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REG - Barclays PLC Smith (DS) PLC - Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

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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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