Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

Barclays PLC
25 March 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:

22 Mar 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:

 

 

15,589,085

1.13%

10,803,593

0.78%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

7,278,488

0.53%

15,227,360

1.11%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

22,867,573

1.66%

26,030,953

1.89%

(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

549,651

3.4963  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

279,387

3.4950  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

210,847

3.4970  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

118,986

3.4988  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

94,982

3.4944  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

50,733

3.4986  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

36,856

3.4969  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

35,843

3.4935  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

27,800

3.4974  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

25,112

3.4989  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

17,194

3.4947  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,103

3.4987  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

14,615

3.4992  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,704

3.4982  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,216

3.4938  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,267

3.4920  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,986

3.4981  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,508

3.5000  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,830

3.4973  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,970

3.4957  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,830

3.4911  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,543

3.4951  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,465

3.4936  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,106

3.4760  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

970

3.4980  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

949

3.4930  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

788

3.4990  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

379

3.4870  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

242

3.4955  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

659,970

3.4969  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

221,536

3.4970  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

111,813

3.4988  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

56,904

3.4974  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

52,694

3.4962  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

47,130

3.4985  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

33,767

3.4972  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

26,050

3.4965  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

21,890

3.4991  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,514

3.5000  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,971

3.4984  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,255

3.4987  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,000

3.4860  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,185

3.4997  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,860

3.4994  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,252

3.4909  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,800

3.4976  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,147

3.4936  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,106

3.4760  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

970

3.4980  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

950

3.4990  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

749

3.4941  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

392

3.4960  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

117

3.4920  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

20

3.4950  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

89

3.5010  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

699

3.4987  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,543

3.4951  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,923

3.4968  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,970

3.4957  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,830

3.4973  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,194

3.4947  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30,806

3.4971  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

117

3.4920  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

297

3.4969  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,225

3.4967  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,000

3.4860  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

12,019

3.4946  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,419

3.4960  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33,767

3.4972  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

174,548

3.4970  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

206,492

3.4970  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

392

3.4960  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,293

3.4909  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

17,166

3.4973  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

52,694

3.4962  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

119,246

3.4969  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

142,049

3.4970  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

297

3.4969  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

380

3.4990  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,106

3.4760  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,830

3.4911  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,225

3.4762  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,408

3.4947  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

29,377

3.4970  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

41,464

3.4944  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

311,274

3.4946  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

549,651

3.4963  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:

25 Mar 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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