7th Aug 2024 10:52
FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section 2a, 3a and 3b |
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Replaces form released on 15:20 10/07/2024 |
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RNS Number : 9193V |
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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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| 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: | 09-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 |
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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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| 36,475,037 | 2.64% | 21,814,197 | 1.58% |
-2 | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 8,357,709 | 0.60% | 35,530,849 | 2.57% |
-3 | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 44,832,746 | 3.24% | 57,345,046 | 4.15% |
(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 | 663,316 | 4.2000 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 358,000 | 4.1917 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 163,490 | 4.1975 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 70,174 | 4.1935 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 50,743 | 4.1955 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 49,151 | 4.1978 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 27,838 | 4.2060 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 27,490 | 4.1972 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 14,171 | 4.1918 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 13,200 | 4.1871 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 13,065 | 4.1991 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 11,239 | 4.1873 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,598 | 4.1671 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,528 | 4.1928 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,367 | 4.1959 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,359 | 4.1860 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,096 | 4.1896 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,081 | 4.2037 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,909 | 4.1933 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,904 | 4.1909 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,879 | 4.1849 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,772 | 4.1961 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,436 | 4.1870 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,933 | 4.1855 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,868 | 4.1946 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,668 | 4.1850 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,383 | 4.1876 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,268 | 4.2020 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 659 | 4.1920 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 348 | 4.1761 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 223 | 4.1900 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 200 | 4.1590 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 148 | 4.1800 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 37,747 | 4.1960 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 500,000 | 4.2030 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 226,755 | 4.1989 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 97,785 | 4.2000 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 85,247 | 4.1922 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 81,705 | 4.1992 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 38,026 | 4.1960 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 33,554 | 4.1995 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 32,453 | 4.1934 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 25,673 | 4.1911 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 24,826 | 4.2002 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 18,910 | 4.1932 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 7,400 | 4.1847 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 7,000 | 4.1964 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,895 | 4.1866 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,375 | 4.1660 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,535 | 4.1990 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,088 | 4.1908 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,078 | 4.1919 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,409 | 4.1926 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,239 | 4.1820 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,166 | 4.1880 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,037 | 4.1980 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 264 | 4.1760 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 148 | 4.1883 GBP | ||||
(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 | CFD | Increasing Long | 83,889 | 4.2000 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 4,617 | 4.1975 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 34,756 | 4.2000 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,304 | 4.1948 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 18,910 | 4.1932 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 46,115 | 4.1950 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 500,000 | 4.2030 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 27,860 | 4.1854 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 518,255 | 4.2000 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 81,705 | 4.1991 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 48,350 | 4.1978 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 801 | 4.1978 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,088 | 4.1908 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 85,247 | 4.1922 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,409 | 4.1926 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 29,276 | 4.1943 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 99,978 | 4.1991 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 100 | 4.1610 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 834 | 4.1850 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 101,000 | 4.1917 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 70,174 | 4.1935 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,868 | 4.1946 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,367 | 4.1959 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,904 | 4.1962 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 78,853 | 4.2000 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 33,554 | 4.1995 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 538 | 4.1860 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,081 | 4.2037 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,535 | 4.1990 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,292 | 4.2025 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 100 | 4.1610 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,922 | 4.1856 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,264 | 4.1873 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 257,000 | 4.1917 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 52,403 | 4.2000 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,211 | 4.1820 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 40,323 | 4.1960 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 |
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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: | 07-Aug-24 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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