3rd Oct 2024 15:14
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: | 02 Oct 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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| 32,598,481 | 2.36% | 31,008,062 | 2.25% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 11,236,915 | 0.81% | 31,080,402 | 2.25% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 43,835,396 | 3.18% | 62,088,464 | 4.50% |
(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 | 267,599 | 4.6605 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 108,827 | 4.6449 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 69,147 | 4.6613 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 58,753 | 4.6620 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 55,471 | 4.6679 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 41,534 | 4.6514 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 40,125 | 4.6553 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 20,984 | 4.6181 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 14,312 | 4.6208 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 13,054 | 4.6526 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 10,654 | 4.6406 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 9,277 | 4.6693 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,683 | 4.6728 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,218 | 4.6673 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,820 | 4.6180 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,674 | 4.6702 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,643 | 4.6253 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,774 | 4.6749 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,512 | 4.6587 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,214 | 4.6625 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,739 | 4.6203 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,351 | 4.6185 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,254 | 4.6733 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,097 | 4.6769 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,035 | 4.5916 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,744 | 4.6166 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,739 | 4.6704 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,458 | 4.6246 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,141 | 4.6798 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,127 | 4.6112 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,984 | 4.6656 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,849 | 4.6300 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,724 | 4.6700 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,617 | 4.6200 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,553 | 4.6551 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,438 | 4.6260 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,292 | 4.6860 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,289 | 4.6220 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,268 | 4.6123 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,224 | 4.6269 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,109 | 4.6320 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,042 | 4.6130 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 718 | 4.6120 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 670 | 4.6080 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 655 | 4.6175 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 650 | 4.6160 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 438 | 4.6356 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 284 | 4.6900 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 232 | 4.6697 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 161 | 4.6650 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 809,000 | 4.6674 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 404,500 | 4.6603 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 190,434 | 4.6505 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 94,633 | 4.6620 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 76,747 | 4.6613 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 75,000 | 4.6177 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 71,266 | 4.6528 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 66,361 | 4.6729 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 62,433 | 4.6627 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 60,295 | 4.6551 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 55,848 | 4.6536 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 55,750 | 4.6420 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 42,515 | 4.6465 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 37,410 | 4.6693 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 27,875 | 4.6540 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 27,875 | 4.6200 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 23,434 | 4.6514 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 19,935 | 4.6610 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 18,030 | 4.6501 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 16,145 | 4.6622 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 13,437 | 4.6479 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 13,054 | 4.6531 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 10,654 | 4.6411 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 10,455 | 4.6406 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 10,036 | 4.6507 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 8,560 | 4.6537 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 6,475 | 4.6180 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,485 | 4.6308 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,512 | 4.6592 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,332 | 4.6643 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,313 | 4.6396 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,751 | 4.6590 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,786 | 4.6340 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,742 | 4.6260 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,700 | 4.6423 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,318 | 4.6512 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,290 | 4.6638 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,253 | 4.6300 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,109 | 4.6320 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,109 | 4.6324 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 944 | 4.6619 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 843 | 4.6220 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 830 | 4.6160 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 718 | 4.6120 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 694 | 4.6690 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 670 | 4.6080 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 70 | 4.6630 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 | Decreasing Short | 5,485 | 4.6308 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 52 | 4.6340 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,700 | 4.6423 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 190,434 | 4.6505 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 31,966 | 4.6509 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 47,699 | 4.6521 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 71,266 | 4.6528 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 404,500 | 4.6603 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 19,935 | 4.6610 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,600 | 4.6613 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 23,223 | 4.6619 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,250 | 4.6620 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 809,000 | 4.6674 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 37,410 | 4.6693 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 33,171 | 4.6702 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,458 | 4.6246 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 438 | 4.6356 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,308 | 4.6595 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 174,606 | 4.6600 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 18,261 | 4.6620 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,521 | 4.6625 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,218 | 4.6673 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,674 | 4.6702 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 284 | 4.6900 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,018,493 | 4.6620 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 69,147 | 4.6613 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,018,493 | 4.6620 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 35 | 4.6682 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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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: | 03 Oct 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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