REG - Barclays PLC Smith (DS) PLC - Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc
31/01/2025 15:00
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RNS Number : 5137V Barclays PLC 31 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: 30 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: 38,210,330 2.77% 13,253,204 0.96%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 13,060,675 0.95% 35,678,423 2.58%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 51,271,005 3.71% 48,931,627 3.54%
(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 3,196,572 5.9700 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 369,593 5.8592 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 204,122 5.8367 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 160,848 5.8606 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 131,804 5.8850 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 96,719 5.8853 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 93,629 5.8288 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 84,830 5.7055 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 55,684 5.8300 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 48,706 5.8435 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 47,972 5.9705 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 45,443 5.8231 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 35,323 5.9062 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 32,386 5.8677 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 27,842 5.8050 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 25,000 5.8867 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 12,606 5.7281 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 11,967 5.9856 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 9,755 5.8773 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 9,159 5.8415 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 9,042 5.8284 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,515 5.7985 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,000 5.9850 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,607 5.9543 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,931 5.7935 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,501 5.9131 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,301 5.8475 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,782 5.7664 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,660 5.7917 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,636 5.9925 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,250 5.9975 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 944 5.7300 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 886 5.6600 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 832 5.8250 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 792 5.9875 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 716 5.7829 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 666 5.7750 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 616 5.8605 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 615 5.7100 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 611 5.8732 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 558 5.7700 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 533 5.9037 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 360 5.6950 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 270 5.7350 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 71 5.8500 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 10 5.8610 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 510,884 5.8754 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 183,342 5.8131 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 156,940 5.8850 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 141,000 5.8270 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 96,719 5.8853 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 81,599 5.8406 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 60,991 5.8136 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 53,092 5.7922 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 43,620 5.8603 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 32,700 5.8659 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 28,805 5.7763 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 26,463 5.7957 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 24,690 5.7947 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 23,700 5.8989 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 20,434 5.8966 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 15,838 5.8728 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 12,213 5.7861 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 9,715 5.9471 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 9,547 5.9032 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 7,684 5.7945 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 6,316 5.9682 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,527 5.7167 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,707 5.8918 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,471 5.7137 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,239 5.8342 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,205 5.6950 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,231 5.7735 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,678 5.6475 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,141 5.7693 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,112 5.8244 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 999 5.6900 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 944 5.7300 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 886 5.6600 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 832 5.8250 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 806 5.9712 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 666 5.7750 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 625 5.6925 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 615 5.7100 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 558 5.7700 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 540 5.7350 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 112 5.8400 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 109 5.8300 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 25,402 5.7690 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 183,342 5.8132 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 60,991 5.8136 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 33,783 5.8157 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 36,633 5.8300 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 180,583 5.8386 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 53,201 5.8709 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 56,400 5.8797 USD
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 401,326 5.8850 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,707 5.8918 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,547 5.9032 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 45,443 5.8228 USD
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 93,629 5.8288 USD
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 204,122 5.8367 USD
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 160,848 5.8606 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 32,386 5.8677 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 649 5.8850 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 103 5.8853 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 25,000 5.8868 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 44,692 5.8871 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 35,323 5.9062 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 21,648 5.9133 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,033 5.9201 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 305 5.9650 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,196,572 5.9700 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 2,951 5.8850 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 19 5.8852 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 6,527 5.8982 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 40,278 5.7889 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 67,738 5.7957 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 12,304 5.8526 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 2,951 5.8850 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 19 5.8852 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 96,719 5.8853 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: 31 Jan 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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