Form 8.3 - DS SMITH PLC

Barclays PLC

15 April 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:				12 Apr 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 INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
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:			13,564,585	0.98%	18,932,735	1.37%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			15,650,744	1.14%	11,771,494	0.85%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			29,215,329	2.12%	30,704,229	2.23%
(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		647,209		4.1232  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		370,232		4.1349  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		224,409		4.1224  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		140,039		4.1220  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		137,518		4.1355  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		95,321		4.1339  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		61,015		4.1371  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		58,607		4.1365  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		37,043		4.1209  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		22,396		4.1212  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		20,664		4.1194  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		17,949		4.1206  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		16,422		4.1317  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		15,909		4.1375  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		10,038		4.1214  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		8,114		4.1195  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,652		4.1348  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,905		4.1252  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,756		4.1373  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,331		4.1386  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,151		4.1260  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,070		4.1215  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,812		4.1340  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,589		4.1318  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,523		4.1235  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,384		4.1300  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,177		4.1208  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,941		4.1354  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,855		4.1275  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,719		4.1283  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,697		4.1307  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,910		4.1200  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,777		4.1227  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,746		4.1376  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,732		4.1428  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,228		4.1303  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,058		4.1217  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,848		4.1352  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,790		4.1367  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,625		4.1287  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,210		4.1420  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,098		4.1400  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		993		4.1430  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		918		4.1190  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		713		4.1460  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		400		4.1282  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		264		4.1155  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		118		4.1295  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		37		4.1196  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		524,508		4.1220  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		389,337		4.1302  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		224,409		4.1224  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		93,092		4.1249  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		90,575		4.1288  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		84,778		4.1305  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		63,079		4.1362  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		50,626		4.1223  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		30,654		4.1346  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		24,323		4.1317  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		23,372		4.1212  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		16,745		4.1319  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		13,189		4.1315  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		8,850		4.1306  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		8,729		4.1219  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,652		4.1348  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,756		4.1373  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,125		4.1290  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,882		4.1389  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,226		4.1316  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,188		4.1386  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,291		4.1200  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,848		4.1352  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,471		4.1226  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,394		4.1206  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,389		4.1218  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,280		4.1240  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,177		4.1260  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		986		4.1390  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		891		4.1204  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		713		4.1460  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		503		4.1330  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		264		4.1160  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		38		4.1344  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		19		4.1280  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		-262		4.1196  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		400	4.1283  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		603	4.1500  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		638	4.1260  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		955	4.1378  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,790	4.1367  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,941	4.1354  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,963	4.1336  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		7,725	4.1395  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		13,745	4.1383  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		18,245	4.1289  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		61,015	4.1371  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		67,399	4.1339  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		134,027	4.1396  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		216,497	4.1318  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		16	4.1418  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		208	4.1420  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		299	4.1233  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		303	4.1220  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,745	4.1302  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,682	4.1300  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		12,069	4.1219  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		23,700	4.1215  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		295,835	4.1330  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		581	4.1240  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,234	4.1256  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,425	4.1187  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,689	4.1284  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		4,636	4.1214  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		6,125	4.1290  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		31,752	4.1228  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		34,780	4.1286  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		84,778	4.1305  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		93,092	4.1249  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		99,369	4.1220  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		16	4.1418  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		208	4.1420  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		303	4.1220  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,719	4.1283  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,855	4.1275  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		4,177	4.1208  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		5,442	4.1219  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,743	4.1301  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		10,700	4.1265  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,949	4.1206  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		19,961	4.1202  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		23,700	4.1222  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		43,932	4.1220  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		47,000	4.1223  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		147,179	4.1357  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		224,409	4.1224  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		46,801	4.1281  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:				15 Apr 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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