REG - Barclays PLC Smith (DS) PLC - Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc
29/04/2024 12:45
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RNS Number : 4389M Barclays PLC 29 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: 26 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: 20,348,168 1.48% 7,824,802 0.57%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 7,664,070 0.56% 19,660,361 1.43%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 28,012,238 2.03% 27,485,163 1.99%
(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 689,736 3.3979 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 595,152 3.3942 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 433,690 3.3872 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 387,824 3.4000 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 256,455 3.3963 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 130,169 3.3790 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 76,311 3.3858 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 73,893 3.3929 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 68,900 3.3861 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 53,505 3.3848 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 50,312 3.3996 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 35,194 3.3969 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 29,163 3.4003 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 23,010 3.3859 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 20,826 3.4052 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 18,222 3.3782 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 16,000 3.4029 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 14,805 3.3999 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 13,303 3.3886 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 12,982 3.4056 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 10,982 3.3774 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 9,529 3.3755 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 8,558 3.3880 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 8,274 3.3730 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,414 3.3765 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,594 3.3907 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,055 3.3737 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,767 3.3743 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,712 3.4081 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,419 3.4062 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,825 3.3947 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,799 3.4006 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,545 3.3720 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,995 3.4060 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,808 3.3680 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,705 3.3740 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,517 3.3960 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,472 3.4040 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,319 3.3640 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,319 3.4048 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,301 3.3898 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,187 3.4210 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 978 3.3620 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 774 3.3700 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 746 3.4005 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 446 3.3780 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 296 3.3980 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 343,078 3.3740 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 261,364 3.3896 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 260,468 3.3932 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 229,426 3.4000 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 162,137 3.3936 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 156,259 3.3825 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 108,947 3.4001 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 87,780 3.4031 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 69,918 3.4003 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 50,312 3.3996 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 48,406 3.3882 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 33,725 3.3917 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 26,900 3.3732 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 26,082 3.3933 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 6,654 3.3686 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 6,017 3.3738 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,587 3.4040 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,672 3.3852 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,545 3.3720 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,000 3.3660 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,995 3.4060 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,808 3.3680 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,517 3.3960 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,267 3.3734 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,261 3.4090 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 978 3.3620 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 774 3.3700 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 634 3.3820 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 586 3.3880 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 500 3.4100 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 446 3.3780 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 7 3.3980 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 394 3.3740 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 746 3.4005 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,272 3.3716 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,396 3.3735 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,799 3.4006 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 76,311 3.3858 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8 3.3737 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 857 3.3763 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,322 3.3700 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,000 3.3660 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,139 3.3777 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,672 3.3852 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,057 3.3704 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 24,192 3.3805 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 27,106 3.4023 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 50,312 3.3996 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 87,780 3.4031 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 216,456 3.4000 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 276,045 3.3740 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 634 3.3820 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,100 3.3732 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 65,328 3.3740 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 830 3.3739 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,187 3.4210 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,319 3.4048 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,212 3.3730 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,419 3.4062 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,055 3.3737 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,982 3.3774 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 33,332 3.3920 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 48,997 3.3889 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 65,917 3.3832 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 73,452 3.3986 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 74,225 3.4051 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 76,083 3.3890 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 101,310 3.4049 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 172,729 3.3840 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 214,590 3.3999 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 254,368 3.4000 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 342,223 3.4000 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 416,919 3.3942 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: 29 Apr 2024
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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