REG - Barclays PLC Smith (DS) PLC - Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc
27/01/2025 17:45
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RNS Number : 8529U Barclays PLC 27 January 2025
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 Jan 2025
(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: 34,744,509 2.52% 29,742,581 2.15%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 12,551,034 0.91% 32,318,776 2.34%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 47,295,543 3.43% 62,061,357 4.50%
(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 227,218 6.0290 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 143,836 6.0268 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 96,146 6.0073 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 72,008 6.0300 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 47,081 6.0279 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 40,264 6.0058 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 35,923 6.0072 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 34,529 6.0077 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,553 6.0090 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,527 6.0016 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 6,721 6.0055 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,315 6.0041 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,204 6.0120 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,025 5.9979 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,931 6.0015 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,417 6.0148 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,255 6.0088 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,887 6.0051 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,858 5.9965 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,824 6.0125 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,814 6.0027 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,609 6.0086 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,119 5.9969 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 945 5.9950 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 702 6.0075 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 580 5.9975 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 563 6.0050 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 219 5.9900 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 23 6.0200 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 8 6.0079 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 122,687 6.0300 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 103,196 6.0224 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 87,000 6.0119 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 63,485 6.0222 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 47,081 6.0279 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 37,897 6.0306 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 34,964 6.0204 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 25,276 6.0056 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 20,734 6.0029 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 16,853 6.0025 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 15,343 6.0035 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 13,507 6.0095 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 12,396 6.0075 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 9,271 6.0094 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 6,698 6.0239 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,966 6.0068 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,709 6.0299 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,436 6.0065 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,793 6.0010 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,745 6.0017 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,271 6.0020 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,513 5.9999 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,633 5.9977 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,936 6.0150 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,893 6.0026 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,499 6.0092 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,275 5.9956 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,141 6.0045 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,134 5.9900 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 579 6.0132 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 563 6.0050 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 548 5.9975 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 516 5.9950 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 456 5.9899 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 352 6.0106 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 23 6.0200 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 Short 302 5.9950 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,141 6.0045 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 25,276 6.0056 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,966 6.0068 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,720 6.0076 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,507 6.0095 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 352 6.0106 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 57,952 6.0116 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 87,000 6.0119 USD
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 34,964 6.0205 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 33,300 6.0262 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 45,121 6.0300 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 219 5.9900 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,814 6.0027 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 20 6.0050 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 35,923 6.0072 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 96,146 6.0073 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,975 6.0074 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 327 6.0075 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 30,303 6.0083 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 131,309 6.0135 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,417 6.0148 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 42,369 6.0297 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,501 6.0300 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 20,000 6.0315 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 30,000 6.0009 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 563 6.0050 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 3,413 6.0098 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 47,081 6.0279 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: 27 Jan 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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