Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

24 January 2025

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a Replaces form Released at 16/01/2025 14:44 RNS Number : 6518T
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:			15 Jan 2025
(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:				32,872,532	2.38%	27,114,155	1.96%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,838,877	0.93%	30,926,704	2.24%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				45,711,409	3.31%	58,040,859	4.20%
(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	408,521	5.7650  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	125,358	5.7683  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	111,531	5.7600  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	54,950	5.7405  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	35,966	5.7710  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	31,369	5.7724  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	27,877	5.7400  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	21,079	5.7675  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	17,044	5.7806  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	15,067	5.7511  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	12,735	5.7512  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	10,015	5.7572  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,480	5.7509  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,071	5.7461  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,069	5.7647  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,030	5.7573  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,892	5.7578  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,805	5.7504  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,099	5.7685  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,574	5.7693  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,032	5.7567  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,695	5.7649  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,618	5.7517  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,537	5.8100  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,303	5.7375  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,979	5.7510  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,848	5.7463  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,718	5.7540  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,137	5.7520  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,018	5.7814  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,712	5.7613  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,617	5.7450  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,608	5.7785  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,077	5.7381  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,069	5.7775  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	924	5.7522  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	906	5.7500  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	789	5.8098  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	642	5.8200  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	456	5.7653  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	306	5.8050  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	211	5.7525  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	13	5.7627  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,775,303	5.7500  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	330,166	5.7652  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	71,557	5.7650  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	60,564	5.7608  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	57,657	5.7757  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	53,998	5.7645  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	38,352	5.7454  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	13,595	5.7765  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	12,965	5.7450  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,420	5.7726  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,784	5.7541  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,588	5.7476  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,186	5.7600  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,935	5.7377  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,545	5.7596  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,332	5.7806  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,206	5.7552  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,785	5.7363  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,775	5.7745  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,278	5.7333  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,228	5.7350  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	789	5.8100  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	622	5.7200  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	617	5.7300  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	553	5.7400  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	306	5.8050  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	203	5.7571  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	44	5.7456  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	31	5.7750  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7	5.7692  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3	5.7516  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2	5.7625  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	55,785	5.7673  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	12,507	5.7679  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,754	5.7331  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	10,772	5.7450  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,588	5.7476  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	142,164	5.7650  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	62,331	5.7683  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	57,657	5.7757  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	108	5.7500  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	8,480	5.7509  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,979	5.7510  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,712	5.7612  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	13,236	5.7641  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	64,099	5.7650  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	117,806	5.7668  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	35,966	5.7710  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	12,942	5.7714  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	17,044	5.7806  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	22,579	5.7629  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	69,980	5.7650  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	94,442	5.7650  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:				24 Jan 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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