22nd Feb 2024 14:28
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 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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| 9,016,751 | 0.65% | 6,653,588 | 0.48% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 6,152,966 | 0.45% | 8,636,787 | 0.63% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 15,169,717 | 1.10% | 15,290,375 | 1.11% |
(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 | 328,172 | 3.2003 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 208,871 | 3.2006 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 169,762 | 3.2017 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 118,603 | 3.2055 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 35,226 | 3.2028 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 35,095 | 3.2165 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 34,759 | 3.2032 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 31,519 | 3.2016 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 30,445 | 3.2018 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 26,329 | 3.2068 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 23,124 | 3.2005 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 19,076 | 3.2066 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 18,825 | 3.2001 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 11,286 | 3.2037 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,544 | 3.2060 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,283 | 3.2043 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,800 | 3.2185 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,546 | 3.1996 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,492 | 3.2000 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,169 | 3.2049 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,069 | 3.1970 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,861 | 3.1960 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,924 | 3.2076 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,827 | 3.2105 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,755 | 3.2047 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,691 | 3.2143 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,599 | 3.2157 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,487 | 3.2019 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,339 | 3.2140 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,337 | 3.1886 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,322 | 3.2020 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 840 | 3.2090 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 592 | 3.2163 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 591 | 3.2035 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 566 | 3.2250 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5 | 3.2260 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2 | 3.2030 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 199,352 | 3.2000 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 174,852 | 3.2013 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 140,000 | 3.2017 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 84,204 | 3.1999 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 78,825 | 3.2005 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 68,800 | 3.2098 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 55,846 | 3.2003 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 31,202 | 3.2021 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 28,032 | 3.2045 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 25,671 | 3.2034 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 22,901 | 3.1970 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 22,752 | 3.2026 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 18,656 | 3.1974 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 7,010 | 3.2234 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 6,321 | 3.2020 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 6,000 | 3.2060 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,357 | 3.2004 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,657 | 3.1989 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,659 | 3.2296 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,459 | 3.2245 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,879 | 3.1987 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,861 | 3.1960 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,669 | 3.2190 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,942 | 3.2043 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,788 | 3.1890 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,733 | 3.2094 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,487 | 3.2022 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,339 | 3.2143 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,339 | 3.2140 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,064 | 3.2209 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,021 | 3.2070 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 840 | 3.2090 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 534 | 3.1880 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 466 | 3.2226 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5 | 3.2260 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2 | 3.2030 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 | Closing Long | 34,511 | 3.2000 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 34,962 | 3.2024 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 309 | 3.2030 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 530 | 3.2171 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,562 | 3.2003 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,599 | 3.2157 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,399 | 3.2401 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,834 | 3.2000 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,467 | 3.1998 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 12,958 | 3.2105 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 15,772 | 3.2016 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 118,603 | 3.2055 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 123,265 | 3.2002 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 496 | 3.1959 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 668 | 3.1887 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,152 | 3.2427 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,733 | 3.2094 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,862 | 3.2007 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,000 | 3.2056 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14,624 | 3.1998 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 20,012 | 3.2012 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 23,124 | 3.2004 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 92,056 | 3.1999 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 129,384 | 3.2000 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 439 | 3.2001 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 466 | 3.2226 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,021 | 3.2070 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,064 | 3.2209 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,322 | 3.2020 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,659 | 3.2296 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6,000 | 3.2063 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7,010 | 3.2234 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 12,958 | 3.2105 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 28,032 | 3.2045 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 79,080 | 3.2000 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 113,779 | 3.1998 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 248 | 3.1959 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,152 | 3.2002 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 4,111 | 3.2048 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 29,464 | 3.2055 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 34,759 | 3.2032 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 43,625 | 3.2000 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 144,182 | 3.2000 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 800 | 3.2021 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 161,017 | 3.2006 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 Feb 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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