19th Mar 2024 14:00
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: | 18 Mar 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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| and/or controlled: |
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| 14,089,251 | 1.02% | 7,340,851 | 0.53% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 7,207,192 | 0.52% | 14,370,088 | 1.04% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| TOTAL: |
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| 21,296,443 | 1.55% | 21,710,939 | 1.58% |
(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 | 250,258 | 3.4084 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 216,960 | 3.3959 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 105,030 | 3.4157 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 104,781 | 3.3915 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 101,170 | 3.4213 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 100,267 | 3.3885 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 86,833 | 3.3930 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 79,982 | 3.4263 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 73,980 | 3.4097 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 61,652 | 3.4219 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 33,652 | 3.3901 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 28,629 | 3.4141 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 28,564 | 3.4088 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 25,538 | 3.3962 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 24,945 | 3.3986 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 23,544 | 3.4164 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 17,405 | 3.4300 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 14,401 | 3.4129 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 13,900 | 3.3844 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 13,854 | 3.4230 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 9,378 | 3.3994 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,995 | 3.4012 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,264 | 3.3880 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,081 | 3.4185 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,981 | 3.4023 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,236 | 3.3990 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,167 | 3.3952 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,497 | 3.4030 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,450 | 3.4286 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,371 | 3.4144 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,196 | 3.3960 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,809 | 3.4105 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,772 | 3.4180 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,740 | 3.4252 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,596 | 3.4139 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,544 | 3.3940 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,156 | 3.4020 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,152 | 3.4060 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 999 | 3.4050 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 904 | 3.3924 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 875 | 3.4260 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 850 | 3.3950 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 801 | 3.4110 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 65 | 3.3870 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 15 | 3.3911 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3 | 3.3900 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 389,274 | 3.3880 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 360,516 | 3.4215 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 197,769 | 3.4096 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 114,597 | 3.3915 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 62,467 | 3.4052 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 52,603 | 3.3881 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 45,107 | 3.3850 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 44,812 | 3.4071 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 33,652 | 3.3901 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 32,880 | 3.3936 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 23,431 | 3.4163 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 17,053 | 3.4335 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 10,118 | 3.3938 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 6,476 | 3.3886 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,386 | 3.4050 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,841 | 3.4076 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,386 | 3.4149 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,056 | 3.3975 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,927 | 3.4036 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,369 | 3.3940 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,186 | 3.3953 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,117 | 3.3960 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,733 | 3.4147 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,525 | 3.3860 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,156 | 3.4020 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,152 | 3.4060 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 953 | 3.4180 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 426 | 3.3943 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 259 | 3.3930 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 6 | 3.3920 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3 | 3.3900 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 279 | 3.3870 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 Short | 361,060 | 3.3880 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 267 | 3.3885 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 801 | 3.4110 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,196 | 3.3960 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,371 | 3.4144 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,450 | 3.4286 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,545 | 3.4086 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 10,203 | 3.3921 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 25,538 | 3.3962 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 128,298 | 3.3880 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 23 | 3.3878 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 460 | 3.4052 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,955 | 3.3880 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2,749 | 3.3877 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 13,530 | 3.4199 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 26,076 | 3.4086 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 33,652 | 3.3901 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 44,812 | 3.4071 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 543 | 3.4060 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,034 | 3.3940 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,075 | 3.4215 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 23,431 | 3.4164 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 75,541 | 3.3885 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 23 | 3.3878 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 230 | 3.4052 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 892 | 3.4058 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 904 | 3.3924 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,669 | 3.3880 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,299 | 3.4067 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 2,749 | 3.4062 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 3,544 | 3.3954 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,058 | 3.3880 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,151 | 3.4105 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 13,580 | 3.4300 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 43,654 | 3.4057 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 45,204 | 3.4093 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 250,258 | 3.4084 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 |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price |
| date | money |
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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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NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 19 Mar 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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