Company Announcements

Form 8.3 - International Paper Company

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 7462E
Barclays PLC
18 September 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

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

 

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:

17 Sep 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?

DS SMITH PLC

 

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:

common stock

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

833,726

0.24%

495,648

0.14%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

368,809

0.11%

0

0.00%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

123,800

0.04%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

1,326,335

0.38%

495,648

0.14%

(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

 

common stock

Purchase

95,343

49.6915  USD

common stock

Purchase

58,268

49.5213  USD

common stock

Purchase

32,360

49.4900  USD

common stock

Purchase

20,794

50.2462  USD

common stock

Purchase

18,824

49.6983  USD

common stock

Purchase

13,961

50.0133  USD

common stock

Purchase

11,868

49.9826  USD

common stock

Purchase

10,650

49.7801  USD

common stock

Purchase

4,645

49.6655  USD

common stock

Purchase

3,894

49.4921  USD

common stock

Purchase

3,872

49.5780  USD

common stock

Purchase

3,760

49.5805  USD

common stock

Purchase

3,245

49.8746  USD

common stock

Purchase

2,000

50.4590  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,928

50.3341  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,600

49.3700  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,394

49.6256  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,136

49.7686  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,120

50.0310  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,074

50.0933  USD

common stock

Purchase

967

50.0489  USD

common stock

Purchase

900

50.1388  USD

common stock

Purchase

600

50.4483  USD

common stock

Purchase

417

49.6269  USD

common stock

Purchase

409

50.4736  USD

common stock

Purchase

400

50.4600  USD

common stock

Purchase

400

50.2168  USD

common stock

Purchase

200

49.8800  USD

common stock

Purchase

200

50.4400  USD

common stock

Purchase

100

50.4200  USD

common stock

Purchase

100

49.8900  USD

common stock

Purchase

100

49.9700  USD

common stock

Purchase

63

50.0066  USD

common stock

Sale

85,781

49.5726  USD

common stock

Sale

44,022

49.5984  USD

common stock

Sale

23,388

49.4900  USD

common stock

Sale

21,229

49.7723  USD

common stock

Sale

13,480

50.4083  USD

common stock

Sale

10,596

49.9804  USD

common stock

Sale

9,110

49.7542  USD

common stock

Sale

6,676

49.4977  USD

common stock

Sale

6,444

50.3204  USD

common stock

Sale

6,051

49.7443  USD

common stock

Sale

5,988

49.8994  USD

common stock

Sale

5,934

49.9826  USD

common stock

Sale

5,380

49.9118  USD

common stock

Sale

5,265

49.9789  USD

common stock

Sale

4,934

49.4928  USD

common stock

Sale

4,078

49.6564  USD

common stock

Sale

3,804

50.0767  USD

common stock

Sale

3,126

50.0494  USD

common stock

Sale

2,200

49.6686  USD

common stock

Sale

2,082

49.9894  USD

common stock

Sale

1,928

50.3341  USD

common stock

Sale

1,675

49.7758  USD

common stock

Sale

1,600

49.3700  USD

common stock

Sale

1,190

50.0742  USD

common stock

Sale

1,120

50.0310  USD

common stock

Sale

1,004

49.7717  USD

common stock

Sale

914

49.9785  USD

common stock

Sale

900

50.1388  USD

common stock

Sale

865

49.9854  USD

common stock

Sale

793

49.9709  USD

common stock

Sale

705

49.5179  USD

common stock

Sale

549

49.9600  USD

common stock

Sale

440

49.4873  USD

common stock

Sale

410

49.9819  USD

common stock

Sale

400

50.2168  USD

common stock

Sale

337

49.5956  USD

common stock

Sale

319

49.5462  USD

common stock

Sale

300

50.1666  USD

common stock

Sale

221

49.9701  USD

common stock

Sale

200

50.0100  USD

common stock

Sale

175

49.5325  USD

common stock

Sale

164

49.5242  USD

common stock

Sale

146

49.9722  USD

common stock

Sale

132

49.7451  USD

common stock

Sale

100

49.2900  USD

common stock

Sale

100

49.4500  USD

common stock

Sale

100

50.0000  USD

common stock

Sale

100

49.5200  USD

common stock

Sale

100

49.5000  USD

common stock

Sale

87

49.4232  USD

common stock

Sale

37

49.5100  USD

common stock

Sale

7

50.1300  USD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

common stock

SWAP

Increasing Long

667

49.4874  USD

common stock

SWAP

Decreasing Long

730

49.4925  USD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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?

YES

Date of disclosure:

18 Sep 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO

PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings

Barclays PLC.

are being disclosed:

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO

relevant securities this from relates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

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

common stock

Put Options

Written

123,800

45.0000

American

20 Sep 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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