Barclays PLC Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

RNS Number : 5484V

Barclays PLC

31 January 2025

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a Replaces form Released at 08/01/2025 14:32 RNS Number : 6286S
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:			07 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:				32,361,850	2.33%	16,459,374	1.19%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,809,944	0.93%	30,928,101	2.24%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				45,171,794	3.25%	47,387,475	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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Purchase and sales
Class of relevant  security	Purchase/sale	Number of  securities	Price per unit
10p ordinary	Purchase	399,065	5.4288  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	151,676	5.4300  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	133,226	5.4117  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	88,962	5.4277  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	78,613	5.4251  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	61,391	5.4227  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	28,654	5.4228  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	21,324	5.4147  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	17,093	5.4234  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	11,946	5.4193  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	9,510	5.4028  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	9,000	5.3793  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,928	5.4052  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,378	5.4208  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,610	5.4050  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,462	5.4194  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,442	5.4303  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,434	5.4085  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,305	5.4115  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,056	5.4114  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,848	5.3900  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,266	5.4100  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,139	5.4049  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,078	5.4264  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,536	5.3966  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,080	5.3873  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,850	5.4260  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,783	5.4433  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,757	5.4150  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,343	5.4092  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,318	5.4069  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,213	5.4009  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,137	5.4109  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,998	5.4000  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,945	5.3978  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,703	5.4075  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,571	5.3950  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,541	5.4550  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,443	5.4250  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,400	5.4400  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,287	5.4200  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,159	5.4235  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,135	5.4544  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,091	5.3775  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,006	5.3975  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	974	5.4500  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	895	5.3800  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	724	5.4450  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	623	5.3550  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	593	5.3850  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	376	5.4375  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	328,894	5.4261  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	243,724	5.4300  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	171,511	5.4311  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	155,184	5.4293  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	142,106	5.4129  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	105,349	5.4177  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	63,418	5.4100  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	45,351	5.4188  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	43,847	5.4416  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	42,458	5.4170  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	31,924	5.4136  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	31,179	5.4141  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	29,875	5.4000  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	27,877	5.3551  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	26,374	5.4131  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	20,257	5.4117  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	19,114	5.4344  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	18,214	5.4462  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	16,260	5.4304  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	15,220	5.4444  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	15,109	5.4060  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	13,667	5.4063  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,304	5.4500  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	9,076	5.3801  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,634	5.4009  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,145	5.4149  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,808	5.4050  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,250	5.4262  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,848	5.3900  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,748	5.4128  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,239	5.4143  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,845	5.3859  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,733	5.4263  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,916	5.3927  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,757	5.4150  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,708	5.3977  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,470	5.4309  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,329	5.4450  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,951	5.4021  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,907	5.4303  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,682	5.4190  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,675	5.4001  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,571	5.3950  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,541	5.4550  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,443	5.4250  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,400	5.4400  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,219	5.4104  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,116	5.3875  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,091	5.3775  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	728	5.4075  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	623	5.3550  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	593	5.3850  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	479	5.4114  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	111	5.4091  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	95	5.3800  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	54,876	5.4155  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	945	5.3550  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,091	5.3775  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,708	5.3977  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,520	5.4025  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	13,667	5.4063  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	111	5.4091  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	479	5.4114  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	113,328	5.4129  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,384	5.4138  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	15,726	5.4140  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	31,179	5.4141  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,239	5.4143  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	12,027	5.4147  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	107,227	5.4172  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	91,947	5.4185  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	44,611	5.4188  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	49,026	5.4208  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	16,937	5.4297  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	282,379	5.4300  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	19,114	5.4344  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,080	5.3873  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	519	5.4079  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,343	5.4092  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,304	5.4111  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	14,603	5.4207  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	61,391	5.4227  USD
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,850	5.4260  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	15,128	5.4291  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	38,911	5.4300  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	4,820	5.4219  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	423	5.4300  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	100,000	5.4079  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:				31 Jan 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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