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RNS Number : 9010L Barclays PLC 24 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: 23 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: 13,235,048 0.96% 8,461,541 0.61%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 7,530,632 0.55% 11,016,663 0.80%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 20,765,680 1.51% 19,478,204 1.41%
(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 2,799,000 3.5320 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,338,539 3.4920 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,283,472 3.4975 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 723,970 3.4986 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 499,387 3.4957 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 352,195 3.4978 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 316,130 3.5002 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 272,523 3.4912 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 210,676 3.4980 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 148,182 3.4913 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 113,259 3.4968 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 88,731 3.4994 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 87,675 3.4931 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 86,349 3.4869 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 82,316 3.4969 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 70,328 3.5010 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 61,253 3.4929 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 55,526 3.4960 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 50,660 3.6038 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 46,752 3.4972 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 44,571 3.4987 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 39,722 3.4892 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 37,537 3.4964 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 37,500 3.4982 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 31,708 3.4970 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 27,395 3.5063 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 25,768 3.4940 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 23,361 3.4932 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 23,250 3.5014 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 14,452 3.5000 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 10,170 3.4995 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 8,234 3.4962 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,580 3.5040 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 6,122 3.5020 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,528 3.5100 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,264 3.4988 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,785 3.4880 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,737 3.4950 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,653 3.5080 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,621 3.4902 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,463 3.5030 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,207 3.4990 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,578 3.4800 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,342 3.4976 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,191 3.4949 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,060 3.4904 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,028 3.5012 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,942 3.4640 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,932 3.4959 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,542 3.4900 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,500 3.4840 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,808 3.5150 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,734 3.4760 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,618 3.5140 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,581 3.5180 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,410 3.5120 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,003 3.4977 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 880 3.5050 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 812 3.5220 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 801 3.4820 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 796 3.4780 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 774 3.5060 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 741 3.4860 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 301 3.4896 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 62 3.4831 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 58 3.4862 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,434,148 3.4975 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 869,340 3.4980 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 302,074 3.4939 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 227,000 3.4920 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 185,100 3.4987 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 164,116 3.4976 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 158,518 3.4892 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 156,700 3.4909 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 154,019 3.5028 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 147,858 3.4923 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 139,770 3.5009 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 97,503 3.4930 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 87,100 3.4928 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 73,130 3.4933 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 44,432 3.4948 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 33,279 3.5067 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 27,397 3.4956 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 26,105 3.4934 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 22,847 3.4979 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 22,327 3.4888 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 21,744 3.4950 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 20,732 3.4891 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 20,514 3.4940 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 20,056 3.5080 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 18,383 3.5036 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 18,296 3.5020 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 14,452 3.5000 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 14,331 3.4862 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 12,753 3.5019 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 11,845 3.5010 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 10,985 3.4906 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 10,710 3.4957 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 7,580 3.5040 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 6,440 3.5100 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 6,386 3.4970 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,926 3.4851 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,433 3.5015 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,238 3.4929 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,785 3.4880 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,463 3.5030 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,207 3.4990 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,680 3.4900 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,578 3.4800 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,969 3.5059 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,942 3.4640 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,914 3.4955 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,743 3.4938 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,702 3.4992 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,500 3.4840 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,332 3.4941 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,964 3.4927 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,808 3.5150 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,734 3.4760 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,618 3.5140 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,581 3.5180 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 880 3.5050 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 812 3.5220 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 801 3.4820 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 799 3.4960 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 796 3.4780 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 774 3.5060 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 767 3.5120 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 741 3.4860 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 700 3.4870 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 402 3.5320 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 87 3.4932 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 62 3.4834 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 58 3.4866 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 14 3.4996 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1 3.4983 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 Long 23 3.5000 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 36 3.4983 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 142 3.5074 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 278 3.5020 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,034 3.4940 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,489 3.4899 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,026 3.4886 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 4,108 3.5060 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 5,264 3.4988 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 17,250 3.4904 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 27,395 3.5063 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 29,601 3.4977 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 50,660 3.6038 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 51,977 3.4905 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 63,318 3.4961 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 79,959 3.4980 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 82,316 3.4969 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 87,519 3.4984 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 91,786 3.4881 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 114,719 3.4979 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 272,523 3.4912 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 487,199 3.4980 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,293 3.4964 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,854 3.4963 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 59,370 3.4958 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 36 3.4983 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 92 3.4980 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,702 3.4992 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 4,108 3.5060 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 4,500 3.4877 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 5,433 3.5015 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 8,256 3.4928 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 10,985 3.4906 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 13,111 3.5095 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 85,048 3.4975 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 500 3.5120 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,458 3.4994 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,790 3.5239 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,342 3.4976 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,234 3.4962 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 18,162 3.5100 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 65,414 3.4884 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 86,349 3.4869 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 166,317 3.4958 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 328,619 3.4980 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Opening Long 1,964 3.4927 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Opening Long 7,760 3.4979 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Opening Long 26,105 3.4934 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Opening Long 76,292 3.4943 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Opening Long 147,858 3.4923 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Opening Short 460 3.4980 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Opening Short 5,191 3.4895 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: 24 Apr 2024
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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