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Form 8.3 - DS SMITH PLC

10th Jan 2025 13:42

RNS Number : 9544S
Barclays PLC
10 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:

09 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:

32,265,859

2.34%

17,776,136

1.29%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

12,846,747

0.93%

30,842,170

2.23%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

45,112,606

3.27%

48,618,306

3.52%

(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

126,500

5.6708 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

78,339

5.6990 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

72,259

5.6731 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

43,524

5.6750 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

41,555

5.6474 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

23,945

5.6206 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

17,608

5.6600 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,223

5.6584 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,055

5.6512 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,455

5.6446 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,511

5.6619 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,560

5.6813 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,715

5.6755 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,851

5.6618 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,656

5.6537 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,459

5.6829 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,075

5.6711 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,020

5.6663 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,857

5.6648 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,797

5.6660 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,660

5.6601 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,453

5.6637 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,301

5.6527 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,233

5.6261 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,129

5.6611 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,039

5.6642 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,904

5.6198 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,597

5.6621 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,414

5.6598 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,365

5.6659 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,112

5.6546 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,039

5.6200 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

213

5.6500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

24

5.6650 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7

5.6355 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,283,072

5.6000 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

257,610

5.6745 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

170,573

5.6695 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

77,752

5.6750 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

53,815

5.6564 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

27,402

5.6502 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

26,509

5.6595 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

25,000

5.6585 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,930

5.6665 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

15,926

5.6512 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,874

5.6690 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,661

5.6594 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,508

5.6580 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,817

5.6751 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,771

5.6647 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,790

5.6600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,757

5.6350 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,161

5.7018 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,995

5.6510 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,632

5.6634 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,609

5.6633 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

605

5.6601 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

535

5.6537 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

342

5.6128 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

187

5.6749 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

181

5.6607 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

68

5.6523 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

54

5.6651 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

52

5.6650 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1

5.6300 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

Increasing Short

35,260

5.6660 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

342

5.6128 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,402

5.6502 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,995

5.6510 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

871

5.6512 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

53,815

5.6564 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,060

5.6626 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,930

5.6665 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,291

5.6678 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

35,875

5.6704 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

187

5.6749 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

116,302

5.6750 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,945

5.3977 USD

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

67

5.6000 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

507

5.6204 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,233

5.6261 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,455

5.6446 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,129

5.6611 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,498

5.6673 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,240

5.6750 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

861

5.5855 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,828

5.6150 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

13,420

5.6620 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7

5.6757 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

8,000

5.6004 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,828

5.6150 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

15,055

5.6512 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,467

5.6555 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

7

5.6757 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:

10 Jan 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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