Barclays PLC Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

RNS Number : 6700M

Barclays PLC

18 November 2024

 

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:				15 Nov 2024
(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:			27,452,759	1.98%	23,444,242	1.69%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			12,302,691	0.89%	26,182,991	1.90%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			39,755,450	2.87%	49,627,233	3.59%
(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		350,404		5.6227  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		103,875		5.6650  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		63,236		5.6312  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		57,393		5.6050  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		48,256		5.6415  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		40,204		5.6321  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		27,455		5.6407  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		23,347		5.6400  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		10,147		5.6368  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,883		5.6336  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,718		5.6367  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,919		5.6124  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,789		5.6670  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,054		5.6600  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,844		5.6647  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,147		5.6550  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,500		5.6025  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		582		5.6425  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		556		5.6750  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		541		5.6525  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		526		5.6771  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		213,681		5.6429  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		63,236		5.6312  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		50,742		5.6324  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		28,417		5.6554  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		25,439		5.6454  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		21,468		5.6398  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		16,239		5.6626  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		15,182		5.6382  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		13,830		5.6354  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		13,692		5.6355  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		12,112		5.6614  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		8,831		5.6640  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,256		5.6501  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,234		5.6400  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,453		5.6149  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,326		5.6193  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,402		5.6618  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,289		5.6498  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,711		5.6565  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,631		5.6575  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,352		5.6566  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,321		5.6651  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,670		5.6606  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,658		5.6384  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,451		5.6599  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,426		5.6650  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,293		5.6491  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,166		5.6213  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,125		5.5914  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,006		5.6750  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		956		5.6583  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		613		5.6430  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		489		5.5700  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		473		5.6500  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		13		5.6530  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1		5.6800  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		Decreasing Short		26,961	5.6355  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,125	5.5914  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		50,742	5.6324  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,630	5.6332  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		21,463	5.6352  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,012	5.6400  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		206,964	5.6432  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		17,022	5.6454  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,293	5.6491  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		28,417	5.6554  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		94,634	5.5912  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,896	5.6223  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		40,204	5.6321  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		105,372	5.6322  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,883	5.6336  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,958	5.6351  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,147	5.6368  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		109,360	5.6400  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		41,747	5.6402  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,718	5.6411  USD
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		582	5.6425  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		705	5.5746  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,363	5.6400  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		50,000	5.6591  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		63,236	5.6312  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1,363	5.6400  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:				18 Nov 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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