19th Feb 2024 12:42
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 |
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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: | 16 Feb 2024 | |||||
(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? | MONDI PLC |
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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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| 8,675,748 | 0.63% | 7,422,817 | 0.54% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 6,802,768 | 0.49% | 8,198,572 | 0.60% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 15,478,516 | 1.12% | 15,621,389 | 1.13% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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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 | ||||
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10p ordinary | Purchase | 772,469 | 3.2880 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 570,838 | 3.2878 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 205,429 | 3.2290 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 75,000 | 3.2537 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 38,991 | 3.2874 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 35,770 | 3.2742 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 26,255 | 3.2630 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 17,332 | 3.2535 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 14,901 | 3.2772 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 12,757 | 3.2660 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 10,632 | 3.2659 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,692 | 3.2729 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,437 | 3.2504 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,933 | 3.2697 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,619 | 3.2637 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,751 | 3.2510 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,695 | 3.2640 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,993 | 3.2646 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,821 | 3.2848 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,610 | 3.2648 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,088 | 3.2670 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,558 | 3.2768 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,508 | 3.2600 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,490 | 3.2830 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,283 | 3.2960 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,199 | 3.2840 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,097 | 3.2752 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 571 | 3.2870 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 503 | 3.2680 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 133 | 3.2861 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 979,192 | 3.2870 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 429,346 | 3.2880 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 252,411 | 3.2802 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 130,646 | 3.2510 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 128,961 | 3.2886 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 76,542 | 3.2572 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 72,033 | 3.2732 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 37,604 | 3.2560 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 34,333 | 3.2769 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 21,614 | 3.2879 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 17,300 | 3.2741 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 12,247 | 3.2863 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 10,632 | 3.2660 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 9,995 | 3.2565 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 9,807 | 3.2663 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 6,323 | 3.2848 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 6,205 | 3.2813 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,709 | 3.2615 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,284 | 3.2888 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,588 | 3.2607 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,524 | 3.2746 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,301 | 3.2616 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,211 | 3.2838 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,209 | 3.2610 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,000 | 3.2860 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,821 | 3.2852 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,765 | 3.2586 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,401 | 3.2881 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,000 | 3.2830 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,508 | 3.2600 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,199 | 3.2840 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,158 | 3.2918 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,061 | 3.2670 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,044 | 3.2630 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,044 | 3.2681 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,016 | 3.2655 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 503 | 3.2680 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 452 | 3.2640 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 273 | 3.2700 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 250 | 3.2525 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 148 | 3.2970 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 111 | 3.2930 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 33 | 3.2940 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 18 | 3.2650 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | -5 | 3.2861 GBP | ||||
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(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 | SWAP | Closing Long | 37,207 | 3.2875 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 68,005 | 3.2880 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,097 | 3.2752 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,108 | 3.2637 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,374 | 3.2640 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,330 | 3.2776 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 6,437 | 3.2504 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 10,329 | 3.2878 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 14,901 | 3.2772 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 17,332 | 3.2535 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 104,416 | 3.2865 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 166,311 | 3.2880 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 205,429 | 3.2290 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,327 | 3.2507 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,000 | 3.2826 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 4,123 | 3.2879 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 5,217 | 3.2751 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,901 | 3.2973 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,399 | 3.2586 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 10,632 | 3.2659 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 21,614 | 3.2879 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 25,947 | 3.2859 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 130,646 | 3.2510 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 554 | 3.2640 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,547 | 3.2646 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 25,564 | 3.2827 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 35,286 | 3.2784 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 54,600 | 3.2886 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 72,033 | 3.2732 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 76,542 | 3.2572 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 252,411 | 3.2802 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 430,592 | 3.2879 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 473,424 | 3.2880 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,327 | 3.2882 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,880 | 3.2748 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 4,123 | 3.2879 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,812 | 3.2720 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 15,000 | 3.2636 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 19,634 | 3.2629 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 25,947 | 3.2859 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 103,884 | 3.2880 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 428,251 | 3.2880 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 6,564 | 3.2708 GBP | |||
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(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: | 19 Feb 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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