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RNS Number : 2177L Barclays PLC 18 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: 17 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? 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: 12,340,357 0.90% 14,527,574 1.05%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 11,327,685 0.82% 10,683,452 0.77%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 23,668,042 1.72% 25,211,026 1.83%
(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 379,766 3.9798 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 363,500 3.9768 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 358,127 3.9716 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 298,131 3.9738 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 291,116 3.9720 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 178,417 3.9771 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 153,229 3.9754 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 140,817 3.9756 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 128,914 3.9860 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 120,729 3.9711 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 88,799 4.0040 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 64,384 3.9790 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 63,500 3.9736 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 57,427 3.9682 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 50,476 3.9734 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 46,370 3.9792 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 39,418 3.9778 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 33,294 3.9582 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 32,107 3.9747 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 28,638 3.9791 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 21,750 3.9520 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 20,901 3.9719 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 19,250 3.9724 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 14,720 3.9757 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 14,689 3.9800 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 13,668 3.9820 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 13,183 3.9826 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 11,114 3.9782 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 10,766 3.9968 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 8,135 3.9814 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,836 3.9899 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,825 3.9733 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,809 3.9680 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,767 3.9816 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,867 3.9550 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,295 3.9728 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,947 3.9660 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,618 3.9712 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,585 3.9360 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,400 3.9840 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,086 3.9714 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,262 3.9700 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,100 3.9769 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,571 3.9701 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,538 3.9760 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,471 3.9637 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,097 3.9640 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,065 3.9740 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 980 3.9674 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 839 3.9356 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 700 3.9802 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 694 3.9980 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 673 3.9920 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 550 3.9859 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 367 3.9260 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 38 3.9708 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 30 3.9618 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1 3.9780 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1 3.9420 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 591,862 3.9795 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 473,742 3.9720 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 419,700 3.9652 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 258,749 3.9719 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 154,383 3.9712 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 100,000 3.9713 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 90,640 3.9810 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 47,077 3.9811 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 36,140 3.9606 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 33,903 4.0040 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 23,269 3.9733 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 20,854 3.9805 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 17,678 3.9723 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 16,706 3.9791 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 12,759 3.9725 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 12,680 3.9703 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 12,459 3.9614 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 9,830 3.9860 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 9,603 3.9722 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 8,048 3.9653 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 7,809 3.9680 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 7,167 3.9768 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 6,595 3.9818 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,080 3.9820 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,654 3.9700 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,574 3.9683 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,354 3.9682 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,226 3.9762 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,161 3.9709 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,045 3.9809 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,702 3.9868 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,551 3.9962 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,511 3.9660 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,361 3.9417 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,612 3.9740 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,538 3.9760 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,348 4.0060 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,286 4.0057 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,211 3.9880 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,097 3.9640 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,087 3.9803 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 969 3.9790 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 839 3.9360 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 816 3.9730 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 691 3.9800 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 480 3.9690 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1 3.9780 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1 3.9420 GBP
10p ordinary Sale -38 3.9708 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
10p ordinary CFD Closing Long 1,726 3.9267 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 367 3.9260 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 700 3.9802 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 803 3.9726 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,395 3.9800 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,436 3.9660 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 11,114 3.9782 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 13,183 3.9826 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 29,078 3.9809 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 34,007 3.9687 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 45,085 3.9707 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 51,544 3.9720 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 54,684 3.9713 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 58,463 3.9721 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 109,063 3.9718 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 120,729 3.9711 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 126,848 3.9730 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 148,223 3.9723 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 178,417 3.9771 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 315,878 3.9810 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 363,500 3.9768 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1 3.9400 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 374 3.9379 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 917 3.9710 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,286 4.0057 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,091 3.9707 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,969 3.9694 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 16,920 3.9694 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 18,903 3.9687 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 53,641 3.9720 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 66,332 3.9478 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 150,019 3.9607 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 154,383 3.9712 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 547 3.9740 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 580 3.9790 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 816 3.9730 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,897 3.9696 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,702 3.9868 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,226 3.9762 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,331 3.9704 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 4,354 3.9682 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 4,574 3.9683 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 6,244 3.9703 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 7,276 3.9782 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 75,746 3.9715 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 90,967 3.9795 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 126,127 3.9713 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 235,575 3.9720 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 374 3.9379 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 500 3.9756 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 954 3.9673 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,086 3.9714 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 3,887 3.9967 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 6,879 3.9968 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,825 3.9733 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,521 3.9982 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 10,475 3.9267 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 20,901 3.9719 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 21,750 3.9519 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 50,476 3.9734 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 52,674 3.9720 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 152,460 3.9720 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Opening Long 49,707 3.9728 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: 18 Apr 2024
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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