REG - Barclays PLC Smith (DS) PLC - Form 8.3 -DS SMITH PLC
21/05/2024 14:30
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RNS Number : 3274P Barclays PLC 21 May 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: 20 May 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: 25,853,294 1.87% 19,479,913 1.41%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 8,310,264 0.60% 24,207,562 1.75%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 34,163,558 2.48% 43,687,475 3.17%
(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 413,768 3.7600 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 262,500 3.7430 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 232,132 3.7601 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 187,257 3.7604 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 48,502 3.7821 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 39,355 3.7641 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 27,000 3.6653 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 23,331 3.7682 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 20,940 3.7845 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 14,335 3.7824 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 13,416 3.7626 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,069 3.7959 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,917 3.7410 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,579 3.7400 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,250 3.7884 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,007 3.7597 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,555 3.7673 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,262 3.8000 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,051 3.7708 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 876 3.7916 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 793 3.7980 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 743 3.7457 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 471 3.7300 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 407 3.7336 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 9 3.7589 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 465,949 3.7777 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 262,500 3.7605 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 174,831 3.7600 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 170,290 3.7757 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 165,897 3.7601 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 120,078 3.7811 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 68,236 3.7712 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 47,617 3.7735 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 38,483 3.7734 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 23,749 3.7645 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 22,518 3.7632 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 20,405 3.7778 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 14,239 3.7832 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 14,157 3.7876 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 13,906 3.7827 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 12,315 3.8000 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 11,466 3.7760 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 10,917 3.7665 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 10,776 3.7660 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 9,541 3.7596 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 6,514 3.7646 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 6,060 3.7787 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,779 3.7610 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,443 3.7707 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,427 3.7545 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,355 3.7628 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,210 3.7802 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,076 3.7585 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,737 3.7784 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,734 3.7800 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,485 3.7582 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,411 3.7500 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,298 3.7518 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,144 3.7824 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,073 3.7841 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,740 3.7400 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,569 3.7380 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,541 3.7503 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,491 3.7857 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,400 3.7880 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,280 3.7980 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,134 3.7780 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,112 3.7403 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 933 3.7300 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 876 3.7920 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 754 3.7820 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 532 3.7432 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 180 3.7320 GBP
10p ordinary Sale -35 3.7589 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 Decreasing Short 180 3.7320 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 469 3.7956 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 532 3.7432 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 671 3.7583 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1,262 3.8000 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,491 3.7857 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,073 3.7841 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 3,910 3.7600 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 10,239 3.7749 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 17,306 3.7821 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 18,861 3.7951 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 36,249 3.7600 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 105,289 3.7741 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 120,078 3.7811 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 262,500 3.7605 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 465,949 3.7777 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 68,236 3.7712 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 743 3.7457 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,007 3.7597 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,563 3.7748 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,128 3.7751 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 20,940 3.7845 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 23,331 3.7682 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 73,754 3.7596 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 262,500 3.7430 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 357,642 3.7600 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Opening Long 47,263 3.7641 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: 21 May 2024
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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