Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

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:

20 Mar 2024

(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:

14,549,576

1.06%

7,577,924

0.55%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

7,404,431

0.54%

14,788,370

1.07%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

21,954,007

1.59%

22,366,294

1.62%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

10p ordinary

Purchase

430,516

3.4278 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

216,793

3.4300 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

116,380

3.4345 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

97,826

3.4349 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

82,049

3.4281 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

41,749

3.4350 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

26,509

3.4400 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

24,309

3.4302 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,700

3.4409 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,003

3.4198 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,021

3.4153 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,460

3.4273 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,710

3.4367 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,374

3.4276 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,085

3.4230 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,988

3.4371 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,720

3.4271 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,559

3.4308 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,440

3.4295 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,375

3.4235 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

912

3.4304 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

872

3.4200 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

827

3.4363 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

215

3.4433 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

125

3.4268 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

39

3.4450 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

38

3.4340 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

20

3.4260 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

180,383

3.4337 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

179,435

3.4200 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

139,458

3.4350 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

67,434

3.4346 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

46,776

3.4389 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

44,359

3.4313 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

31,539

3.4373 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

29,033

3.4224 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,871

3.4377 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,926

3.4190 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,634

3.4343 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,993

3.4293 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,781

3.4398 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,544

3.4359 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,451

3.4320 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,752

3.4261 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,619

3.4347 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,567

3.4216 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,085

3.4233 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,085

3.4230 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,788

3.4296 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,497

3.4370 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,113

3.4220 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,100

3.4312 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

827

3.4366 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

823

3.4470 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

544

3.4410 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

190

3.4281 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

39

3.4453 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

30

3.4390 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

38

3.4340 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

51

3.4310 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,440

3.4295 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,559

3.4308 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,710

3.4367 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,163

3.4403 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

16,715

3.4350 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,346

3.4400 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,309

3.4302 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

27,502

3.4350 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

101

3.4361 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,634

3.4343 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,683

3.4350 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

67,434

3.4346 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

838

3.4279 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,100

3.4312 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,788

3.4296 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,567

3.4216 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,088

3.4182 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,180

3.4350 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

47,582

3.4389 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,269

3.4309 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,299

3.4305 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,460

3.4273 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,995

3.4300 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

41,133

3.4303 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

97,826

3.4349 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

219,064

3.4288 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 exempt principal trader 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:

21 Mar 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213