2nd Aug 2024 07:20
FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section 2a and 3b |
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Replaces form released on 14:58 04/07/2024 |
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RNS Number : 2175V |
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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 | ||||||
| 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: | 03-Jul-24 | |||||
(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 | |||||
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 | |||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |||
-1 | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 32,309,382 | 2.34% | 22,282,512 | 1.62% |
-2 | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 8,643,725 | 0.62% | 31,600,643 | 2.28% |
-3 | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| TOTAL: |
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| 40,953,107 | 2.96% | 53,883,155 | 3.90% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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options) |
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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 | ||||
security |
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10p ordinary | Purchase | 358,000 | 4.2443 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 337,768 | 4.2577 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 250,000 | 4.2381 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 212,171 | 4.2600 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 197,254 | 4.2615 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 187,911 | 4.2597 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 100,000 | 4.2371 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 81,442 | 4.2729 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 72,122 | 4.2469 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 68,373 | 4.2535 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 57,900 | 4.2667 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 48,300 | 4.2583 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 37,342 | 4.2669 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 26,826 | 4.2508 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 20,958 | 4.2549 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 18,372 | 4.2829 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 17,821 | 4.2529 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 17,041 | 4.2525 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 15,312 | 4.2424 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 10,735 | 4.2400 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 10,569 | 4.2548 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 10,209 | 4.2772 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,593 | 4.2545 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,114 | 4.2552 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,813 | 4.2566 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,855 | 4.2684 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,853 | 4.2700 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,819 | 4.2426 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,181 | 4.2446 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,549 | 4.2455 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,310 | 4.2805 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,193 | 4.2757 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,970 | 4.2571 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,944 | 4.2467 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,934 | 4.2737 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,519 | 4.2798 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,500 | 4.2780 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,340 | 4.2900 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,074 | 4.2680 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 921 | 4.2840 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 759 | 4.2920 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 707 | 4.2800 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 678 | 4.2820 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 674 | 4.2940 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 663 | 4.2760 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 662 | 4.2740 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 657 | 4.2560 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 294 | 4.2559 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 40 | 4.2420 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 258,952 | 4.2612 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 166,544 | 4.2445 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 156,817 | 4.2600 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 116,378 | 4.2588 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 74,695 | 4.2579 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 58,819 | 4.2599 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 54,738 | 4.2774 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 53,373 | 4.2798 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 50,000 | 4.2656 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 17,469 | 4.2552 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 11,257 | 4.2422 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 10,725 | 4.2403 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 10,666 | 4.2637 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 10,063 | 4.2688 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 9,874 | 4.2518 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 8,114 | 4.2556 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 7,169 | 4.2732 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 6,401 | 4.2625 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,853 | 4.2700 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,792 | 4.2617 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,977 | 4.2424 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,589 | 4.2471 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,247 | 4.2553 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,549 | 4.2434 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,319 | 4.2540 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,310 | 4.2810 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,826 | 4.2452 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,654 | 4.2442 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,519 | 4.2802 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,500 | 4.2780 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,340 | 4.2900 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,136 | 4.2400 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,121 | 4.2340 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,097 | 4.2459 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 887 | 4.2438 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 759 | 4.2920 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 754 | 4.2840 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 753 | 4.2770 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 707 | 4.2800 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 679 | 4.2680 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 678 | 4.2820 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 674 | 4.2940 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 663 | 4.2760 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 662 | 4.2740 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 657 | 4.2560 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 40 | 4.2420 GBP | ||||
(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
relevant | description |
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security |
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10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 1,551 | 4.2565 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 12,267 | 4.2567 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 173,440 | 4.2600 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,304 | 4.2592 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1 | 4.2700 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 53,864 | 4.2599 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,121 | 4.2340 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,136 | 4.2400 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,257 | 4.2422 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 40,447 | 4.2600 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 53,373 | 4.2798 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 75,000 | 4.2381 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,735 | 4.2400 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 134,819 | 4.2426 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 72,122 | 4.2469 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 22,466 | 4.2588 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 103,386 | 4.2599 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 100,000 | 4.2602 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,977 | 4.2424 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 829 | 4.2476 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 16,212 | 4.2527 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 68,373 | 4.2535 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 17,469 | 4.2552 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,955 | 4.2599 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 50,000 | 4.2656 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 116,378 | 4.2588 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,711 | 4.2600 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 175,000 | 4.2381 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 327,000 | 4.2427 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 294 | 4.2560 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 262,215 | 4.2599 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 78,128 | 4.2600 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,934 | 4.2738 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,684 | 4.2742 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 167 | 4.2840 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7648 | 4.2732 GBP | |||
(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 | date | money | |
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| selling, | securities | per unit | paid/ | ||
security |
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(ii) | Exercising |
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Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
security |
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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 | ||||
security |
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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, | |||||||
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 | |||||||
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 |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | |||||||
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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NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 02-Aug-24 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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