Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC
10 September 2024
 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3b
Replaces form Released at 09/09/2024 15:10 RNS Number : 4737D

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

 relevant securities this form relates:

DS SMITH PLC

(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:

06 Sep 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

 disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

YES:
 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:

32,703,981

2.37%

28,548,211

2.07%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

11,093,521

0.80%

32,343,569

2.34%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 TOTAL:

 

43,797,502

3.18%

60,891,780

4.41%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant

 security

Purchase/sale

Number of

 securities

Price per unit

10p ordinary

Purchase

371,762

4.4775  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

181,138

4.5220  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

147,384

4.5020  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

119,837

4.4960  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

85,027

4.4717  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

84,199

4.4726  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

78,545

4.5127  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

52,390

4.5181  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

48,480

4.5262  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

39,225

4.5027  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

28,282

4.4994  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

28,011

4.5177  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,746

4.4720  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,404

4.5189  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

14,947

4.5122  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,350

4.5239  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,995

4.4962  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,805

4.4938  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,553

4.4973  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,226

4.4941  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,490

4.4893  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,250

4.5170  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,081

4.4935  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,195

4.4953  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,024

4.5270  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,407

4.4926  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,335

4.5086  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,086

4.5285  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,044

4.5300  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,016

4.5180  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,985

4.5097  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,676

4.5000  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,481

4.4937  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,314

4.5254  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,178

4.5295  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,845

4.4940  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,723

4.5012  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,373

4.4967  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,992

4.5292  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,926

4.5143  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,362

4.4888  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,311

4.5258  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,016

4.4980  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

990

4.4800  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

784

4.5280  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

770

4.5240  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

739

4.4840  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

711

4.4855  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

672

4.5400  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

626

4.5360  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

103

4.5230  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

780,422

4.4720  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

325,438

4.4990  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

182,057

4.5220  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

95,699

4.5191  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

87,929

4.4756  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

87,179

4.4724  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

48,480

4.5262  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

23,498

4.4981  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

19,490

4.5209  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

15,583

4.5296  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,731

4.5009  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,098

4.5071  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,036

4.5297  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,024

4.5270  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,720

4.5077  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,314

4.5254  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,171

4.5000  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,912

4.4893  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,540

4.4960  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,101

4.5119  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,464

4.4810  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,409

4.4996  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,311

4.5258  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,202

4.5300  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,145

4.5100  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

990

4.4800  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

990

4.4801  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

895

4.4820  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

810

4.5080  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

784

4.5280  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

539

4.5180  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

370

4.5060  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

290

4.4947  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

111

4.4804  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

103

4.5234  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

83

4.4752  GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

 relevant

 security

Product  description

Nature of dealing

Number of

 reference

 securities

Price per

 unit

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,289

4.4950  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

710,118

4.4720  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

78,263

4.4729  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,130

4.4960  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

83

4.5000  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,417

4.5020  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,098

4.5071  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,720

4.5077  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,583

4.5296  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

103,029

4.4720  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,204

4.4722  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,319

4.4726  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

253,370

4.4783  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,805

4.5021  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,060

4.5024  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

39,225

4.5027  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,180

4.5040  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,335

4.5086  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

78,545

4.5127  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,378

4.5155  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

626

4.5360  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

234

4.4720  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

83

4.4753  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,270

4.4966  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

962

4.5024  GBP









(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions

 (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

 of

 relevant

 security

Product

 description

Writing,

 purchasing,

 selling,

 varying etc

Number

 of

 securities

 to which

 option

 relates

Exercise

 price

 per unit

Type

Expiry

 date

Option

 money

 paid/

 received

 per unit

















(ii)

Exercising

 






Class of relevant

 security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

 securities

Exercise price per

 unit














(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for

 new securities)

Class of relevant

 security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

 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 person 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:

10 Sep 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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