Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section 2a, 3b

Replaces form released on 12:20 07/08/2024

RNS Number : 5877Z

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:

01-Aug-24

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

YES:

 INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

 disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

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:

33,653,076

2.43%

32,941,524

2.38%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

12,296,156

0.89%

32,916,366

2.38%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

45,949,232

3.32%

65,857,890

4.76%

 TOTAL:

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

 security

 securities

10p ordinary

Purchase

340,000

4.5503 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

164,085

4.5660 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

59,637

4.5547 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

59,609

4.5659 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

41,471

4.5625 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

35,076

4.5630 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

29,771

4.5634 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

21,265

4.5636 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,693

4.5581 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,286

4.5604 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,000

4.5702 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,728

4.5531 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,283

4.5554 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,061

4.5583 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,131

4.5535 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,955

4.5532 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,324

4.5677 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,749

4.5545 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,576

4.5497 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,094

4.5616 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,069

4.5504 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,400

4.5308 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,331

4.5668 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,300

4.5380 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,115

4.5498 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,090

4.5800 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

882

4.5450 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

629

4.5640 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

606

4.5300 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

606

4.5500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

571

4.5680 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

283

4.5580 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

200

4.5603 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

339,178

4.5651 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

115,515

4.5637 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

86,226

4.5621 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

70,501

4.5658 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

67,991

4.5833 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

58,895

4.5578 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

40,571

4.5575 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

35,157

4.5378 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

30,385

4.5605 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

25,568

4.5536 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

24,039

4.5650 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

22,715

4.5537 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

21,356

4.5624 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

15,317

4.5660 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,396

4.5635 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,636

4.5582 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,898

4.5604 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,538

4.5501 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,483

4.5694 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,372

4.5497 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,147

4.5445 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,692

4.5591 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,551

4.5632 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,350

4.5664 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,213

4.5550 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,545

4.5620 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,519

4.5587 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,194

4.5640 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,003

4.5647 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,999

4.5541 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,856

4.5570 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,777

4.5648 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,771

4.5600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,729

4.5760 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,300

4.5380 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

21

4.5780 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

 relevant

 reference

 unit

 security

 securities

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,104

4.5644 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

13,969

4.5659 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,274

4.5660 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,657

4.5304 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

664

4.5379 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

50,000

4.5631 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

12,842

4.5659 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

926

4.5660 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

412

4.5759 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

200

4.5603 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

24,039

4.5650 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

35,157

4.5378 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

86,226

4.5621 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,147

4.5445 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,757

4.5534 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

58,895

4.5578 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,304

4.5635 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,912

4.5660 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4

4.5380 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,576

4.5497 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

59,637

4.5547 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,398

4.5605 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,094

4.5616 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,795

4.5661 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

40,571

4.5575 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,115

4.5498 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,728

4.5531 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,594

4.5590 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,911

4.5635 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,973

4.5660 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3

4.5380 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,671

4.5540 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,693

4.5581 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,806

4.5580 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,176

4.5580 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 person 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:

29-Aug-24

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213