Barclays PLC Form 8.3 -DS SMITH PLC

RNS Number : 4580S

Barclays PLC

07 January 2025

 

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:				06 Jan 2025
(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?				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:			32,646,510	2.36%	16,164,974	1.17%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			12,568,349	0.91%	31,211,389	2.26%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			45,214,859	3.28%	47,376,363	3.43%
(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		346,499		5.4393  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		145,384		5.4400  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		100,435		5.4386  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		68,028		5.4061  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		28,783		5.4342  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		25,987		5.4275  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		12,770		5.4141  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		11,864		5.4178  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		9,922		5.4200  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,734		5.4083  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,686		5.4224  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,159		5.4147  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,825		5.4177  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,524		5.4180  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,254		5.4347  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,799		5.4050  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,006		5.4241  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,121		5.4199  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,873		5.4154  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,637		5.4150  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,527		5.4111  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,854		5.4174  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,862		5.4100  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,356		5.3900  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,331		5.4387  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,282		5.4033  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,225		5.4350  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,225		5.4156  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		839		5.4125  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		746		5.4148  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		625		5.4175  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		563		5.4375  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		458		5.4500  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2		5.4000  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		273,863		5.4382  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		207,177		5.4328  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		113,168		5.4373  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		100,435		5.4385  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		83,332		5.4309  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		60,042		5.4164  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		45,166		5.4139  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		42,941		5.4283  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		31,375		5.4070  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		20,881		5.4133  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		20,335		5.4286  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		17,580		5.4125  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		15,487		5.4076  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		13,311		5.4236  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		12,746		5.4115  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,810		5.4400  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,821		5.3928  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,715		5.4167  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,833		5.4193  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,321		5.4111  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,101		5.4100  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,589		5.4140  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,310		5.4016  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,842		5.4019  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,841		5.4086  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,640		5.4329  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,587		5.4244  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,550		5.4107  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,253		5.4150  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,807		5.4075  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,504		5.4177  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,356		5.3900  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,225		5.4350  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		625		5.4175  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		609		5.4200  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		458		5.4500  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		202		5.4380  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2		5.4000  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		Increasing Short		44,219	5.4186  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,586	5.4100  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,635	5.4111  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,746	5.4115  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,707	5.4163  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		60,042	5.4164  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		625	5.4175  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,311	5.4235  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,631	5.4242  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,587	5.4244  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		94,461	5.4285  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		93,070	5.4287  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,640	5.4329  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		148,633	5.4376  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		32,255	5.4397  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		61,951	5.4400  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		364	5.4050  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		746	5.4148  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,492	5.4276  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		28,783	5.4342  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		112,925	5.4379  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,331	5.4387  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		963	5.4400  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		156	5.4500  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		55,000	5.4735  USD
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		890	5.4096  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		66,670	5.4345  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		262	5.4400  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		458	5.4500  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		2,147	5.4550  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		100,435	5.4385  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		9,331	5.4400  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		2,147	5.4550  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:				07 Jan 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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