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Barclays PLC - Form 8.3 - DS SMITH PLC
13th January 2025, 15:20
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RNS Number : 1338T
Barclays PLC
13 January 2025
 

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:

10 Jan 2025

(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:



32,531,936

2.36%

17,691,956

1.28%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



12,743,707

0.92%

31,103,080

2.25%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

0

0.00%










TOTAL:



45,275,643

3.28%

48,795,036

3.53%

(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

500,000

5.6483  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

206,149

5.7000  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

101,533

5.6904  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

19,620

5.6694  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

19,515

5.6580  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,932

5.6712  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,699

5.6851  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,299

5.6487  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,464

5.6626  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,122

5.6459  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,974

5.6710  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,695

5.6833  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,610

5.6676  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,159

5.6446  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,940

5.6500  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,515

5.6568  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,361

5.6444  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,974

5.6506  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,903

5.6826  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,878

5.6479  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,494

5.6950  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,145

5.6400  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,129

5.6657  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,009

5.6403  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

643

5.6390  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

541

5.6424  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

510

5.6648  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

510

5.6650  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

469

5.6786  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

452

5.6600  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

424

5.6850  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

366

5.6450  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

87

5.6700  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

35

5.6550  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

125,179

5.6990  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

92,141

5.6711  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

84,317

5.7000  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

55,777

5.6981  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

50,000

5.6485  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

48,463

5.6731  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

44,060

5.6516  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

28,056

5.6669  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,034

5.6811  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,808

5.6369  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,187

5.6756  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,336

5.6821  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,406

5.6503  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,986

5.6677  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,903

5.6697  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,776

5.6632  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,499

5.6428  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,332

5.6640  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,673

5.6450  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,554

5.6542  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,510

5.6550  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,243

5.6600  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

701

5.6569  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

510

5.6792  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

510

5.6650  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

477

5.6749  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

424

5.6850  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

276

5.6750  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

270

5.6400  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

270

5.6407  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

87

5.6700  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

86

5.6500  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

48

5.6999  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

Increasing Short

70,468

5.6735  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,808

5.6369  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,406

5.6503  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

44,060

5.6516  USD

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,056

5.6669  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,189

5.6693  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

92,141

5.6711  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

477

5.6749  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,002

5.6764  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,034

5.6811  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,946

5.6823  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

34,908

5.6862  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

48

5.6999  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

95,332

5.7000  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,878

5.6479  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

500,000

5.6483  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,515

5.6580  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8

5.6600  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

469

5.6786  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,695

5.6832  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,608

5.6959  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

120,284

5.7000  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,181

5.6450  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7,703

5.6857  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

261

5.7000  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,181

5.6450  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

190

5.6628  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

14,206

5.7000  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:

13 Jan 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

























 

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