REG-Qube Research & Technologies LTD Form 8.3 - DS Smith plc
31/01/2025 15:15
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Form 8.3 - DS Smith plc
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: Qube Research & Technologies Limited
(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 form DS Smith plc
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: 30-01-2025
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: 10p ordinary share
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 0 0.0 0 0.0
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 25,502,304 1.84 0 0.0
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0 0 0
purchase/sell:
25,502,304 1.84 0 0.0
TOTAL:
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: 0
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: 0
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 security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (GBp)
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security Product description Nature of dealing Number of securities Exercise price per unit (GBp)
e.g. call option
e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
position
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 13 566.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 15 594.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 18 562.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 24 596.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 27 578.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 28 563.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 30 593.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 31 564.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 33 579.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 34 574.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 38 592.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 40 571.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 45 569.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 66 573.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 74 570.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 78 570.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 109 567.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 227 589.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 280 595.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 322 568.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 327 571.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 366 574.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 390 590.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 407 600.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 422 569.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 498 577.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 501 582.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 575 596.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 608 572.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 633 575.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 657 585.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 701 572.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 705 581.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 1043 581.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 1071 579.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 1130 597.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 1141 573.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 1155 587.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 1210 590.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 1250 599.75
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 1339 586.75
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 1525 598.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 1534 576.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 1535 582.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 1892 595.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 2040 597.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 2280 576.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 2301 584.75
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 2878 588.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 4228 577.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 4383 583.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 5188 586.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 5641 584.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 6382 599.25
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 8195 584.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 8367 583.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 8994 591.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 10539 589.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 12267 587.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 13467 599.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 18022 586.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 24484 585.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 29121 599.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 36715 580.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap increasing a long position 47859 588.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 228 572.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 426 589.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 480 590.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 512 568.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 577 581.25
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 585 587.75
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 589 582.75
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 591 568.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 625 566.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 662 599.75
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 825 574.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 1173 587.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 1240 580.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 1326 563.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 1397 567.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 1714 600.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 1740 598.25
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 1945 599.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 2199 581.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 2332 586.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 2362 570.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 2412 591.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 2579 571.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 2684 575.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 2909 591.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 3064 592.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 3219 590.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 3285 579.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 3370 563.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 3688 588.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 3838 599.25
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 4294 578.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 4369 572.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 4391 598.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 4998 569.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 5230 570.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 5618 586.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 6204 599.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 6561 598.75
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 6599 580.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 7254 579.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 7643 575.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 8013 582.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 8235 585.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 10099 582.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 10350 571.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 10594 583.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 12259 576.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 12371 573.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 12582 576.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 13964 574.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 14340 578.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 14743 584.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 15290 573.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 17153 584.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 18639 577.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 21806 577.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 23505 587.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 29084 583.50
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 36336 585.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 57278 581.00
10p ordinary share Equity swap decreasing a long position 510883 588.50
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number of securities to which option relates Exercise price per unit (GBp) Type Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
e.g. American, European etc.
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option
0 0 0 0
0
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, conversion
0 0 0
0
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) 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 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: 31-01-2025
Contact name: Janice Falcao
Telephone number: 00442033140679
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. The
Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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