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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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