4th Nov 2024 17:35
FORM 8.3 - Amendmend to 2a and 3aReplaces form Released at 25/10/2024 13:28 11:20 RNS Number : 7261J | |||||||
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): |
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(c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: | DS SMITH PLC | |||||
(d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: |
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(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 24 Oct 2024 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | YES: 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 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: | 26,066,347 | 1.88% | 25,280,470 | 1.83% | |||
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 11,468,163 | 0.83% | 25,534,853 | 1.85% | |||
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
TOTAL: | 37,534,510 | 2.71% | 50,815,323 | 3.68% | |||
(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 security | Purchase/sale | Number of securities | Price per unit | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 749,154 | 4.7780 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 389,000 | 4.7825 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 362,584 | 4.7774 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 231,727 | 4.7790 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 225,650 | 4.7530 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 135,538 | 4.7782 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 104,092 | 4.7798 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 100,000 | 4.7569 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 100,000 | 4.7765 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 100,000 | 4.7646 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 100,000 | 4.8200 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 100,000 | 4.7540 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 100,000 | 4.7560 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 100,000 | 4.7799 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 100,000 | 4.8142 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 100,000 | 4.7880 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 88,115 | 4.7686 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 84,278 | 4.7981 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 67,776 | 4.7731 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 58,746 | 4.7800 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 35,595 | 4.7905 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 29,182 | 4.7908 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 26,915 | 4.7759 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 24,381 | 4.7850 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 20,285 | 4.7935 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 14,563 | 4.7978 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 13,100 | 4.7789 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 12,228 | 4.7723 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,242 | 4.7670 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,817 | 4.7752 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,511 | 4.7902 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,480 | 4.7924 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,868 | 4.7822 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,730 | 4.8001 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,204 | 4.7674 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,541 | 4.8018 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,058 | 4.8005 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,117 | 4.7796 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 993 | 4.7960 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 896 | 4.8144 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 532 | 4.8000 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 500 | 4.8140 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 161 | 4.7980 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 70 | 4.8020 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 42 | 4.7842 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 8 | 4.7875 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4 | 4.7725 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 819,070 | 4.7800 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 588,027 | 4.7756 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 532,183 | 4.7792 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 301,455 | 4.7866 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 147,264 | 4.7782 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 139,816 | 4.7680 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 132,700 | 4.7685 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 129,054 | 4.7662 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 100,000 | 4.7530 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 96,799 | 4.7699 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 84,275 | 4.7981 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 70,317 | 4.7741 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 69,185 | 4.7757 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 65,870 | 4.7886 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 59,872 | 4.7836 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 52,586 | 4.7732 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 37,567 | 4.8027 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 31,727 | 4.7790 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 24,381 | 4.7850 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 23,649 | 4.7804 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 20,285 | 4.7935 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 19,931 | 4.7944 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 15,093 | 4.7798 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 13,211 | 4.7794 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 12,574 | 4.7780 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 12,144 | 4.7837 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 10,105 | 4.7812 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 9,184 | 4.7852 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 7,522 | 4.7834 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 7,511 | 4.7902 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 7,052 | 4.7703 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 7,009 | 4.8016 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,134 | 4.8082 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,034 | 4.7643 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,617 | 4.7571 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,448 | 4.7765 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,183 | 4.7857 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,042 | 4.7973 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,058 | 4.8005 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,627 | 4.7904 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,343 | 4.7801 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,277 | 4.8080 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,134 | 4.7940 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 979 | 4.7700 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 941 | 4.7647 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 854 | 4.7520 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 738 | 4.8091 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 700 | 4.7660 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 618 | 4.7980 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 272 | 4.7890 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 204 | 4.8010 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 8 | 4.7880 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4 | 4.7730 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3 | 4.7986 GBP | ||||
(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
Class of relevant security | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of reference securities | Price per unit | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 28,371 | 4.7816 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 33,494 | 4.7780 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 33,017 | 4.7790 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,989 | 4.7792 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,170 | 4.7796 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,343 | 4.7801 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 23,649 | 4.7804 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,518 | 4.7883 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 65,870 | 4.7886 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 31,675 | 4.7887 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,193 | 4.7970 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 618 | 4.7980 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,388 | 4.8013 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,134 | 4.8082 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,242 | 4.7670 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 306,546 | 4.7780 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13,100 | 4.7789 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,117 | 4.7796 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 90,004 | 4.7809 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 35,595 | 4.7905 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 161 | 4.7980 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,660 | 4.7989 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 25,052 | 4.7780 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 135,538 | 4.7782 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 21,114 | 4.7810 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 671 | 4.7780 GBP | |||
(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | ||||||
(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | ||||||
Class of relevant security | Product description | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc | Number of securities to which option relates | Exercise price per unit | Type | Expiry date | Option money paid/ received per unit |
(ii) | Exercising |
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Class of relevant security | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit | |||
(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | ||||||
Class of relevant security | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if 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 |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 04 Nov 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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