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RNS Number : 6538M Barclays PLC 30 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: 29 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 COMAPNY
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: 21,351,323 1.55% 7,925,186 0.57%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 7,847,052 0.57% 20,723,414 1.50%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 29,198,375 2.12% 28,648,600 2.08%
(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 563,733 3.5160 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 412,173 3.5053 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 300,000 3.4327 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 290,063 3.4564 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 226,354 3.4895 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 223,224 3.5084 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 203,687 3.4223 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 201,130 3.4811 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 198,947 3.4652 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 173,171 3.4736 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 121,981 3.4260 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 82,505 3.4731 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 81,263 3.4821 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 66,428 3.5086 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 56,055 3.4729 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 54,197 3.4773 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 39,141 3.5000 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 32,945 3.4691 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 31,160 3.4926 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 18,984 3.4630 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 14,818 3.5165 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 14,747 3.4932 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 13,047 3.4810 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 11,471 3.4563 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 9,804 3.4182 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 8,624 3.4993 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,675 3.5103 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,273 3.4900 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,266 3.4804 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 6,397 3.4947 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,513 3.5023 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,013 3.4817 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,615 3.4158 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,030 3.4700 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,911 3.4537 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,845 3.4828 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,528 3.4974 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,447 3.4519 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,310 3.4090 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,811 3.4420 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,796 3.3940 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,962 3.4760 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 936 3.5100 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 860 3.4440 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 400 3.4302 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 350 3.5120 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 86 3.4340 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 80 3.4356 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 67 3.4360 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1 3.5149 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 650,648 3.5092 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 533,181 3.5059 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 318,892 3.4878 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 257,677 3.4098 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 211,807 3.4228 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 190,188 3.5161 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 169,589 3.4984 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 75,532 3.5160 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 47,952 3.4989 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 38,749 3.4959 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 35,257 3.4888 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 20,625 3.4666 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 13,886 3.4492 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 13,516 3.5063 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,644 3.5084 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,367 3.4435 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,018 3.4370 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,982 3.5140 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,858 3.4211 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,825 3.4760 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,999 3.4089 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,969 3.4987 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,968 3.4342 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,841 3.5000 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,370 3.3940 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,355 3.4320 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,249 3.4340 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,169 3.4260 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,166 3.4939 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 950 3.4710 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 936 3.5100 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 924 3.4420 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 876 3.5170 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 860 3.4440 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 350 3.5120 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 158 3.4129 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 10 3.5149 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 400 3.4302 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 9,804 3.4182 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 11,492 3.5060 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 14,818 3.5165 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 54,936 3.5092 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1 3.4700 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 449 3.5159 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,858 3.4211 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,018 3.4370 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,457 3.5160 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 32,529 3.5144 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 35,490 3.5160 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 48,695 3.5060 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 64,296 3.5084 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 318,892 3.4878 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 38,749 3.4959 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2 3.4340 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 946 3.4420 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,426 3.3940 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,811 3.4420 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,965 3.4575 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,447 3.4519 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,030 3.4700 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 7,203 3.5160 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 17,644 3.4798 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 33,227 3.5159 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 36,866 3.4213 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 44,452 3.4327 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 66,214 3.4567 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 71,324 3.4682 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 120,812 3.4261 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 147,128 3.4968 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 167,485 3.4951 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 177,854 3.4568 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 201,130 3.4811 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 223,224 3.5084 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 255,548 3.4327 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Opening Long 80,463 3.4698 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: 30 Apr 2024
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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