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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: | 15 Feb 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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| 8,294,908 | 0.60% | 6,890,283 | 0.50% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 5,947,036 | 0.43% | 7,817,043 | 0.57% |
(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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| 14,241,944 | 1.03% | 14,707,326 | 1.07% |
(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 | 511,921 | 3.2274 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 475,195 | 3.2290 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 466,610 | 3.2288 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 337,040 | 3.1910 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 229,172 | 3.1719 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 64,981 | 3.1771 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 58,977 | 3.1734 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 51,707 | 3.2205 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 51,674 | 3.1616 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 47,099 | 3.1774 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 31,498 | 3.1803 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 28,856 | 3.1844 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 28,526 | 3.1708 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 20,790 | 3.1761 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 17,842 | 3.1746 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 17,498 | 3.1670 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 11,774 | 3.1737 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 11,306 | 3.1691 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 11,248 | 3.1706 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,708 | 3.1744 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,000 | 3.1530 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,780 | 3.1518 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,098 | 3.1816 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,045 | 3.1566 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,653 | 3.1720 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,505 | 3.1853 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,768 | 3.1680 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,404 | 3.1630 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,694 | 3.1671 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,375 | 3.1638 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,292 | 3.2002 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,813 | 3.2088 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,649 | 3.1883 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,439 | 3.1780 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,372 | 3.1726 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,319 | 3.1599 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,308 | 3.1550 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,101 | 3.1600 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,053 | 3.1978 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 557 | 3.1692 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 405 | 3.1967 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 282 | 3.1690 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 253 | 3.2060 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 138 | 3.1710 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 105 | 3.1575 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 73 | 3.1745 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 57 | 3.1700 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 55 | 3.1880 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 53 | 3.1810 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 42 | 3.2271 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 33 | 3.1605 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 24 | 3.1540 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 21 | 3.1695 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 10 | 3.1785 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 10 | 3.1735 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 746,789 | 3.2280 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 494,506 | 3.2288 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 345,520 | 3.1765 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 189,243 | 3.1720 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 83,918 | 3.2234 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 58,700 | 3.1736 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 44,534 | 3.1753 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 36,471 | 3.1884 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 32,742 | 3.1772 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 32,355 | 3.1931 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 29,695 | 3.1947 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 23,322 | 3.1915 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 13,456 | 3.1400 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 12,202 | 3.2290 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 8,693 | 3.2285 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 8,368 | 3.1816 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 7,566 | 3.2056 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 6,384 | 3.1699 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 6,278 | 3.2024 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,540 | 3.1713 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,137 | 3.1723 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,875 | 3.2038 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,629 | 3.1727 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,604 | 3.1970 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,432 | 3.2090 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,285 | 3.1700 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,804 | 3.1871 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,480 | 3.1530 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,439 | 3.1780 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,372 | 3.1730 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,243 | 3.1744 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,030 | 3.1770 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,006 | 3.1991 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 868 | 3.1563 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 868 | 3.2030 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 646 | 3.1985 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 563 | 3.1773 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 282 | 3.1690 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 253 | 3.2060 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 138 | 3.1710 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 105 | 3.1575 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 59 | 3.1910 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 55 | 3.1880 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 53 | 3.1810 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 33 | 3.1605 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 24 | 3.1540 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 21 | 3.1695 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 18 | 3.1550 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 10 | 3.1785 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 10 | 3.1735 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | -42 | 3.2271 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 | 2 | 3.1745 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 535 | 3.2020 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,794 | 3.1749 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,177 | 3.1805 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 17,498 | 3.1670 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 20,111 | 3.1694 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 55,367 | 3.2149 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 64,981 | 3.1771 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 336,981 | 3.1910 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 364,119 | 3.2290 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1 | 3.2300 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,305 | 3.2290 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,814 | 3.2017 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,290 | 3.2088 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,500 | 3.2070 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,430 | 3.1885 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 5,806 | 3.2289 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,021 | 3.2093 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 20,730 | 3.1770 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 91,043 | 3.1814 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 217,930 | 3.2236 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,245 | 3.1745 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,480 | 3.1530 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,053 | 3.1824 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,228 | 3.1700 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,432 | 3.2090 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7,566 | 3.2056 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,322 | 3.2042 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,693 | 3.2285 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 27,896 | 3.2288 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 44,534 | 3.1753 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 58,700 | 3.1736 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 86,716 | 3.2250 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 210,640 | 3.2290 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 252,353 | 3.2290 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,290 | 3.1550 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,814 | 3.2292 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,300 | 3.1407 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,000 | 3.1533 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 18,554 | 3.1551 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 41,443 | 3.2290 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 67,765 | 3.2289 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 466,610 | 3.2288 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 1,556 | 3.1413 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 30,798 | 3.2288 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: | 16 Feb 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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