5738 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 462,027 3.5917 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 443,906 3.5633 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 258,818 3.5479 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 160,799 3.5828 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 157,695 3.5533 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 97,221 3.5614 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 96,692 3.5641 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 85,488 3.5880 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 78,399 3.5580 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 72,500 3.5774 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 71,445 3.5551 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 70,662 3.5488 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 58,741 3.5482 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 52,707 3.5575 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 48,673 3.5567 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 47,142 3.5928 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 41,192 3.5517 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 39,292 3.5907 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 37,696 3.5717 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 37,298 3.5760 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 37,000 3.5856 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 35,504 3.5565 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 32,420 3.6051 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 32,267 3.5494 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 29,827 3.5568 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 28,190 3.5962 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 23,539 3.5967 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 22,434 3.6100 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 20,503 3.5537 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 16,302 3.5560 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 16,095 3.5648 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 15,246 3.5540 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 13,802 3.5483 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 13,797 3.5908 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 13,620 3.5820 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 12,347 3.5930 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 11,301 3.5954 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 10,415 3.6053 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 9,712 3.5689 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 8,786 3.5906 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 8,129 3.6107 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 7,281 3.5549 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 7,030 3.5600 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 6,901 3.5960 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 6,075 3.5920 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,448 3.6120 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,062 3.5518 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,054 3.5780 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,982 3.5910 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,888 3.5660 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,887 3.5640 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,849 3.5890 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,819 3.5800 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,706 3.5790 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,288 3.5977 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,199 3.6080 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,128 3.5460 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,045 3.5900 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,975 3.5840 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,947 3.5570 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,565 3.5490 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,455 3.5740 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,149 3.5410 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,966 3.5700 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,958 3.5400 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,940 3.6060 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,938 3.6021 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,900 3.5471 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,674 3.6072 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,667 3.5500 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,642 3.6065 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,608 3.6200 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,605 3.5937 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,529 3.5690 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,503 3.6000 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,381 3.5550 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,226 3.5440 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,215 3.6079 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,215 3.5470 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,161 3.5742 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,135 3.6220 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,095 3.5847 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,007 3.6090 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,984 3.5964 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,935 3.6230 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,833 3.5520 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,832 3.5770 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,820 3.5895 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,751 3.6070 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,632 3.5610 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,622 3.5650 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,567 3.5810 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,507 3.5812 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,355 3.5980 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,216 3.5870 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,193 3.5720 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,188 3.6300 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,097 3.6040 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 997 3.5680 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 895 3.6150 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 884 3.6240 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 874 3.5990 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 871 3.6050 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 871 3.5940 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 871 3.5530 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 855 3.5850 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 770 3.6190 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 725 3.5579 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 714 3.6280 GBP
10p ordinary Sale -12 3.5469 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
10p ordinary CFD Closing Short 1,457 3.5740 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Closing Short 2,024 3.5424 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Closing Short 15,184 3.5479 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Closing Short 20,334 3.5573 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Closing Short 28,988 3.5574 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 615 3.6180 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,825 3.6029 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,084 3.5948 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 5,126 3.5975 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 5,700 3.6118 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 42,281 3.5770 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 61,559 3.5921 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 115,743 3.5900 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 126,939 3.5990 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 130,125 3.5563 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 133,651 3.5790 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 538,463 3.5479 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 576,451 3.5752 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 725 3.5579 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,033 3.5783 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,455 3.5889 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 49,008 3.5488 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 68,650 3.5910 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 342 3.5960 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,095 3.5847 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,674 3.6072 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 71,788 3.5543 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 78,738 3.5880 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 500 3.5656 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,218 3.5670 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,066 3.5783 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,072 3.5801 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,315 3.5830 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 76,451 3.5969 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 102,940 3.5886 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 129,340 3.6038 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 164,452 3.5934 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 257,435 3.5480 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 280,145 3.5821 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Opening Long 1,457 3.5740 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Opening Long 20,965 3.5635 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Opening Long 35,504 3.5565 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Opening Long 64,505 3.5819 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Opening Long 112,715 3.5480 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Opening Long 1,407,271 3.5479 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: 23 Apr 2024
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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