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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 |
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| 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 |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 12 Apr 2024 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | MONDI PLCINTERNATIONAL PAPER CO |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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Class of relevant security: | 10p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 13,564,585 | 0.98% | 18,932,735 | 1.37% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 15,650,744 | 1.14% | 11,771,494 | 0.85% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| TOTAL: |
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| 29,215,329 | 2.12% | 30,704,229 | 2.23% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
security |
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10p ordinary | Purchase | 647,209 | 4.1232 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 370,232 | 4.1349 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 224,409 | 4.1224 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 140,039 | 4.1220 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 137,518 | 4.1355 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 95,321 | 4.1339 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 61,015 | 4.1371 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 58,607 | 4.1365 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 37,043 | 4.1209 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 22,396 | 4.1212 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 20,664 | 4.1194 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 17,949 | 4.1206 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 16,422 | 4.1317 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 15,909 | 4.1375 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 10,038 | 4.1214 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,114 | 4.1195 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,652 | 4.1348 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,905 | 4.1252 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,756 | 4.1373 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,331 | 4.1386 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,151 | 4.1260 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,070 | 4.1215 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,812 | 4.1340 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,589 | 4.1318 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,523 | 4.1235 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,384 | 4.1300 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,177 | 4.1208 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,941 | 4.1354 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,855 | 4.1275 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,719 | 4.1283 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,697 | 4.1307 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,910 | 4.1200 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,777 | 4.1227 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,746 | 4.1376 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,732 | 4.1428 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,228 | 4.1303 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,058 | 4.1217 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,848 | 4.1352 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,790 | 4.1367 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,625 | 4.1287 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,210 | 4.1420 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,098 | 4.1400 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 993 | 4.1430 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 918 | 4.1190 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 713 | 4.1460 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 400 | 4.1282 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 264 | 4.1155 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 118 | 4.1295 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 37 | 4.1196 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 524,508 | 4.1220 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 389,337 | 4.1302 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 224,409 | 4.1224 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 93,092 | 4.1249 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 90,575 | 4.1288 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 84,778 | 4.1305 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 63,079 | 4.1362 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 50,626 | 4.1223 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 30,654 | 4.1346 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 24,323 | 4.1317 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 23,372 | 4.1212 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 16,745 | 4.1319 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 13,189 | 4.1315 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 8,850 | 4.1306 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 8,729 | 4.1219 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 7,652 | 4.1348 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 6,756 | 4.1373 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 6,125 | 4.1290 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,882 | 4.1389 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,226 | 4.1316 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,188 | 4.1386 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,291 | 4.1200 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,848 | 4.1352 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,471 | 4.1226 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,394 | 4.1206 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,389 | 4.1218 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,280 | 4.1240 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,177 | 4.1260 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 986 | 4.1390 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 891 | 4.1204 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 713 | 4.1460 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 503 | 4.1330 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 264 | 4.1160 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 38 | 4.1344 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 19 | 4.1280 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | -262 | 4.1196 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 400 | 4.1283 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 603 | 4.1500 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 638 | 4.1260 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 955 | 4.1378 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,790 | 4.1367 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,941 | 4.1354 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,963 | 4.1336 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 7,725 | 4.1395 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 13,745 | 4.1383 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 18,245 | 4.1289 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 61,015 | 4.1371 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 67,399 | 4.1339 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 134,027 | 4.1396 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 216,497 | 4.1318 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 16 | 4.1418 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 208 | 4.1420 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 299 | 4.1233 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 303 | 4.1220 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,745 | 4.1302 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,682 | 4.1300 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 12,069 | 4.1219 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 23,700 | 4.1215 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 295,835 | 4.1330 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 581 | 4.1240 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,234 | 4.1256 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,425 | 4.1187 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,689 | 4.1284 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,636 | 4.1214 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6,125 | 4.1290 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 31,752 | 4.1228 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 34,780 | 4.1286 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 84,778 | 4.1305 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 93,092 | 4.1249 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 99,369 | 4.1220 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 16 | 4.1418 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 208 | 4.1420 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 303 | 4.1220 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,719 | 4.1283 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,855 | 4.1275 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 4,177 | 4.1208 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 5,442 | 4.1219 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,743 | 4.1301 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 10,700 | 4.1265 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 17,949 | 4.1206 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 19,961 | 4.1202 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 23,700 | 4.1222 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 43,932 | 4.1220 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 47,000 | 4.1223 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 147,179 | 4.1357 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 224,409 | 4.1224 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 46,801 | 4.1281 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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(ii) | Exercising |
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 15 Apr 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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