7th Aug 2024 11:01
FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section 3b |
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Replaces form released on 15:20 15/07/2024 |
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RNS Number : 4668W |
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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: | 12-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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| 38,400,125 | 2.78% | 25,389,539 | 1.83% |
-2 | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 7,763,672 | 0.56% | 37,675,008 | 2.73% |
-3 | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 46,163,797 | 3.34% | 63,064,547 | 4.56% |
(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 | 826,021 | 4.2080 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 341,555 | 4.2060 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 176,479 | 4.1982 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 93,240 | 4.2076 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 62,743 | 4.1953 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 62,321 | 4.1919 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 59,521 | 4.2077 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 40,827 | 4.1899 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 22,027 | 4.2020 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 21,372 | 4.1955 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 17,000 | 4.1949 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 15,698 | 4.1956 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,935 | 4.1907 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,504 | 4.1948 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,655 | 4.1959 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,003 | 4.1980 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,894 | 4.1961 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,817 | 4.1867 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,658 | 4.1887 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,118 | 4.1851 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,919 | 4.2016 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,694 | 4.1920 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,684 | 4.2025 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,557 | 4.1960 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,464 | 4.1986 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,451 | 4.1905 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,329 | 4.1890 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,094 | 4.2100 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,065 | 4.2030 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 325 | 4.1941 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 199 | 4.1680 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,122,894 | 4.2140 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 264,226 | 4.2080 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 250,000 | 4.1804 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 250,000 | 4.1944 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 135,226 | 4.1851 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 86,462 | 4.2056 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 65,695 | 4.2058 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 46,811 | 4.1895 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 12,340 | 4.2082 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,619 | 4.2017 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,025 | 4.1940 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,309 | 4.1980 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,102 | 4.2000 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,881 | 4.1920 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,795 | 4.1917 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,123 | 4.1959 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,094 | 4.2100 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,065 | 4.2030 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 999 | 4.1880 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 702 | 4.1960 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 416 | 4.1972 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 51 | 4.1840 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 | 696 | 4.2079 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 6,046 | 4.2080 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 1,557 | 4.1962 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 9,782 | 4.1976 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 406 | 4.1980 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 46,649 | 4.2079 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 131,441 | 4.2080 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 1,094 | 4.2100 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,740 | 4.1995 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 61,720 | 4.1953 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,023 | 4.1953 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 787 | 4.1880 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,643 | 4.1940 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 547 | 4.2000 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,300 | 4.2080 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,658 | 4.1887 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 36,309 | 4.1895 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,451 | 4.1905 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 176,479 | 4.1982 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,464 | 4.1986 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 74,206 | 4.2016 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 83,128 | 4.2080 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 416 | 4.1972 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 40,827 | 4.1899 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,221 | 4.2065 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 10,201 | 4.2077 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 212 | 4.1880 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,937 | 4.1958 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 15,145 | 4.1924 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 21,372 | 4.1955 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 104,462 | 4.2080 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 173,735 | 4.1851 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 40,595 | 4.1899 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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