Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section 2a and 3a

Replaces form released on 14:49 13/08/2024

RNS Number : 3060A

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:

12-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:

34,035,926

2.46%

32,761,747

2.37%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

12,040,419

0.87%

33,787,867

2.44%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

46,076,345

3.33%

66,549,614

4.81%

 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

622,787

4.4400 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

143,185

4.4354 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

44,874

4.4369 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

43,255

4.4340 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

38,247

4.4330 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

38,218

4.4048 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,699

4.4353 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,716

4.4398 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,115

4.4350 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,570

4.4406 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,539

4.4243 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,384

4.4196 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,299

4.4418 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,934

4.4303 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,803

4.4363 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,326

4.4320 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,114

4.4300 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,047

4.4480 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

872

4.4120 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

795

4.4440 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

676

4.4460 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

670

4.4040 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

340

4.4380 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

102

4.4336 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

82

4.4500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

77

4.4280 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

76

4.3860 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

374,728

4.4369 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

301,818

4.4394 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

100,856

4.4400 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

29,669

4.4320 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

27,414

4.4448 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

26,814

4.4397 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,020

4.4329 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,298

4.4344 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,607

4.4346 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,529

4.4363 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,080

4.4443 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,744

4.4360 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,500

4.4393 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,499

4.4213 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,154

4.4350 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,299

4.4423 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,226

4.4391 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,747

4.4290 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,289

4.4340 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,022

4.4252 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

878

4.4380 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

872

4.4124 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

824

4.4361 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

730

4.4300 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

506

4.4286 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

161

4.4206 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

83

4.4460 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

82

4.4500 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

77

4.4280 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

76

4.3860 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

211,500

4.4313 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

28,929

4.4400 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7,120

4.4419 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

780

4.4400 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,226

4.4391 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,570

4.4406 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,499

4.4213 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,540

4.4360 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,529

4.4363 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,004

4.4372 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,494

4.4400 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

555

4.3980 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

38,218

4.4048 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,836

4.4348 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,803

4.4363 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,749

4.4395 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

6,539

4.4243 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,827

4.4400 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,971

4.4288 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

43,255

4.4340 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,693

4.3880 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:

30-Aug-24

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213