REG - BNP Paribas London Smith (DS) PLC - Form 8.3 - DS Smith Plc
26/04/2024 16:15
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RNS Number : 2798M BNP Paribas London 26 April 2024
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: BNP Paribas SA
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if
different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a
trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this Smith (DS) plc
form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(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: 25/04/2024
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable
date prior to the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making Yes: International Paper Company
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one
class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security.
(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: GB0008220112 (10p ordinary)
Interests Short Positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 51,077,910 3.70 -46,759,311 -3.39
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 1,125,942 .08 -17,914,737 -1.30
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0
purchase/sell:
TOTAL: 52,203,852 3.78 -64,674,048 -4.69
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded
options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be
given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors'' and other
employee 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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as
appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security securities
GB0008220112 BUY 447 GBP 3.2840
GB0008220112 BUY 7619 GBP 3.2940
GB0008220112 BUY 37195 GBP 3.2960
GB0008220112 BUY 28415 GBP 3.2980
GB0008220112 BUY 976881 GBP 3.3000
GB0008220112 BUY 18332 GBP 3.3040
GB0008220112 BUY 19019 GBP 3.3060
GB0008220112 BUY 5853 GBP 3.3080
GB0008220112 BUY 15440 GBP 3.3090
GB0008220112 BUY 85733 GBP 3.3100
GB0008220112 BUY 69219 GBP 3.3120
GB0008220112 BUY 4193 GBP 3.3140
GB0008220112 BUY 4601 GBP 3.3160
GB0008220112 BUY 262015 GBP 3.3180
GB0008220112 BUY 178424 GBP 3.3200
GB0008220112 BUY 2893 GBP 3.3220
GB0008220112 BUY 765 GBP 3.3240
GB0008220112 BUY 583 GBP 3.3260
GB0008220112 BUY 5101 GBP 3.3280
GB0008220112 BUY 2573 GBP 3.3290
GB0008220112 BUY 6234 GBP 3.3300
GB0008220112 BUY 2489 GBP 3.3320
GB0008220112 BUY 51212 GBP 3.3340
GB0008220112 BUY 1175 GBP 3.3360
GB0008220112 BUY 47454 GBP 3.3380
GB0008220112 BUY 76989 GBP 3.3400
GB0008220112 BUY 1574 GBP 3.3420
GB0008220112 BUY 307615 GBP 3.3440
GB0008220112 BUY 4142 GBP 3.3460
GB0008220112 BUY 2435 GBP 3.3480
GB0008220112 BUY 4441 GBP 3.3500
GB0008220112 BUY 3102 GBP 3.3520
GB0008220112 BUY 8347 GBP 3.3540
GB0008220112 BUY 192395 GBP 3.3550
GB0008220112 BUY 493366 GBP 3.3560
GB0008220112 BUY 22652 GBP 3.3580
GB0008220112 BUY 665495 GBP 3.3600
GB0008220112 BUY 3459 GBP 3.3620
GB0008220112 BUY 3858 GBP 3.3640
GB0008220112 BUY 2362 GBP 3.3660
GB0008220112 BUY 7244 GBP 3.3670
GB0008220112 BUY 4742 GBP 3.3680
GB0008220112 BUY 708857 GBP 3.3700
GB0008220112 BUY 2568 GBP 3.3720
GB0008220112 BUY 16548 GBP 3.3740
GB0008220112 BUY 8155 GBP 3.3760
GB0008220112 BUY 1328 GBP 3.3780
GB0008220112 BUY 5002 GBP 3.3800
GB0008220112 BUY 2219 GBP 3.3820
GB0008220112 BUY 8760 GBP 3.3840
GB0008220112 BUY 461 GBP 3.3860
GB0008220112 BUY 2778 GBP 3.3880
GB0008220112 BUY 63311 GBP 3.3900
GB0008220112 BUY 32190 GBP 3.3920
GB0008220112 BUY 104881 GBP 3.3940
GB0008220112 BUY 131878 GBP 3.3947
GB0008220112 BUY 26779 GBP 3.3960
GB0008220112 BUY 38499 GBP 3.3980
GB0008220112 BUY 387715 GBP 3.4000
GB0008220112 BUY 13917 GBP 3.4001
GB0008220112 BUY 2030 GBP 3.4020
GB0008220112 BUY 3234 GBP 3.4030
GB0008220112 BUY 4329 GBP 3.4040
GB0008220112 BUY 800000 GBP 3.4056
GB0008220112 BUY 800000 GBP 3.4056
GB0008220112 BUY 3451 GBP 3.4060
GB0008220112 BUY 21553 GBP 3.4080
GB0008220112 BUY 43191 GBP 3.4100
GB0008220112 BUY 2109 GBP 3.4120
GB0008220112 BUY 2693 GBP 3.4128
GB0008220112 BUY 3098 GBP 3.4131
GB0008220112 BUY 74967 GBP 3.4139
GB0008220112 BUY 7405 GBP 3.4140
GB0008220112 BUY 2333 GBP 3.4143
GB0008220112 BUY 18891 GBP 3.4160
GB0008220112 BUY 19392 GBP 3.4171
GB0008220112 BUY 23339 GBP 3.4180
GB0008220112 BUY 32262 GBP 3.4200
GB0008220112 BUY 14635 GBP 3.4210
GB0008220112 BUY 73585 GBP 3.4220
GB0008220112 BUY 27024 GBP 3.4223
GB0008220112 BUY 4323 GBP 3.4230
GB0008220112 BUY 8534 GBP 3.4240
GB0008220112 BUY 800000 GBP 3.4240
GB0008220112 BUY 3000000 GBP 3.4240
GB0008220112 BUY 4400000 GBP 3.4240
GB0008220112 BUY 5000000 GBP 3.4258
GB0008220112 BUY 13447 GBP 3.4260
GB0008220112 BUY 12476 GBP 3.4280
GB0008220112 BUY 20041 GBP 3.4304
GB0008220112 BUY 7287 GBP 3.4310
GB0008220112 BUY 32411 GBP 3.4320
GB0008220112 BUY 200000 GBP 3.4329
GB0008220112 BUY 200000 GBP 3.4329
GB0008220112 BUY 45204 GBP 3.4340
GB0008220112 BUY 563491 GBP 3.4360
GB0008220112 BUY 117450 GBP 3.4380
GB0008220112 BUY 526 GBP 3.4388
GB0008220112 BUY 481930 GBP 3.4400
GB0008220112 BUY 10977 GBP 3.4410
GB0008220112 BUY 85683 GBP 3.4420
GB0008220112 BUY 13139 GBP 3.4430
GB0008220112 BUY 24372 GBP 3.4440
GB0008220112 BUY 7089 GBP 3.4460
GB0008220112 BUY 11726 GBP 3.4480
GB0008220112 BUY 10140 GBP 3.4500
GB0008220112 BUY 3255 GBP 3.4520
GB0008220112 BUY 5673 GBP 3.4540
GB0008220112 BUY 26997 GBP 3.4560
GB0008220112 BUY 16505 GBP 3.4580
GB0008220112 BUY 19782 GBP 3.4600
GB0008220112 SALE -6044 GBP 3.3100
GB0008220112 SALE -4386 GBP 3.3199
GB0008220112 SALE -1320 GBP 3.3200
GB0008220112 SALE -40631 GBP 3.3404
GB0008220112 SALE -2295 GBP 3.3527
GB0008220112 SALE -6669 GBP 3.3535
GB0008220112 SALE -1228 GBP 3.3560
GB0008220112 SALE -284 GBP 3.3580
GB0008220112 SALE -5000 GBP 3.3590
GB0008220112 SALE -290613 GBP 3.3600
GB0008220112 SALE -9789 GBP 3.3610
GB0008220112 SALE -10458 GBP 3.3613
GB0008220112 SALE -60 GBP 3.3614
GB0008220112 SALE -23723 GBP 3.3620
GB0008220112 SALE -2776 GBP 3.3630
GB0008220112 SALE -6611 GBP 3.3640
GB0008220112 SALE -2257 GBP 3.3650
GB0008220112 SALE -412 GBP 3.3660
GB0008220112 SALE -6887 GBP 3.3670
GB0008220112 SALE -1361 GBP 3.3680
GB0008220112 SALE -23946 GBP 3.3683
GB0008220112 SALE -8142 GBP 3.3690
GB0008220112 SALE -70097 GBP 3.3700
GB0008220112 SALE -11322 GBP 3.3710
GB0008220112 SALE -2500 GBP 3.3720
GB0008220112 SALE -4097 GBP 3.3730
GB0008220112 SALE -8 GBP 3.3740
GB0008220112 SALE -91 GBP 3.3750
GB0008220112 SALE -6642 GBP 3.3760
GB0008220112 SALE -5498 GBP 3.3770
GB0008220112 SALE -9269 GBP 3.3780
GB0008220112 SALE -11447 GBP 3.3790
GB0008220112 SALE -1736 GBP 3.3800
GB0008220112 SALE -121 GBP 3.3820
GB0008220112 SALE -2961 GBP 3.3830
GB0008220112 SALE -6516 GBP 3.3840
GB0008220112 SALE -10018 GBP 3.3850
GB0008220112 SALE -16769 GBP 3.3860
GB0008220112 SALE -5125 GBP 3.3870
GB0008220112 SALE -1466 GBP 3.3880
GB0008220112 SALE -8987695 GBP 3.3897
GB0008220112 SALE -13273 GBP 3.3996
GB0008220112 SALE -2842059 GBP 3.4000
GB0008220112 SALE -945 GBP 3.4020
GB0008220112 SALE -169 GBP 3.4040
GB0008220112 SALE -800000 GBP 3.4056
GB0008220112 SALE -6805 GBP 3.4060
GB0008220112 SALE -2000000 GBP 3.4068
GB0008220112 SALE -15196 GBP 3.4080
GB0008220112 SALE -33877 GBP 3.4100
GB0008220112 SALE -117788 GBP 3.4113
GB0008220112 SALE -216 GBP 3.4120
GB0008220112 SALE -3098 GBP 3.4131
GB0008220112 SALE -6800 GBP 3.4140
GB0008220112 SALE -2333 GBP 3.4143
GB0008220112 SALE -17309 GBP 3.4160
GB0008220112 SALE -8035 GBP 3.4180
GB0008220112 SALE -62034 GBP 3.4190
GB0008220112 SALE -7874 GBP 3.4197
GB0008220112 SALE -177127 GBP 3.4200
GB0008220112 SALE -28817 GBP 3.4210
GB0008220112 SALE -1622 GBP 3.4211
GB0008220112 SALE -55390 GBP 3.4220
GB0008220112 SALE -2336 GBP 3.4230
GB0008220112 SALE -2731 GBP 3.4240
GB0008220112 SALE -1000000 GBP 3.4247
GB0008220112 SALE -105974 GBP 3.4260
GB0008220112 SALE -1734 GBP 3.4270
GB0008220112 SALE -6200000 GBP 3.4273
GB0008220112 SALE -7780 GBP 3.4280
GB0008220112 SALE -6 GBP 3.4310
GB0008220112 SALE -18186 GBP 3.4320
GB0008220112 SALE -26247 GBP 3.4325
GB0008220112 SALE -200000 GBP 3.4329
GB0008220112 SALE -24041 GBP 3.4350
GB0008220112 SALE -58458 GBP 3.4360
GB0008220112 SALE -28205 GBP 3.4380
GB0008220112 SALE -526 GBP 3.4388
GB0008220112 SALE -126330 GBP 3.4400
GB0008220112 SALE -5375 GBP 3.4410
GB0008220112 SALE -21020 GBP 3.4420
GB0008220112 SALE -8839 GBP 3.4440
GB0008220112 SALE -1393 GBP 3.4460
GB0008220112 SALE -133476 GBP 3.4500
GB0008220112 SALE -18364 GBP 3.4520
GB0008220112 SALE -15344 GBP 3.4540
GB0008220112 SALE -8905 GBP 3.4560
GB0008220112 SALE -445379 GBP 3.4400
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description e.g. opening/closing a references unit
security e.g. CFD long/short position securities
increasing/reducing a
long/short position
GB0008220112 Contract for Difference Opening Short Position -8,443 3.4000 GBP
GB0008220112 Contract for Difference Closing Long Position -278 3.4000 GBP
GB0008220112 Contract for Difference Increasing Short Position -19,392 3.4000 GBP
GB0008220112 Contract for Difference Increasing Short Position -28,004 3.4000 GBP
GB0008220112 Contract for Difference Increasing Short Position -809 3.4000 GBP
GB0008220112 Contract for Difference Increasing Short Position -6,546 3.4000 GBP
GB0008220112 Contract for Difference Reducing Short Position 1,360,000 3.4000 GBP
GB0008220112 Contract for Difference Reducing Short Position 640,000 3.4000 GBP
GB0008220112 Contract for Difference Reducing Short Position 5,710 3.4000 GBP
GB0008220112 Contract for Difference Reducing Short Position 76,414 3.4000 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 e.g. date money
relevant e.g. call selling, securities per unit American paid/
security option varying etc. to which European received
option etc. per unit
relates
(ii) Exercise
Class of Product Exercising/ Number of Exercise price
relevant description exercised securities per unit
security e.g. call option against
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if
security e.g. subscription, conversion applicable)
4. Other Information
(a) Indemnity and other dealing 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 person
making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in
concert with a party to the offer:
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If
there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
None
(b) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant
securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
None
(c) Attachments
Is a supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? No
Date of Disclosure: 26/04/2024
Contact Name Compliance Control Room
Telephone Number: 0207 595 9695
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation
to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be
included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market
Surveillance Unit.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk)
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