10th Dec 2024 12:49
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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(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: | 09 Dec 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? | INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY |
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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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| 35,122,717 | 2.54% | 20,226,795 | 1.47% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 12,307,467 | 0.89% | 34,363,539 | 2.49% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 47,430,184 | 3.44% | 54,590,334 | 3.95% |
(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 | ||||
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10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,308,984 | 5.6100 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 271,314 | 5.5394 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 215,260 | 5.5496 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 98,028 | 5.5789 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 55,532 | 5.5350 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 44,076 | 5.5528 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 35,209 | 5.5753 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 33,231 | 5.5419 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 29,289 | 5.5763 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 25,173 | 5.6140 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 23,231 | 5.5724 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 16,453 | 5.5894 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 16,418 | 5.5447 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 15,581 | 5.5850 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 15,181 | 5.6028 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,269 | 5.5890 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,416 | 5.5425 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,915 | 5.5574 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,855 | 5.5906 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,670 | 5.5402 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,252 | 5.5901 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,845 | 5.5807 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,602 | 5.5600 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,890 | 5.6179 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,855 | 5.6300 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,179 | 5.5730 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,095 | 5.5994 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,023 | 5.5382 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,875 | 5.6232 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,770 | 5.6246 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,220 | 5.5440 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,066 | 5.6275 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 887 | 5.5640 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 885 | 5.6325 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 642 | 5.5344 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 641 | 5.5550 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 628 | 5.5450 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 563 | 5.5400 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 540 | 5.6516 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 494 | 5.6250 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 29 | 5.6650 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 24 | 5.5375 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3 | 5.6700 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3 | 5.6194 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 179,343 | 5.5338 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 71,641 | 5.5684 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 61,118 | 5.5897 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 55,681 | 5.5350 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 38,828 | 5.5881 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 30,777 | 5.5698 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 23,887 | 5.5447 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 21,500 | 5.5491 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 10,679 | 5.5682 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 9,025 | 5.6593 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 8,927 | 5.5741 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 6,648 | 5.5670 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,252 | 5.5901 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,963 | 5.5923 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,219 | 5.5476 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,855 | 5.6300 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,749 | 5.5406 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,155 | 5.6023 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,439 | 5.6066 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,100 | 5.6253 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 641 | 5.5550 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 422 | 5.6304 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 254 | 5.6200 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 29 | 5.6650 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3 | 5.6700 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2 | 5.5675 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 5.5400 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 5.5600 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 | Increasing Short | 84,014 | 5.5864 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 179,343 | 5.5338 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,326 | 5.5468 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 21,500 | 5.5490 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14,058 | 5.5711 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,927 | 5.5741 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 38,828 | 5.5881 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 60,163 | 5.5897 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,316 | 5.6002 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,439 | 5.6066 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 632 | 5.6100 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 22,750 | 5.6383 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,025 | 5.6593 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 119,256 | 5.5350 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 44,244 | 5.5352 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 122,783 | 5.5408 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 33,154 | 5.5418 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,580 | 5.5474 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 44,076 | 5.5528 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 619 | 5.5550 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,292 | 5.5571 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,915 | 5.5574 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,601 | 5.5600 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 134,688 | 5.5673 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 101,970 | 5.5679 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 150,362 | 5.5690 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,890 | 5.6179 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 77,095 | 5.6360 USD | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 125,000 | 5.6484 USD | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 48,885 | 5.5350 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 13,844 | 5.5712 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,142 | 5.6174 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 773 | 5.5350 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 5,252 | 5.5901 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 |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price |
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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: | 10 Dec 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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