REG - Quilter PLC Smith (DS) PLC - Form 8.3 - DS Smith PLC
27/08/2024 15:00
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RNS Number : 8401B Quilter PLC 27 August 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: Quilter PLC (and subsidiaries)
(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: 23/08/2024
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 No
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
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 18,549,574 1.34
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
18,549,574 1.34
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:
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 security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
10p ordinary Purchase 600 4.742878
10p ordinary Purchase 630 4.735
10p ordinary Sale 250 4.748882
10p ordinary Sale 1,250 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 13,000 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 975 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 350 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 540 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 5,490 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 610 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 615 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 550 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,700 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,050 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,050 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,850 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,380 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 435 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 350 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,145 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,900 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,418 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,271 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,271 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 725 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 3,563 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,875 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 750 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 925 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,145 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,150 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 750 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,018 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,018 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 600 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 920 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,540 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,050 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 672 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,183 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 688 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,000 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,018 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 675 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,000 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 801 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,272 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 7,600 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 8,120 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,500 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 970 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,075 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 650 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,225 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 400 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,805 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 300 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 300 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,007 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 700 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,100 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 900 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 800 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 925 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 660 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 785 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 825 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 790 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 405 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 630 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 750 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 475 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 975 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,800 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,000 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 5,750 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 540 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,500 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 670 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,000 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 5,000 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 750 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 900 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 940 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,100 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,200 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,750 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 250 4.74
10p ordinary Sale 550 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,355 4.744
10p ordinary Sale 1,800 4.744
10p ordinary Sale 1,350 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,000 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 915 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 350 4.73888
10p ordinary Sale 3,200 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 375 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,020 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,850 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 620 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 355 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,100 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,250 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,300 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 890 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 475 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,000 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 590 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 690 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 2,400 4.72888
10p ordinary Sale 260 4.748882
10p ordinary Sale 210 4.77
10p ordinary Sale 33 4.74
10p ordinary Sale 33 4.74
10p ordinary Sale 720 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,350 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,475 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 210 4.77
10p ordinary Sale 600 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 200 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 450 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 750 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,385 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 15,020 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 500 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 355 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 350 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,075 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,599 4.748882
10p ordinary Sale 350 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 650 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,500 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,500 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,000 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 7,350 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 3,640 4.744
10p ordinary Sale 525 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 8,232 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 8,845 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 800 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,522 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 230 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 3,906 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,018 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 2,490 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 4,200 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 4,390 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 4,836 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,513 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,000 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 255 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 255 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 800 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 650 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,909 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,300 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 3,300 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 3,000 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 941 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 5,400 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 800 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,363 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,700 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 509 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 350 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,250 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 835 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 900 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,850 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 900 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,455 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 636 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 954 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 850 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 680 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 560 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,750 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 850 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 2,036 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,200 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,234 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 495 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 835 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 827 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,036 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,025 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,270 4.744
10p ordinary Sale 415 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 2,163 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 3,054 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,242 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 572 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,900 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 865 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 763 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 2,640 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,113 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,909 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,463 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 645 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,050 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 3,181 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,527 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 500 4.748882
10p ordinary Sale 1,500 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,527 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 2,545 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 3,054 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,300 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,015 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 465 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,134 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 865 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,290 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 4,500 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 475 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,272 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 999 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 725 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 350 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 750 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 511 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 725 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,050 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 766 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 2,036 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,500 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 950 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,132 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 636 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 625 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 865 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 3,563 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 5,000 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 650 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 897 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,290 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,545 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 750 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 636 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,272 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 659 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,900 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 640 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,359 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 890 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 770 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,030 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 930 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 860 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 500 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 801 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,094 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 492 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,155 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 2,000 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 900 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,175 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 500 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,250 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 590 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 4,454 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,590 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,365 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,150 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,080 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,195 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 467 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 700 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 750 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,163 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 573 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 5,090 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,320 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 5,100 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,163 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,145 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 280 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,600 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 954 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 794 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,500 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 3,045 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 3,500 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 950 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,450 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 2,512 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,000 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 363 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 450 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,300 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,050 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 524 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,374 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,699 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 650 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,571 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 605 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,145 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 865 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 763 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 2,650 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,167 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 845 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,909 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 2,400 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 367 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,272 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 859 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,288 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 490 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,050 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 507 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 929 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,050 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 3,881 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 750 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 815 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 4,531 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 25,454 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 900 4.748882
10p ordinary Sale 8,650 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,000 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 3,200 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,700 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,400 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 650 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,150 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,280 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,020 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 450 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,962 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 560 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 3,000 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 320 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 550 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,175 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,527 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,000 4.73732
10p ordinary Sale 1,200 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 155 4.740744
10p ordinary Sale 435 4.748882
10p ordinary Sale 200 4.748882
10p ordinary Sale 2,750 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 950 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 3,900 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 19,700 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,950 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 5,050 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 5,750 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 3,800 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 11,450 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 3,100 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,750 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 6,440 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,450 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,270 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 4,550 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 255 4.77
10p ordinary Sale 3,300 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 3,900 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,000 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,130 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 5,170 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 7,000 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 16,945 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,010 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,700 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 5,050 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 7,000 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,150 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 3,900 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,000 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 3,280 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 4,000 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 790 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,650 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 7,850 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,575 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 3,200 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 3,900 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,100 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,075 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 4,200 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 6,600 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,400 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,600 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,430 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,000 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,220 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 465 4.77
10p ordinary Sale 1,600 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,060 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 9,500 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 2,800 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 3,300 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 905 4.77
10p ordinary Sale 780 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 4,000 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 16,500 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 975 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 600 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,050 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,960 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 1,200 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 1,200 4.727942
10p ordinary Sale 480 4.73885
10p ordinary Sale 3,800 4.74888
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference securities Price per unit
e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
position
(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 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
(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
10p ordinary Transfer in 605
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: 27/08/2024
Contact name: Henry Nevin
Telephone number: +44 (0)207 150 4209
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Information Service.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation
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