Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

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:

29 Nov 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:

33,189,849

2.40%

23,099,126

1.67%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

11,951,392

0.87%

32,139,493

2.33%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

45,141,241

3.27%

55,238,619

4.00%

(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

596,995

5.8246 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

192,209

5.8244 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

94,874

5.8197 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

58,662

5.8278 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

50,300

5.8243 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

44,635

5.9238 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

36,221

5.8249 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

31,579

5.8250 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

27,775

5.8215 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

23,983

5.8252 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

14,023

5.8301 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,238

5.8261 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,938

5.8232 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,203

5.8235 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,224

5.8242 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,988

5.8341 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,139

5.8196 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,464

5.8283 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,379

5.8224 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,837

5.8425 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,630

5.8400 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,538

5.8150 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,038

5.8173 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,020

5.8050 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

831

5.8175 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

524

5.8225 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

480

5.8100 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

40

5.8075 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

428,291

5.8250 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

75,000

5.8284 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

58,694

5.8251 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

52,008

5.8220 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

31,854

5.8246 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

18,132

5.8232 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,201

5.8121 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,087

5.8253 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,964

5.8405 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,887

5.8226 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,820

5.8193 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,107

5.8265 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,550

5.8086 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,338

5.8244 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,185

5.8245 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,092

5.8383 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,020

5.8050 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

990

5.8349 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

958

5.8125 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

514

5.8150 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

497

5.8400 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

11,661

5.8255 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,966

5.8256 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,201

5.8121 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

52,008

5.8220 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,544

5.8238 USD

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

31,854

5.8246 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,310

5.8247 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

63,101

5.8249 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

158,638

5.8250 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,092

5.8383 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

627

5.8395 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

136

5.8400 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,344

5.8406 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

94,874

5.8197 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,775

5.8215 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

50,300

5.8243 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

327,998

5.8245 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

127,357

5.8249 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

124,040

5.8250 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,391

5.8261 USD

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,436

5.8265 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,363

5.8272 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,464

5.8283 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

44,635

5.9238 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

346

5.8250 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,020

5.8050 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

346

5.8250 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:

02 Dec 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213