Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Amend

FORM 8.3- Amendment to sections 2a and 3a

Released 12:42:29 19 February 2024

RNS Number : 6459D

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-Feb-24

(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?

 MONDI PLC

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:

8,676,281

0.62%

7,422,817

0.53%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

6,802,768

0.49%

8,198,572

0.59%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

15,482,765

1.11%

15,621,389

1.12%

 TOTAL:

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

 security

 securities

10p ordinary

Purchase

772,469

3.2880 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

570,838

3.2878 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

205,429

3.2290 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

75,000

3.2537 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

38,991

3.2874 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

35,770

3.2742 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

26,255

3.2630 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

17,332

3.2535 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

14,901

3.2772 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,757

3.2660 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,632

3.2659 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,692

3.2729 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,437

3.2504 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,933

3.2697 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,619

3.2637 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,751

3.2510 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,695

3.2640 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,993

3.2646 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,821

3.2848 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,610

3.2648 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,088

3.2670 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,558

3.2768 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,508

3.2600 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,490

3.2830 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,283

3.2960 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,199

3.2840 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,097

3.2752 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

571

3.2870 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

503

3.2680 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

533

3.2880 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4120

3.2290 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

979,192

3.2870 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

429,346

3.2880 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

252,411

3.2802 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

130,646

3.2510 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

128,961

3.2886 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

76,542

3.2572 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

72,033

3.2732 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

37,604

3.2560 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

34,333

3.2769 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

21,614

3.2879 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,300

3.2741 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,247

3.2863 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,632

3.2660 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,995

3.2565 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,807

3.2663 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,323

3.2848 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,205

3.2813 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,709

3.2615 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,284

3.2888 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,588

3.2607 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,524

3.2746 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,301

3.2616 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,211

3.2838 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,209

3.2610 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,000

3.2860 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,821

3.2852 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,765

3.2586 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,401

3.2881 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,000

3.2830 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,508

3.2600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,199

3.2840 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,158

3.2918 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,061

3.2670 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,044

3.2630 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,044

3.2681 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,016

3.2655 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

503

3.2680 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

452

3.2640 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

273

3.2700 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

250

3.2525 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

148

3.2970 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

111

3.2930 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

33

3.2940 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

18

3.2650 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

 relevant

 reference

 unit

 security

 securities

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

37,207

3.2875 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

68,005

3.2880 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,097

3.2752 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,108

3.2637 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,374

3.2640 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,330

3.2776 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,437

3.2504 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,329

3.2878 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,901

3.2772 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,332

3.2535 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

104,416

3.2865 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

166,311

3.2880 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

205,429

3.2290 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,327

3.2507 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,000

3.2826 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,123

3.2879 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,217

3.2751 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,901

3.2973 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,399

3.2586 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10,632

3.2659 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,614

3.2879 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

25,947

3.2859 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

130,646

3.2510 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

554

3.2640 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,547

3.2646 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

25,564

3.2827 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

35,286

3.2784 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

54,600

3.2886 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

72,033

3.2732 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

76,542

3.2572 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

252,411

3.2802 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

430,592

3.2879 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

473,424

3.2880 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,327

3.2882 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,880

3.2748 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,123

3.2879 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,812

3.2720 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,000

3.2636 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

19,634

3.2629 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

25,947

3.2859 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

103,884

3.2880 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

428,251

3.2880 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

6,564

3.2708 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 person 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:

27-Mar-24

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213