6th Aug 2024 15:24
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): |
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(c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: | DS SMITH PLC | |||||
(d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: |
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(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 05 Aug 2024 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | YES: 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: | 33,445,869 | 2.42% | 32,408,168 | 2.35% | |||
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 12,227,546 | 0.89% | 33,129,210 | 2.40% | |||
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
TOTAL: | 45,673,415 | 3.31% | 65,537,378 | 4.75% | |||
(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Purchase and sales | ||||||
Class of relevant security | Purchase/sale | Number of securities | Price per unit | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 223,989 | 4.3392 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 186,992 | 4.3347 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 152,158 | 4.3387 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 150,079 | 4.3465 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 128,016 | 4.3397 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 117,040 | 4.3395 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 57,082 | 4.3379 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 54,053 | 4.3381 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 34,074 | 4.3380 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 32,287 | 4.3433 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 23,695 | 4.3403 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 22,289 | 4.3342 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 18,753 | 4.3295 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 18,253 | 4.3400 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 17,670 | 4.3360 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 15,494 | 4.3422 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 14,910 | 4.3389 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 10,823 | 4.3635 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,864 | 4.3451 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,406 | 4.3341 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,100 | 4.3391 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,578 | 4.3423 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,883 | 4.3294 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,822 | 4.3408 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,556 | 4.3203 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,301 | 4.3385 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,103 | 4.3523 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,942 | 4.3820 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,883 | 4.3394 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,849 | 4.3377 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,683 | 4.3231 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,579 | 4.3309 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,375 | 4.3201 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,237 | 4.3411 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,159 | 4.3285 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,762 | 4.3302 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,440 | 4.3063 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,288 | 4.3780 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,268 | 4.3370 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,195 | 4.3760 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,111 | 4.3511 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,079 | 4.3200 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 891 | 4.3500 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 882 | 4.3675 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 689 | 4.3520 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 608 | 4.3100 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 321 | 4.3460 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 259 | 4.3160 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 215 | 4.3099 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 121 | 4.3740 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 118 | 4.3660 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 37 | 4.3020 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 246,879 | 4.3421 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 243,157 | 4.3400 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 139,431 | 4.3435 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 35,403 | 4.3224 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 22,531 | 4.3053 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 20,066 | 4.3448 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 17,337 | 4.3389 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 13,534 | 4.3438 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 11,311 | 4.3371 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 9,954 | 4.3379 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 8,840 | 4.3548 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 8,549 | 4.3376 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 7,946 | 4.3535 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 6,055 | 4.3403 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,821 | 4.3445 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,578 | 4.3428 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,091 | 4.3193 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,004 | 4.3236 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,883 | 4.3299 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,954 | 4.3213 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,942 | 4.3820 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,849 | 4.3382 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,693 | 4.3610 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,535 | 4.3439 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,159 | 4.3289 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,281 | 4.3579 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 908 | 4.3210 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 908 | 4.3200 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 710 | 4.3500 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 689 | 4.3520 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 608 | 4.3100 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 450 | 4.3553 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 321 | 4.3460 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 278 | 4.3179 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 259 | 4.3160 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 121 | 4.3740 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 118 | 4.3660 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 37 | 4.3020 GBP | ||||
(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
Class of relevant security | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of reference securities | Price per unit | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 810 | 4.3400 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2,942 | 4.3819 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 215 | 4.3099 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 25,149 | 4.3341 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 16,411 | 4.3400 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6 | 4.3633 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 22,531 | 4.3053 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 32,287 | 4.3433 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,004 | 4.3236 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 118,222 | 4.3402 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 13,534 | 4.3438 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,281 | 4.3579 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,087 | 4.3272 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 186,992 | 4.3347 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 37,117 | 4.3363 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,449 | 4.3364 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 34,074 | 4.3380 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,100 | 4.3391 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 105,087 | 4.3401 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,195 | 4.3760 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 278 | 4.3179 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 23,695 | 4.3403 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 23,235 | 4.3351 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 35,960 | 4.3363 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 54,053 | 4.3382 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 58,643 | 4.3400 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 67,991 | 4.5660 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 29,397 | 4.4380 GBP | |||
(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | ||||||
(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | ||||||
Class of relevant security | Product description | 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 |
(ii) | Exercising |
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Class of relevant security | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit | |||
(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | ||||||
Class of relevant security | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if 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 person 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 |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 06 Aug 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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