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REG - Barclays PLC Smith (DS) PLC - Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

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RNS Number : 0835M  Barclays PLC  25 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:                                                     24 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?                                    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:                                                      14,499,692         1.05%            7,433,328       0.54%
 (2)              Cash-settled derivatives:
                  and/or controlled:                                                      7,272,163          0.53%            13,672,114      0.99%
 (3)              Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                  and agreements to purchase/sell:                                        0                  0.00%            0               0.00%

                  TOTAL:                                                                  21,771,855         1.58%            21,105,442      1.53%
 (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                              1,934,463                           3.4602  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,802,679                           3.4600  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              506,376                             3.4639  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              227,689                             3.4645  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              213,981                             3.4681  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              206,924                             3.4664  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              108,371                             3.4606  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              105,852                             3.4661  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              92,603                              3.4694  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              82,616                              3.4705  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              70,657                              3.4671  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              67,286                              3.4695  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              61,195                              3.4685  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              42,049                              3.4730  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              36,105                              3.4498  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              24,218                              3.4714  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              24,063                              3.4748  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              23,779                              3.4552  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              22,313                              3.4793  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              19,197                              3.4737  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              18,700                              3.4775  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              18,368                              3.4640  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              17,300                              3.4605  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              16,845                              3.4786  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              14,566                              3.4734  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              11,609                              3.4609  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              11,606                              3.4620  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              11,384                              3.4660  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              10,886                              3.4400  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              9,418                               3.4500  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              9,106                               3.4560  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              8,035                               3.4622  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              6,342                               3.4420  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              5,053                               3.4540  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              5,042                               3.4520  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              4,663                               3.4740  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              4,402                               3.4580  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              4,287                               3.4497  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              3,501                               3.4739  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              3,386                               3.4480  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              3,303                               3.4720  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              3,191                               3.4360  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              2,601                               3.4492  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              2,428                               3.4784  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              2,367                               3.4783  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              2,278                               3.4680  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              2,007                               3.4926  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,779                               3.4700  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,448                               3.4380  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              1,173                               3.4820  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              882                                 3.4860  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              870                                 3.4760  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              841                                 3.4440  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              829                                 3.4900  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              702                                 3.4460  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              326                                 3.4541  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              124                                 3.4920  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Purchase                              67                                  3.4615  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,064,789                           3.4657  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  761,634                             3.4734  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  692,071                             3.4600  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  342,905                             3.4605  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  230,135                             3.4586  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  96,051                              3.4669  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  87,831                              3.4576  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  60,591                              3.4620  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  54,848                              3.4629  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  47,400                              3.4610  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  30,050                              3.4633  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  27,800                              3.4490  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  26,120                              3.4546  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  22,786                              3.4645  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  21,595                              3.4609  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  19,515                              3.4709  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  17,097                              3.4499  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  16,903                              3.4517  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  16,563                              3.4711  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  15,101                              3.4559  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  11,215                              3.4516  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  11,076                              3.4644  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  10,922                              3.4677  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  10,459                              3.4500  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  9,106                               3.4560  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  8,435                               3.4640  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  7,269                               3.4580  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  6,342                               3.4420  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  6,186                               3.4778  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  5,615                               3.4800  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  5,252                               3.4481  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  5,053                               3.4540  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  5,042                               3.4520  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  4,663                               3.4740  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  4,487                               3.4612  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  4,354                               3.4480  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  4,176                               3.4521  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  3,623                               3.4400  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  3,423                               3.4700  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  3,303                               3.4720  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  3,230                               3.4542  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  3,191                               3.4360  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  3,174                               3.4655  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,291                               3.4369  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,278                               3.4680  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  2,239                               3.4792  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,711                               3.4440  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,585                               3.4732  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,514                               3.4660  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,457                               3.4510  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,448                               3.4380  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,284                               3.4452  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,173                               3.4820  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  1,105                               3.4802  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  970                                 3.4760  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  929                                 3.4880  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  882                                 3.4860  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  829                                 3.4900  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  702                                 3.4460  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  593                                 3.4723  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  581                                 3.4819  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  124                                 3.4920  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       Sale                                  87                                  3.4776  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 Long                        57              3.4900  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Closing Long                        2,082           3.4499  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Closing Long                        2,399           3.4579  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Closing Long                        5,252           3.4481  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Closing Long                        21,820          3.4649  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Closing Long                        87,831          3.4576  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Closing Long                        97,601          3.4587  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Closing Long                        223,757         3.4600  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     925             3.4680  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     9,827           3.4675  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     9,870           3.4660  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     17,300          3.4605  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     23,873          3.4757  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     47,991          3.4685  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    70              3.4508  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    581             3.4819  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    1,644           3.4700  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    5,250           3.4928  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    5,878           3.4673  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    9,063           3.4613  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    41,478          3.4657  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    260,937         3.4584  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    649             3.4809  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    105,852         3.4661  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    179,350         3.4675  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    190,061         3.4642  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    586,546         3.4600  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Long                        38              3.4774  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Long                        49              3.4778  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Long                        165             3.4761  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Long                        213             3.4364  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Long                        215             3.4747  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Long                        283             3.4366  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Long                        386             3.4554  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Long                        428             3.4645  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Long                        492             3.4628  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Long                        559             3.4555  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Long                        1,205           3.4725  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Long                        1,312           3.4496  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Long                        1,795           3.4370  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Long                        1,823           3.4498  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Long                        2,254           3.4662  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Long                        3,762           3.4557  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Long                        11,880          3.4499  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Long                        16,903          3.4517  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Long                        27,800          3.4490  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Long                        77,103          3.4640  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Opening Short                       57              3.4900  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Opening Short                       124             3.4920  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Short                       637             3.4920  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Short                       920             3.4640  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Short                       1,370           3.4930  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Short                       2,367           3.4783  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Opening Short                       2,697           3.4643  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Short                       3,501           3.4739  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Opening Short                       14,037          3.4462  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Short                       50,335          3.4610  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Short                       62,928          3.4676  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Short                       206,924         3.4664  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       SWAP                                  Opening Short                       743,936         3.4600  GBP
 10p ordinary                                       CFD                                   Opening Short                       1,566,208       3.4600  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:                                                                      25 Apr 2024
 Contact name:                                                                            Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
 Telephone number:                                                                        020 3134 7213

 

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