Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

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:

27 Feb 2024

(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?

MONDI PLC

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:

9,152,901

0.66%

5,187,312

0.38%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

4,752,357

0.35%

8,767,093

0.64%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

13,905,258

1.01%

13,954,405

1.01%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

10p ordinary

Purchase

440,531

3.1841 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

102,056

3.1949 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

93,957

3.1899 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

46,150

3.1846 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

38,975

3.1888 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

35,064

3.1902 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

22,842

3.1891 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,651

3.1886 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,387

3.1840 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,909

3.1883 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,864

3.1842 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,781

3.1850 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,693

3.1845 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,909

3.1872 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,805

3.1875 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,685

3.1862 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,856

3.1882 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,655

3.1874 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,013

3.1858 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,007

3.1920 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

867

3.1880 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

600

3.1885 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

518

3.1830 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

312

3.1870 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12

3.1910 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1

3.1946 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

85,795

3.1840 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

37,121

3.1873 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

22,371

3.1841 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,900

3.1860 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,369

3.1897 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,919

3.1885 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,195

3.1941 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,864

3.1846 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,308

3.1876 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,980

3.1904 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,196

3.1881 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,478

3.1957 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,007

3.1914 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,845

3.1907 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,655

3.1877 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,478

3.1955 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,325

3.1857 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,060

3.1890 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,322

3.1893 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,043

3.1930 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,007

3.1920 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

867

3.1880 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

600

3.1888 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

150

3.1910 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

74

3.1937 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

28

3.1870 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12

3.1913 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,693

3.1844 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,670

3.1892 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

51,028

3.1949 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

93,957

3.1899 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

147,765

3.1840 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

156,508

3.1842 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,322

3.1893 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,538

3.1866 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,831

3.1911 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,000

3.1899 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

48,532

3.1840 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,043

3.1930 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,054

3.1890 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,478

3.1955 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,845

3.1907 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,478

3.1957 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

552

3.1919 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,786

3.1879 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,785

3.1894 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,866

3.1877 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

14,901

3.1875 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,570

3.1907 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,842

3.1891 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

138,960

3.1840 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 exempt principal trader 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:

28 Feb 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213