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Form 8.3 - DS SMITH PLC

17th Oct 2024 12:36

 

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 relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

DS Smith plc

(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:

For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

16-10-2024

(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”

Yes - International Paper Company

 

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:

 

20,072,230

1.45

0

0.0

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0

0

0

 

TOTAL:

20,072,230

1.45

0

0.0

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

e.g. call option

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit (GBp)

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

145

464.00

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

189

464.60

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

266

469.60

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

486

469.40

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

523

462.60

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

593

470.00

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

595

470.40

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

609

468.80

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

681

469.80

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

683

466.40

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

733

467.60

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

844

467.80

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

893

466.20

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

947

467.40

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

1066

469.20

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

1279

470.20

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

1837

469.00

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

2289

468.00

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

2430

467.20

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

2721

466.80

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

3059

463.00

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

3246

468.60

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

7250

465.00

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

11435

467.00

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

24088

466.00

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

30000

465.40

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

increasing a long position

246050

468.40

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

527

463.80

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

566

466.50

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

594

465.90

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

680

465.00

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

1006

462.80

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

1106

470.10

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

1332

471.00

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

1433

463.20

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

1498

463.60

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

1529

467.50

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

1529

470.50

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

1646

465.20

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

1928

466.70

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

1955

468.90

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

2099

467.60

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

2254

467.80

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

2255

466.90

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

2289

470.30

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

2379

470.40

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

2781

463.40

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

3343

464.00

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

3392

463.00

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

3755

468.50

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

3977

467.30

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

4035

465.40

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

4476

470.60

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

5317

469.10

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

6638

466.60

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

6697

467.10

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

8279

466.40

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

8397

468.80

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

8444

469.30

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

8512

469.50

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

8597

465.60

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

8678

470.20

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

9757

466.20

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

9990

466.00

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

10398

469.90

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

11567

465.80

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

11878

469.70

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

12362

470.80

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

13984

467.20

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

14553

468.00

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

16278

466.80

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

17229

468.20

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

18181

467.40

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

24732

468.60

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

30444

467.00

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

46496

469.20

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

47153

470.00

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

55473

469.80

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

60676

469.60

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

63874

469.40

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

84471

469.00

10p ordinary share

Equity swap

decreasing a long position

108537

468.40

(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

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

0

0

0

0

 

0

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

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:

17-10-2024

Contact name:

Stuart Brown

Telephone number:

00442070722969

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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