Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section 2a and 3a

Replaces form released on 15:24 06/08/2024

RNS Number : 4210Z

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:

05-Aug-24

(f)

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

YES:

 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

 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:

33,596,382

2.43%

32,548,168

2.35%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

12,227,546

0.88%

33,129,210

2.40%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

45,823,928

3.31%

65,677,378

4.75%

 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

223,989

4.3392 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

186,992

4.3347 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

152,158

4.3387 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

150,079

4.3465 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

128,016

4.3397 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

117,040

4.3395 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

57,082

4.3379 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

54,053

4.3381 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

34,074

4.3380 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

32,287

4.3433 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

23,695

4.3403 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

22,289

4.3342 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

18,753

4.3295 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

18,253

4.3400 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

17,670

4.3360 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,494

4.3422 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

14,910

4.3389 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,823

4.3635 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,864

4.3451 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,406

4.3341 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,100

4.3391 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,578

4.3423 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,883

4.3294 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,822

4.3408 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,556

4.3203 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,301

4.3385 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,103

4.3523 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,942

4.3820 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,883

4.3394 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,849

4.3377 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,683

4.3231 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,579

4.3309 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,375

4.3201 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,237

4.3411 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,159

4.3285 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,762

4.3302 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,440

4.3063 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,288

4.3780 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,268

4.3370 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,195

4.3760 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,111

4.3511 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,079

4.3200 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

891

4.3500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

882

4.3675 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

689

4.3520 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

608

4.3100 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

321

4.3460 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

259

4.3160 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

215

4.3099 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

121

4.3740 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

118

4.3660 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

37

4.3020 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

150,513

4.4551 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

246,879

4.3421 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

243,157

4.3400 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

139,431

4.3435 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

35,403

4.3224 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

22,531

4.3053 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

20,066

4.3448 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,337

4.3389 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,534

4.3438 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,311

4.3371 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,954

4.3379 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,840

4.3548 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,549

4.3376 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,946

4.3535 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,055

4.3403 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,821

4.3445 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,578

4.3428 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,091

4.3193 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,004

4.3236 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,883

4.3299 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,954

4.3213 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,942

4.3820 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,849

4.3382 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,693

4.3610 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,535

4.3439 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,159

4.3289 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,281

4.3579 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

908

4.3210 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

908

4.3200 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

710

4.3500 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

689

4.3520 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

608

4.3100 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

450

4.3553 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

321

4.3460 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

278

4.3179 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

259

4.3160 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

121

4.3740 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

118

4.3660 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

37

4.3020 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

140,000

4.4980 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

810

4.3400 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,942

4.3819 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

215

4.3099 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

25,149

4.3341 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

16,411

4.3400 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6

4.3633 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

22,531

4.3053 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

32,287

4.3433 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,004

4.3236 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

118,222

4.3402 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,534

4.3438 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,281

4.3579 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,087

4.3272 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

186,992

4.3347 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37,117

4.3363 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,449

4.3364 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34,074

4.3380 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,100

4.3391 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

105,087

4.3401 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,195

4.3760 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

278

4.3179 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

23,695

4.3403 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,235

4.3351 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,960

4.3363 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

54,053

4.3382 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

58,643

4.3400 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

67,991

4.5660 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,397

4.4380 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