REG - Barclays PLC Smith (DS) PLC - Form 8.3 - DS SMITH PLC
17/04/2024 14:45
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RNS Number : 0145L Barclays PLC 17 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: 16 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: 12,621,151 0.92% 15,523,915 1.13%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 12,380,259 0.90% 10,815,526 0.78%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 25,001,410 1.81% 26,339,441 1.91%
(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 1,403,340 4.0222 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,289,202 3.9975 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,209,262 3.9380 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 967,551 4.0249 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 700,000 4.0147 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 572,668 4.0112 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 562,975 3.9441 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 495,495 3.9516 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 458,977 3.9786 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 433,572 3.9795 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 253,341 3.9742 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 250,000 4.0237 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 244,189 4.0150 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 200,135 4.0012 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 146,365 4.0260 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 131,218 3.9854 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 130,023 3.9870 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 112,462 3.9876 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 100,000 4.0560 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 90,824 3.9733 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 87,388 4.0302 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 85,126 3.9880 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 70,563 3.9883 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 70,274 3.9954 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 47,918 3.9340 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 45,587 3.9939 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 44,316 4.0026 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 40,853 3.9709 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 37,760 3.9906 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 37,294 4.0120 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 36,593 3.9848 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 31,745 4.0036 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 30,814 4.0193 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 20,725 4.0047 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 19,489 3.9807 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 16,963 3.9622 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 14,500 3.9682 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 13,200 3.9448 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 12,948 3.9419 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 12,780 3.9664 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 12,113 3.9721 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 10,482 4.0257 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 9,317 4.0031 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,750 3.9914 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,560 3.9839 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,021 3.9573 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,972 3.9845 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,396 3.9471 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,210 3.9885 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,078 3.9548 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,379 4.0080 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,726 4.0240 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,606 3.9500 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,483 3.9762 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,393 4.0300 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,378 4.0520 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,346 4.0380 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,218 4.0100 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,180 3.9492 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,121 3.9904 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,579 4.0220 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,491 4.0099 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,486 3.9566 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,410 3.9560 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,386 4.0340 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,110 3.9390 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,087 4.0024 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,059 4.0180 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,000 4.0360 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 936 4.0200 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 779 4.0280 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 765 3.9370 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 738 4.0474 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 687 3.9580 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 596 4.0400 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 321 3.9360 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 300 4.0142 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 226 4.0213 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 218 3.9558 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 69 4.0060 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 36 3.9328 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3 4.0075 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1 4.0090 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,287,946 3.9640 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 780,655 4.0306 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 675,403 4.0219 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 621,913 4.0125 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 568,248 4.0048 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 562,975 3.9441 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 400,000 4.0199 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 238,984 4.0189 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 238,948 4.0198 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 234,758 4.0169 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 219,871 3.9357 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 208,031 3.9988 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 198,361 4.0152 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 168,877 3.9336 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 150,945 3.9340 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 149,441 4.0186 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 127,806 4.0227 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 125,056 3.9341 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 105,156 4.0223 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 99,583 4.0334 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 97,960 4.0222 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 89,723 4.0121 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 88,444 4.0149 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 87,460 4.0269 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 78,852 4.0225 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 77,926 4.0200 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 77,111 4.0027 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 76,859 3.9339 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 68,032 4.0117 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 64,352 4.0159 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 63,815 4.0118 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 58,886 4.0128 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 54,073 4.0176 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 51,212 3.9638 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 50,277 3.9385 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 45,733 4.0132 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 44,356 4.0017 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 40,357 4.0120 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 37,141 4.0232 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 35,617 4.0078 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 31,753 3.9801 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 29,145 4.0230 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 26,071 4.0181 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 19,796 3.9455 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 19,612 3.9982 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 19,134 3.9667 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 17,276 3.9429 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 16,963 3.9622 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 16,649 3.9847 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 15,261 3.9784 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 14,500 3.9682 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 13,450 4.0255 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 13,108 4.0155 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 13,056 4.0112 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 12,780 3.9664 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 12,242 4.0323 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 11,112 4.0291 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 10,558 3.9342 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 10,361 4.0545 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 9,317 4.0031 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 7,762 3.9449 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 7,461 4.0282 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 7,160 3.9973 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 7,014 4.0418 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 6,055 3.9461 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,401 3.9651 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,185 3.9344 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,543 3.9503 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,393 4.0300 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,378 4.0520 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,346 4.0380 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,337 3.9600 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,188 4.0220 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,131 3.9420 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,481 3.9795 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,455 3.9602 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,410 3.9560 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,386 4.0340 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,112 4.0150 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,059 4.0180 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,000 4.0360 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 932 3.9310 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 779 4.0280 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 732 4.0240 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 687 3.9580 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 655 3.9457 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 625 4.0210 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 611 3.9450 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 500 4.0260 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 490 3.9960 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 376 4.0032 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 69 4.0060 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 63 3.9333 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3 4.0080 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1 4.0090 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 5,619 3.9563 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Closing Long 10,300 3.9340 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Closing Short 9,667 4.0060 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Closing Short 76,877 3.9485 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Closing Short 134,636 3.9340 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Closing Short 200,135 4.0011 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 300 4.0142 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 321 3.9360 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 560 3.9501 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,491 4.0099 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,620 3.9489 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,097 3.9566 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 4,972 3.9845 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 24,626 4.0217 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 36,593 3.9848 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 40,853 3.9709 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 184,805 3.9810 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 253,341 3.9742 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 297,726 3.9762 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 325,000 3.9795 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 544,088 3.9340 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 591,155 3.9408 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 591,838 3.9823 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,289,202 3.9975 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 655 3.9457 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,455 3.9602 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,751 3.9905 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 4,473 3.9339 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 5,570 4.0034 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,094 3.9911 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,558 3.9342 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,565 3.9976 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 25,328 3.9339 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 32,022 4.0006 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 32,062 4.0226 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 32,290 4.0091 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 168,877 3.9336 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 514,331 4.0050 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 562,975 3.9441 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 63 3.9333 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 490 3.9960 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 609 4.0220 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 5,401 3.9651 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 9,082 4.0013 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 26,658 3.9919 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 31,753 3.9801 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 35,262 4.0111 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 44,356 4.0017 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 51,531 3.9339 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 92,299 3.9894 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 99,583 4.0334 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 105,597 4.0240 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 201,200 3.9395 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 218,811 3.9954 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 287,080 4.0244 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 287,517 4.0124 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 500 4.0196 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,547 3.9854 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 2,035 3.9798 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 6,343 3.9525 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 9,565 3.9340 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 10,913 3.9347 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 11,571 3.9339 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 19,489 3.9807 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 32,700 3.9614 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 34,250 4.0401 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 57,609 3.9342 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 76,984 3.9838 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 100,000 3.9731 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: 17 Apr 2024
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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