Form 8.3 - DS SMITH PLC

Barclays PLC

03 May 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:				02 May 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:			22,153,301	1.61%	7,948,585	0.58%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			8,562,177	0.62%	21,472,725	1.56%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			30,715,478	2.23%	29,421,310	2.13%
(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		783,851		3.5453  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		399,599		3.5622  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		201,063		3.5240  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		200,000		3.5200  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		167,411		3.5580  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		137,701		3.5578  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		103,531		3.5175  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		100,000		3.5205  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		100,000		3.5183  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		100,000		3.5251  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		100,000		3.5180  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		100,000		3.5203  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		100,000		3.5137  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		100,000		3.5283  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		100,000		3.5154  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		97,933		3.5687  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		93,765		3.5638  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		78,765		3.5529  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		73,322		3.5280  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		73,080		3.5491  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		66,773		3.5633  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		57,192		3.5560  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		49,634		3.5576  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		48,291		3.5368  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		41,872		3.5434  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		32,740		3.5428  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		31,423		3.5579  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		30,155		3.5700  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		29,507		3.5660  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		29,390		3.5326  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		28,363		3.5349  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		25,832		3.5430  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		25,599		3.5450  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		23,638		3.5382  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		21,919		3.5658  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		19,597		3.5484  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		18,103		3.5454  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		14,841		3.5413  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		14,829		3.5435  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		14,297		3.5550  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		9,659		3.5403  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		8,351		3.5507  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,930		3.5373  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,381		3.5626  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,559		3.5237  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,248		3.5494  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,000		3.5215  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,614		3.5348  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,937		3.5440  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,684		3.5505  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,600		3.5168  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,591		3.5277  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,647		3.5219  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,606		3.5210  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,588		3.5399  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,889		3.5360  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,871		3.5495  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,568		3.5350  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,306		3.5370  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,216		3.5530  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		962		3.5600  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		896		3.5126  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		785		3.5100  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		785		3.5520  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		112		3.5554  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		390,768		3.5617  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		357,552		3.5580  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		331,306		3.5214  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		283,162		3.5208  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		234,257		3.5526  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		197,493		3.5197  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		192,478		3.5572  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		161,800		3.5348  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		137,701		3.5578  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		114,558		3.5605  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		112,874		3.5416  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		101,969		3.5604  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		100,000		3.5200  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		91,936		3.5246  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		77,151		3.5701  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		73,322		3.5280  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		67,233		3.5183  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		58,000		3.5442  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		55,109		3.5189  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		50,771		3.5571  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		50,664		3.5596  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		42,395		3.5352  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		37,508		3.5394  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		29,473		3.5560  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		28,535		3.5171  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		28,497		3.5678  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		26,348		3.5576  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		25,599		3.5454  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		23,499		3.5592  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		17,964		3.5610  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		17,383		3.5589  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		16,109		3.5750  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		15,725		3.5564  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		15,679		3.5477  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		15,117		3.5448  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		14,841		3.5413  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		14,378		3.5466  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		14,297		3.5550  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		12,567		3.5488  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		11,932		3.5583  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		11,038		3.5577  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10,860		3.5425  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10,834		3.5741  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10,206		3.5230  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,832		3.5535  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,599		3.5360  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,416		3.5209  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,381		3.5629  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,831		3.5529  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,268		3.5540  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,710		3.5720  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,598		3.5579  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,222		3.5188  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,711		3.5104  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,669		3.5218  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,474		3.5758  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,345		3.5503  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,995		3.5281  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,588		3.5403  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,532		3.5600  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,077		3.5349  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,851		3.5530  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,666		3.5494  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,568		3.5350  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,485		3.5300  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,439		3.5179  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,306		3.5370  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,259		3.5505  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,106		3.5420  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,070		3.5256  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		896		3.5129  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		824		3.5780  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		785		3.5520  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		785		3.5100  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		487		3.5820  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		283		3.5595  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		47		3.5590  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		18		3.5111  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		-42		3.5554  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		Closing Short		133,601	3.5579  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		28,363	3.5349  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		30,155	3.5700  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,439	3.5180  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,666	3.5494  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,757	3.5579  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,052	3.5670  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,116	3.5360  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,624	3.5510  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,925	3.5550  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,480	3.5580  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		13,839	3.5521  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,625	3.5580  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		46,259	3.5569  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		138,534	3.5580  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		139,007	3.5583  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		234,257	3.5526  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		18	3.5107  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		283	3.5594  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,070	3.5256  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,242	3.5214  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		14,173	3.5348  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		28,497	3.5678  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	3.5180  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2	3.5290  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		214	3.5580  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,591	3.5277  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,248	3.5494  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,639	3.5492  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		16,823	3.5211  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		25,832	3.5430  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		29,507	3.5660  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		57,192	3.5560  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		93,765	3.5638  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		115,974	3.5567  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		141,265	3.5579  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		392,834	3.5356  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		70,093	3.5486  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:				03 May 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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