22nd Mar 2024 12:31
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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| 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 |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 21 Mar 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? | MONDI PLC |
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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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| 15,086,007 | 1.10% | 10,525,092 | 0.76% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 7,575,178 | 0.55% | 15,301,023 | 1.11% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| TOTAL: |
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| 22,661,185 | 1.65% | 25,826,115 | 1.87% |
(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 | 281,933 | 3.4961 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 273,740 | 3.4958 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 262,977 | 3.4906 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 235,550 | 3.4890 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 150,000 | 3.4922 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 114,754 | 3.4883 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 84,246 | 3.4821 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 66,502 | 3.5002 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 51,916 | 3.4924 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 44,634 | 3.4938 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 33,638 | 3.4940 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 31,797 | 3.4937 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 25,640 | 3.4972 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 18,562 | 3.4904 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 10,827 | 3.4703 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 9,802 | 3.4930 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,993 | 3.4965 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,428 | 3.4933 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,922 | 3.4855 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,744 | 3.5040 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,056 | 3.4974 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,619 | 3.5028 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,597 | 3.4925 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,409 | 3.4955 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,281 | 3.4812 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,218 | 3.4850 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,134 | 3.4976 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,874 | 3.4750 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,775 | 3.4710 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,554 | 3.4985 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,473 | 3.5024 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,367 | 3.4975 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,283 | 3.4900 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,001 | 3.4790 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 863 | 3.4950 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 803 | 3.4910 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 803 | 3.4990 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 541 | 3.4908 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 452 | 3.4730 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 312 | 3.4870 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 255 | 3.5010 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,800,642 | 3.4750 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 163,420 | 3.4962 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 147,115 | 3.4921 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 130,408 | 3.4889 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 110,676 | 3.4890 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 84,466 | 3.4963 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 77,248 | 3.4951 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 68,586 | 3.4959 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 65,559 | 3.4930 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 55,384 | 3.4923 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 54,215 | 3.4891 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 52,018 | 3.4925 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 44,634 | 3.4938 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 28,061 | 3.4950 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 23,850 | 3.4877 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 21,042 | 3.4916 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 18,269 | 3.4833 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 15,837 | 3.4846 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 14,475 | 3.4943 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 11,616 | 3.4969 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 11,082 | 3.4970 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 6,336 | 3.4828 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,935 | 3.4871 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,652 | 3.4987 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,493 | 3.4840 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,445 | 3.4968 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,178 | 3.4907 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,922 | 3.4855 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,780 | 3.4940 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,599 | 3.4864 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,703 | 3.4783 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,660 | 3.4939 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,447 | 3.4965 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,332 | 3.4703 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,284 | 3.4815 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,159 | 3.4960 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,110 | 3.4728 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,883 | 3.4710 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,693 | 3.4803 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,495 | 3.4899 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,358 | 3.4971 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,281 | 3.4812 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,789 | 3.4760 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,710 | 3.4975 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,556 | 3.4910 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,372 | 3.5024 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,366 | 3.4820 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,283 | 3.4900 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,152 | 3.4947 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,013 | 3.4860 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,001 | 3.4790 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 847 | 3.4725 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 803 | 3.4990 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 572 | 3.4915 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 452 | 3.4730 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 248 | 3.4720 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 28,046 | 3.4870 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 Long | 150 | 3.4750 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 255 | 3.5010 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 547 | 3.4830 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,037 | 3.4842 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,551 | 3.4955 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,027 | 3.4890 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,056 | 3.4974 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 8,064 | 3.4985 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 18,562 | 3.4904 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 57,401 | 3.5008 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 377 | 3.4889 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 4,002 | 3.4890 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 6,311 | 3.4973 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 26,271 | 3.4890 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 40,385 | 3.4916 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 77,248 | 3.4951 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,168 | 3.4938 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,342 | 3.4916 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6,150 | 3.4925 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 14,396 | 3.4889 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 14,892 | 3.4912 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 24,206 | 3.4953 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 37,492 | 3.4892 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 38,806 | 3.4890 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 61,292 | 3.4964 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 377 | 3.4889 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,283 | 3.4900 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,476 | 3.4891 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,529 | 3.4903 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,887 | 3.4936 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 39,965 | 3.4933 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 116,012 | 3.4890 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 233,740 | 3.4902 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 267,280 | 3.4958 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: | 22 Mar 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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