Form 8.3 - SMART METERING SYSTEMS PLC Amendment

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Barclays (BARC)
Smart Metering Systems (SMS)

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FORM 8.3 Amendment to Sale
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:			SMART METERING SYSTEMS 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:			18 Jan 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?			NO
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:				1p ordinary
				Interests		Short Positions
				Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:				2,101,718	1.57%	25,276	0.02%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,171	0.01%	2,391,122	1.79%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				2,428,889	1.58%	2,416,398	1.81%
(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
1p ordinary	Purchase	80,590	9.4844 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	65,013	9.5022 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	37,453	9.4808 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	36,269	9.4847 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	24,260	9.4994 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	18,099	9.5047 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	16,734	9.5000 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	11,675	9.4834 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	9,052	9.4947 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	4,256	9.5024 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,642	9.4995 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	2,676	9.5050 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,576	9.4988 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	889	9.4950 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	477	9.4970 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	305	9.4900 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	305	9.4890 GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	66	9.4800 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	315,000	9.4943 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	100,066	9.4800 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	40,034	9.5000 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	21,852	9.5013 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	18,122	9.4986 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	4,256	9.5024 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	305	9.4900 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	49	9.4950 GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security	Product description	Nature of dealing	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	11,675	9.4834 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	816	9.4900 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	17,306	9.4991 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	315,000	9.4943 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,550	9.5000 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	6,035	9.5016 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	9,052	9.4947 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	18,099	9.5047 GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	36,269	9.4847 GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	63,463	9.5023 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:				22 Jan 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213