REG - Barclays PLC Smith (DS) PLC - Form 8.3 -DS SMITH PLC
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RNS Number : 5533L Barclays PLC 22 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: 19 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: 11,955,488 0.87% 12,695,503 0.92%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 9,811,653 0.71% 10,544,542 0.76%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 21,767,141 1.58% 23,240,045 1.69%
(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 1,818,224 3.5907 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,621,166 3.5860 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,230,027 3.5977 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,160,699 3.5248 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 902,808 3.5730 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 826,590 3.5858 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 489,396 3.5801 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 302,687 3.5715 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 302,495 3.5408 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 288,211 3.6253 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 236,169 3.6199 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 231,051 3.5634 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 196,394 3.5669 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 135,289 3.5130 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 126,760 3.6736 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 114,712 3.5570 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 112,745 3.8684 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 108,732 3.5811 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 104,646 3.5427 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 80,925 3.4494 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 70,906 3.5873 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 67,834 3.5870 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 60,217 3.5896 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 59,421 3.5647 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 55,730 3.4409 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 50,000 3.5620 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 47,070 3.5537 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 44,216 3.8136 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 43,181 3.5784 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 36,582 3.6697 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 35,919 3.5635 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 34,391 3.5676 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 31,513 3.5880 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 27,400 3.5859 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 27,229 3.5120 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 22,952 3.5850 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 22,160 3.5661 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 21,567 3.5736 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 21,184 3.6471 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 19,122 3.5690 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 15,861 3.5693 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 14,315 3.5865 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 12,614 3.5106 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 10,913 3.5861 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 10,498 3.5631 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 9,065 3.6795 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 8,422 3.5237 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 8,169 3.5882 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 6,987 3.5800 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 6,587 3.8211 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 6,232 3.5525 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,646 3.5011 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,414 3.9668 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,361 3.5118 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,196 3.9676 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,765 3.4977 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,801 3.5636 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,295 3.5575 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,160 3.5795 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,876 3.5105 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,819 3.5160 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,587 3.5840 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,399 3.5906 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,348 3.5820 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,115 3.4973 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,070 3.5145 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,009 3.9636 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,875 3.4954 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,871 3.6020 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,806 3.8649 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,685 3.9640 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,659 3.5720 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,596 3.4520 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,563 3.6720 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,562 3.5100 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,442 3.5400 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,369 3.5407 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,267 3.5835 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,039 3.5990 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,015 3.9680 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 915 3.8840 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 879 3.5340 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 864 3.6500 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 848 3.4480 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 834 3.7545 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 830 3.9500 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 779 3.9700 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 778 3.4980 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 778 3.4900 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 771 3.5380 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 766 3.5140 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 759 3.5343 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 751 3.6000 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 749 3.9350 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 747 3.6300 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 584 3.5740 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 561 3.5900 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 559 3.9320 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 455 3.6560 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 250 3.5030 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 147 3.6040 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,279,680 3.5870 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,818,224 3.5907 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 954,956 3.5800 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 734,147 3.5860 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 454,668 3.5859 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 382,519 3.5277 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 356,913 3.5707 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 321,861 3.7038 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 256,424 3.5100 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 233,042 3.5628 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 226,236 3.5402 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 196,163 3.5880 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 191,716 3.5858 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 139,171 3.5838 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 135,950 3.6860 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 117,774 3.5464 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 117,034 3.5784 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 112,741 3.5731 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 100,000 3.4482 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 83,913 3.5247 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 77,319 3.5614 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 75,352 3.5495 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 69,230 3.5577 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 66,971 3.5896 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 64,997 3.5595 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 56,147 3.5795 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 55,730 3.4409 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 50,000 3.5688 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 41,072 3.5851 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 34,468 3.5150 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 34,391 3.5676 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 33,745 3.5420 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 33,545 3.5188 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 24,443 3.5662 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 22,707 3.6374 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 22,163 3.6783 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 21,956 3.5948 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 21,505 3.6821 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 20,813 3.7033 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 20,305 3.5439 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 17,196 3.5840 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 15,464 3.5899 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 15,354 3.8829 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 15,100 3.5618 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 13,325 3.6102 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 10,069 3.7623 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 9,793 3.6303 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 9,495 3.6639 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 9,121 3.5605 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 7,799 3.6502 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 7,755 3.7441 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 7,521 3.8623 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 6,870 3.5389 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,843 3.6574 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,839 3.8247 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,710 3.5300 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,541 3.5980 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,279 3.6528 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,375 3.8591 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,972 3.5286 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,784 3.6707 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,550 3.5078 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,377 3.9665 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,079 3.5978 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,000 3.4737 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,993 3.6772 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,819 3.5160 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,571 3.5989 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,399 3.5910 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,348 3.5820 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,208 3.9000 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,987 3.5955 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,871 3.6020 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,802 3.5488 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,773 3.7451 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,685 3.9640 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,659 3.5720 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,563 3.6720 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,455 3.8140 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,454 3.5863 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,442 3.5400 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,286 3.9560 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,219 3.5110 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,039 3.5990 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,015 3.9680 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 989 3.9600 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 879 3.5340 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 864 3.6500 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 848 3.4480 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 779 3.9700 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 778 3.4980 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 778 3.4900 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 771 3.5380 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 766 3.5140 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 751 3.6000 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 747 3.6300 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 640 3.5009 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 561 3.5900 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 559 3.9320 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 542 3.5000 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 535 3.5930 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 455 3.6560 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 147 3.6040 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 Short 21,595 3.5068 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Closing Short 32,250 3.9591 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Closing Short 46,700 3.4759 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Closing Short 57,000 3.7036 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Closing Short 118,918 3.5231 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Closing Short 157,300 3.6121 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 584 3.5740 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,806 3.8649 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,295 3.5575 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 5,414 3.9668 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 6,455 3.5900 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 14,315 3.5865 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 51,184 3.5235 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 57,260 3.5733 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 57,592 3.7072 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 64,552 3.5873 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 165,820 3.6019 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 244,856 3.5430 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 274,552 3.5513 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 902,808 3.5730 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 13 3.5861 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 19 3.5857 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,043 3.6896 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,797 3.5842 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,847 3.8245 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,599 3.5910 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,918 3.5901 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,679 3.6604 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,992 3.8248 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 5,022 3.5860 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,069 3.7029 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 24,549 3.5949 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 40,000 3.4879 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 66,971 3.5896 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 72,000 3.4482 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 75,555 3.4825 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 76,343 3.5576 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 117,774 3.5464 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 233,042 3.5628 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 454,668 3.5858 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1,818,224 3.5907 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,751 3.5980 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,846 3.9320 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,000 3.4737 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 10,069 3.7623 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 17,991 3.6946 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 28,000 3.4482 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 139,171 3.5838 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 191,716 3.5858 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 320,164 3.5891 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 321,861 3.7038 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 13 3.5861 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 19 3.5857 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 414 3.7797 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 559 3.9320 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 830 3.9500 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 834 3.7545 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 2,009 3.9636 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,278 3.6695 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 5,361 3.5117 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 16,103 3.5052 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 33,219 3.5001 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 90,690 3.6629 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 112,745 3.8684 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 133,101 3.5768 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 157,548 3.7055 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 196,394 3.5669 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 215,100 3.5860 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 231,051 3.5634 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 243,823 3.6647 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 332,427 3.6503 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 480,660 3.5860 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,133,269 3.5859 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Opening Long 61,610 3.6793 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: 22 Apr 2024
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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