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Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

17th Oct 2024 14:00

RNS Number : 6452I
Barclays PLC
17 October 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:

 

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:

16 Oct 2024

(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:

 

 

26,034,468

1.88%

25,616,313

1.86%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

11,834,101

0.86%

25,177,254

1.82%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

37,868,569

2.74%

50,793,567

3.68%

(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

444,080

4.6747 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

329,898

4.6833 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

102,284

4.6811 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

94,806

4.6894 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

84,829

4.6608 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

63,744

4.6835 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

62,439

4.6540 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

45,499

4.6840 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,914

4.6631 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,051

4.6669 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,863

4.6440 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,853

4.6555 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,767

4.6676 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,609

4.6594 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,923

4.6741 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,807

4.6697 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,769

4.6508 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,761

4.6720 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,490

4.6740 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,447

4.6786 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,258

4.6435 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,161

4.6624 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,056

4.6698 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,970

4.6954 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,797

4.6380 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,265

4.6580 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,198

4.6344 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,816

4.6448 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,583

4.6655 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,326

4.6600 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,278

4.6780 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,954

4.6700 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,898

4.6400 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,700

4.6873 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,668

4.6710 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,362

4.6660 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,326

4.6543 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,263

4.6680 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,224

4.6953 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,020

4.6572 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

828

4.6728 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

679

4.6500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

622

4.6340 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

607

4.7020 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

332

4.6475 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

135

4.6915 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

39

4.6460 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

370,729

4.6824 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

361,124

4.6601 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

262,743

4.6840 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

167,069

4.6804 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

128,824

4.6879 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

111,728

4.6700 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

98,429

4.6793 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

94,272

4.6637 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

81,901

4.6842 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

63,744

4.6835 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

62,747

4.6848 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

58,882

4.6881 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

53,389

4.6830 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

34,309

4.6771 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

32,534

4.6738 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

32,412

4.6964 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

29,343

4.6818 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

28,954

4.6900 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

26,933

4.6870 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,774

4.6530 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,482

4.6492 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,443

4.6772 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,207

4.6767 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,962

4.6440 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,817

4.6945 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,526

4.6380 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,086

4.6839 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,804

4.6718 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,769

4.6508 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,302

4.6923 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,258

4.6435 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,129

4.6740 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,983

4.6720 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,571

4.6716 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,404

4.6766 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,322

4.6344 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,265

4.6580 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,056

4.7050 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,862

4.6660 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,583

4.6655 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,326

4.6600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,147

4.6743 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,075

4.6880 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,061

4.6724 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,020

4.6693 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,980

4.6400 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,960

4.6604 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,798

4.6939 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,730

4.6814 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,367

4.6902 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,326

4.6543 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,305

4.6704 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,263

4.6680 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,224

4.6958 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,114

4.6780 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

679

4.6500 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

622

4.6340 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

607

4.7020 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

279

4.6910 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

135

4.6920 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

Decreasing Short

1,960

4.6604 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,571

4.6717 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,061

4.6724 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,147

4.6743 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

134

4.6800 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

177,788

4.6819 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,989

4.6830 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,086

4.6839 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

262,714

4.6840 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

344,962

4.6858 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

128,824

4.6879 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

58,882

4.6881 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,367

4.6902 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

279

4.6910 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69,981

4.6935 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,198

4.6344 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

84,829

4.6609 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,338

4.6631 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

46,198

4.6834 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,531

4.6835 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

196,421

4.6840 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,060

4.6841 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,700

4.6873 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,494

4.6451 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

14,936

4.6518 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

295,135

4.6536 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

374

4.6840 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

63,744

4.6835 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

374

4.6840 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:

17 Oct 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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