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Barclays PLC - Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc
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RNS Number : 7631L
Barclays PLC
11 November 2024
 

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:

08 Nov 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?

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:

 

 

23,053,829

1.66%

23,320,385

1.68%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

11,975,496

0.87%

22,278,413

1.61%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

35,029,325

2.53%

45,598,798

3.29%

(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

305,218

5.6566  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

128,329

5.6636  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

83,193

5.6646  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

74,378

5.6550  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

58,909

5.6561  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

56,023

5.6654  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

22,075

5.6678  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,667

5.6757  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,120

5.6552  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,710

5.6755  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,998

5.6695  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,668

5.6839  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,583

5.6689  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,120

5.6640  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,660

5.6450  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,151

5.6850  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

898

5.6776  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

299

5.6600  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

219

5.6725  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

174

5.7075  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

30

5.6694  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

300,000

5.6702  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

208,559

5.6550  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

38,000

5.6485  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,989

5.6733  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,858

5.6559  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,568

5.6528  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,667

5.6757  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,387

5.6628  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,130

5.6698  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,217

5.6636  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,811

5.6758  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,284

5.6542  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,707

5.6538  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,553

5.6647  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,287

5.6607  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,054

5.6507  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,660

5.6450  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,517

5.6451  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,493

5.6400  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,267

5.7038  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,086

5.6677  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

712

5.6484  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

683

5.6850  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

245

5.6900  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

174

5.7080  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

66

5.7050  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

30

5.6700  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 Short

26,718

5.6590  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

712

5.6484  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

38,000

5.6485  USD

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,054

5.6507  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,707

5.6538  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,284

5.6542  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

31,306

5.6547  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

175,349

5.6550  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,181

5.6559  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,287

5.6607  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,217

5.6636  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

300,000

5.6702  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,108

5.8100  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

118,071

5.6550  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

57,581

5.6552  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

58,909

5.6561  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

208,180

5.6573  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

128,329

5.6636  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

83,193

5.6646  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

56,023

5.6654  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,318

5.6669  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,998

5.6695  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,695

5.6720  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

153,700

5.7673  USD

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7,667

5.6757  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,469

5.6983  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:

11 Nov 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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