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RNS Number : 7352I Barclays PLC 28 March 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: 27 Mar 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: 13,133,763 0.95% 15,810,008 1.15%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 12,156,535 0.88% 13,218,846 0.96%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 25,290,298 1.84% 29,028,854 2.11%
(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 780,966 3.8772 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 645,303 3.8692 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 608,058 3.9574 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 460,647 3.8955 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 387,227 3.9336 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 343,848 3.9301 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 309,714 3.9071 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 309,349 3.8890 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 291,726 3.9142 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 202,908 3.9159 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 147,517 3.8870 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 140,272 3.9095 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 134,055 3.9451 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 130,909 3.8942 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 128,708 3.8770 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 120,077 3.8631 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 112,321 3.9660 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 102,425 3.8634 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 101,862 3.9658 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 94,142 3.8793 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 91,923 3.8700 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 90,793 3.9379 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 85,815 3.8911 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 62,527 3.8758 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 58,475 3.9112 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 52,722 3.8837 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 50,352 3.9504 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 47,834 3.9000 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 45,593 3.8808 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 37,888 3.9476 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 33,648 3.8691 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 33,425 3.8871 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 32,003 3.9499 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 31,662 3.8967 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 29,548 3.9434 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 28,841 3.8923 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 24,100 3.8951 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 22,448 3.8712 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 19,478 3.9482 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 18,125 3.8786 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 13,559 3.9040 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 12,346 3.9315 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 11,782 3.9505 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 11,199 3.9103 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 10,933 3.9571 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 10,879 3.8600 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 10,319 3.9009 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 9,439 3.9617 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 8,259 3.8729 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,922 3.9078 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,560 3.9287 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,437 3.9079 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 6,938 3.8983 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 6,432 3.8930 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,618 3.8914 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,338 3.8670 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,220 3.8782 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,969 3.8853 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,752 3.9041 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,592 3.9293 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,347 3.9061 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,922 3.9570 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,590 3.8550 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,477 3.9247 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,580 3.8620 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,553 3.8880 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,545 3.9200 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,541 3.9180 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,403 3.9560 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,319 3.8425 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,964 3.8630 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,943 3.8682 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,857 3.9263 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,500 3.8520 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,497 3.9500 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,388 3.8790 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,325 3.8640 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,323 3.9036 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,309 3.8814 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,255 3.8650 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,174 3.8830 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,142 3.8500 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,062 3.9410 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,006 3.9100 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,001 3.8720 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 970 3.9640 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 950 3.9130 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 940 3.8860 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 911 3.9595 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 858 3.9400 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 802 3.9310 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 680 3.8420 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 558 3.8585 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 109 3.8960 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 11 3.9626 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,551,756 3.9076 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,458,795 3.8907 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,071,030 3.9167 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,040,815 3.9509 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 982,717 3.9153 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 696,753 3.8855 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 525,886 3.8603 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 401,092 3.8675 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 400,000 3.9609 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 367,476 3.8856 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 366,738 3.9431 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 364,365 3.8790 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 354,925 3.8896 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 329,146 3.9028 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 303,781 3.8631 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 277,378 3.9136 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 246,085 3.8974 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 244,485 3.9106 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 200,000 3.9654 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 120,755 3.8899 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 108,761 3.9420 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 100,070 3.8769 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 100,000 3.9100 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 96,695 3.8700 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 96,219 3.8594 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 90,793 3.9379 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 90,478 3.9249 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 89,426 3.8980 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 88,658 3.9660 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 84,133 3.8825 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 73,767 3.9259 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 71,488 3.8880 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 70,854 3.9129 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 58,769 3.9035 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 54,110 3.8865 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 50,120 3.8730 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 45,528 3.9017 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 40,694 3.9272 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 34,230 3.8946 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 32,801 3.9663 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 32,387 3.8510 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 30,381 3.8658 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 21,953 3.9355 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 20,361 3.9058 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 16,121 3.9009 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 15,644 3.8826 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 14,875 3.8744 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 11,782 3.9505 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 10,853 3.8633 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 9,316 3.8954 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 7,817 3.8620 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 7,021 3.8604 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,444 3.9547 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,338 3.8670 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,241 3.8630 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,752 3.9041 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,860 3.8600 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,800 3.9555 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,747 3.9140 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,590 3.8550 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,000 3.8710 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,545 3.9200 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,541 3.9180 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,403 3.9560 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,324 3.9040 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,943 3.8682 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,608 3.9045 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,497 3.9500 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,467 3.9215 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,392 3.8890 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,325 3.8640 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,272 3.9130 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,255 3.8650 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,174 3.8830 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,142 3.8500 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,053 3.9570 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,019 3.8720 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 985 3.9135 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 802 3.9310 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 674 3.9240 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 308 3.9418 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 109 3.8960 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 27 3.9626 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 101,936 3.9611 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Closing Long 111,245 3.9660 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Closing Short 9,147 3.8535 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Closing Short 81,039 3.9660 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Closing Short 83,369 3.8889 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Closing Short 144,958 3.9159 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Closing Short 241,126 3.9071 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,857 3.9263 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,287 3.8837 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 6,143 3.8687 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 12,466 3.9660 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 25,422 3.9386 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 26,143 3.8895 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 57,950 3.9159 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 68,588 3.9071 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 102,425 3.8634 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 104,766 3.8954 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 113,828 3.9292 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 291,726 3.9142 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1 3.8500 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1,400 3.8721 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,422 3.8949 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1,585 3.8598 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 4,999 3.8616 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 5,000 3.8636 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 5,308 3.9156 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 6,095 3.9660 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 9,001 3.8696 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 9,999 3.8537 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 11,782 3.9505 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 12,500 3.8626 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,875 3.8744 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 17,265 3.9437 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 27,500 3.8696 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 35,665 3.8749 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 70,854 3.9129 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 88,200 3.9660 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 96,219 3.8594 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 200,000 3.9654 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 303,781 3.8631 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 329,146 3.9028 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 400,000 3.9609 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 785,125 3.8636 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 674 3.9240 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,805 3.9217 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,883 3.9102 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 4,040 3.9090 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 15,319 3.9659 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 166,690 3.8953 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 217,600 3.9234 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 333,541 3.8750 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 397,209 3.8671 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 543,042 3.9418 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 674,408 3.9207 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,551,756 3.9076 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 711 3.8949 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,492 3.9244 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,739 3.9199 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 10,933 3.9571 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 11,199 3.9103 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 11,204 3.8657 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 11,218 3.8607 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 11,226 3.8807 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 11,235 3.9040 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,319 3.9158 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 44,033 3.8936 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 49,871 3.8725 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 89,334 3.8700 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 294,781 3.8834 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 608,058 3.9574 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Opening Long 1,159 3.9185 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Opening Long 316,955 3.9660 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Opening Long 573,618 3.9182 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Opening Long 982,717 3.9153 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: 28 Mar 2024
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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