24th Apr 2024 14:22
FORM 8.3 | |||||||
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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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: | 23 Apr 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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| 13,235,048 | 0.96% | 8,461,541 | 0.61% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 7,530,632 | 0.55% | 11,016,663 | 0.80% |
(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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| 20,765,680 | 1.51% | 19,478,204 | 1.41% |
(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 | 2,799,000 | 3.5320 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,338,539 | 3.4920 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,283,472 | 3.4975 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 723,970 | 3.4986 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 499,387 | 3.4957 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 352,195 | 3.4978 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 316,130 | 3.5002 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 272,523 | 3.4912 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 210,676 | 3.4980 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 148,182 | 3.4913 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 113,259 | 3.4968 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 88,731 | 3.4994 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 87,675 | 3.4931 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 86,349 | 3.4869 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 82,316 | 3.4969 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 70,328 | 3.5010 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 61,253 | 3.4929 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 55,526 | 3.4960 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 50,660 | 3.6038 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 46,752 | 3.4972 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 44,571 | 3.4987 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 39,722 | 3.4892 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 37,537 | 3.4964 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 37,500 | 3.4982 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 31,708 | 3.4970 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 27,395 | 3.5063 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 25,768 | 3.4940 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 23,361 | 3.4932 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 23,250 | 3.5014 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 14,452 | 3.5000 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 10,170 | 3.4995 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,234 | 3.4962 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,580 | 3.5040 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,122 | 3.5020 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,528 | 3.5100 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,264 | 3.4988 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,785 | 3.4880 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,737 | 3.4950 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,653 | 3.5080 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,621 | 3.4902 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,463 | 3.5030 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,207 | 3.4990 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,578 | 3.4800 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,342 | 3.4976 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,191 | 3.4949 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,060 | 3.4904 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,028 | 3.5012 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,942 | 3.4640 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,932 | 3.4959 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,542 | 3.4900 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,500 | 3.4840 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,808 | 3.5150 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,734 | 3.4760 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,618 | 3.5140 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,581 | 3.5180 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,410 | 3.5120 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,003 | 3.4977 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 880 | 3.5050 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 812 | 3.5220 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 801 | 3.4820 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 796 | 3.4780 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 774 | 3.5060 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 741 | 3.4860 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 301 | 3.4896 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 62 | 3.4831 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 58 | 3.4862 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,434,148 | 3.4975 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 869,340 | 3.4980 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 302,074 | 3.4939 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 227,000 | 3.4920 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 185,100 | 3.4987 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 164,116 | 3.4976 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 158,518 | 3.4892 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 156,700 | 3.4909 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 154,019 | 3.5028 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 147,858 | 3.4923 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 139,770 | 3.5009 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 97,503 | 3.4930 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 87,100 | 3.4928 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 73,130 | 3.4933 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 44,432 | 3.4948 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 33,279 | 3.5067 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 27,397 | 3.4956 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 26,105 | 3.4934 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 22,847 | 3.4979 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 22,327 | 3.4888 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 21,744 | 3.4950 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 20,732 | 3.4891 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 20,514 | 3.4940 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 20,056 | 3.5080 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 18,383 | 3.5036 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 18,296 | 3.5020 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 14,452 | 3.5000 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 14,331 | 3.4862 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 12,753 | 3.5019 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 11,845 | 3.5010 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 10,985 | 3.4906 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 10,710 | 3.4957 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 7,580 | 3.5040 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 6,440 | 3.5100 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 6,386 | 3.4970 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,926 | 3.4851 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,433 | 3.5015 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,238 | 3.4929 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,785 | 3.4880 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,463 | 3.5030 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,207 | 3.4990 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,680 | 3.4900 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,578 | 3.4800 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,969 | 3.5059 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,942 | 3.4640 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,914 | 3.4955 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,743 | 3.4938 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,702 | 3.4992 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,500 | 3.4840 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,332 | 3.4941 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,964 | 3.4927 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,808 | 3.5150 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,734 | 3.4760 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,618 | 3.5140 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,581 | 3.5180 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 880 | 3.5050 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 812 | 3.5220 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 801 | 3.4820 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 799 | 3.4960 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 796 | 3.4780 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 774 | 3.5060 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 767 | 3.5120 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 741 | 3.4860 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 700 | 3.4870 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 402 | 3.5320 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 87 | 3.4932 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 62 | 3.4834 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 58 | 3.4866 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 14 | 3.4996 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 3.4983 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 | 23 | 3.5000 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 36 | 3.4983 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 142 | 3.5074 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 278 | 3.5020 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,034 | 3.4940 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,489 | 3.4899 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,026 | 3.4886 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 4,108 | 3.5060 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,264 | 3.4988 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 17,250 | 3.4904 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 27,395 | 3.5063 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 29,601 | 3.4977 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 50,660 | 3.6038 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 51,977 | 3.4905 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 63,318 | 3.4961 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 79,959 | 3.4980 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 82,316 | 3.4969 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 87,519 | 3.4984 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 91,786 | 3.4881 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 114,719 | 3.4979 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 272,523 | 3.4912 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 487,199 | 3.4980 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,293 | 3.4964 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,854 | 3.4963 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 59,370 | 3.4958 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 36 | 3.4983 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 92 | 3.4980 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,702 | 3.4992 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 4,108 | 3.5060 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,500 | 3.4877 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,433 | 3.5015 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,256 | 3.4928 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10,985 | 3.4906 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 13,111 | 3.5095 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 85,048 | 3.4975 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 500 | 3.5120 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,458 | 3.4994 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,790 | 3.5239 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,342 | 3.4976 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,234 | 3.4962 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 18,162 | 3.5100 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 65,414 | 3.4884 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 86,349 | 3.4869 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 166,317 | 3.4958 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 328,619 | 3.4980 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 1,964 | 3.4927 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 7,760 | 3.4979 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 26,105 | 3.4934 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 76,292 | 3.4943 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 147,858 | 3.4923 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 460 | 3.4980 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 5,191 | 3.4895 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: | 24 Apr 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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