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Barclays PLC, DS Smith PLC

Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 8399M
Barclays PLC
19 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:

18 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:

 

 

27,322,910

1.97%

23,641,289

1.71%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

12,263,603

0.89%

26,041,517

1.89%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

39,586,513

2.86%

49,682,806

3.60%

(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

327,169

5.7085  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

262,841

5.7200  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

104,312

5.6903  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

77,000

5.7124  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

24,540

5.6972  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

19,969

5.7137  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,928

5.7219  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,383

5.6996  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,459

5.6880  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,973

5.7100  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

911

5.6877  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

616

5.7300  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

412

5.6900  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

374

5.7000  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

78

5.7150  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

30

5.7050  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

223,697

5.7200  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

193,028

5.7114  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

189,742

5.6863  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

95,527

5.6994  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

83,531

5.7050  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

29,455

5.6700  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

27,834

5.7100  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

27,834

5.6950  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

25,996

5.6958  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

25,418

5.6964  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

25,000

5.6800  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

19,948

5.6982  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,340

5.6928  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

15,990

5.7023  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,591

5.7185  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,114

5.6978  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,121

5.6875  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,564

5.7121  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,702

5.7051  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,669

5.7080  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,977

5.6726  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,478

5.6991  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,191

5.6813  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,284

5.6828  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,892

5.6939  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,676

5.6683  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,615

5.6925  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,389

5.6866  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,389

5.6914  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,291

5.6987  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,251

5.7063  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,094

5.7060  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,931

5.7052  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,728

5.6945  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,657

5.6890  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,488

5.6830  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,234

5.6884  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,981

5.7125  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,883

5.6650  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,709

5.6900  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,614

5.7066  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,591

5.7037  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,368

5.7075  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,275

5.6927  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,233

5.7076  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

985

5.7000  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

616

5.7300  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

569

5.6600  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

401

5.7299  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

27,198

5.7025  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

189,742

5.6863  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,657

5.6890  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,892

5.6939  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,201

5.6944  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,683

5.6963  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,128

5.6968  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,607

5.6984  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

95,527

5.6994  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

81,251

5.7008  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,819

5.7193  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

41,267

5.7200  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

43,485

5.7201  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,383

5.6996  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,973

5.7100  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

77,000

5.7124  USD

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,969

5.7137  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

80,981

5.7157  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,026

5.7200  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

67,765

5.7202  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37,076

5.7205  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,648

5.7210  USD

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,857

5.6996  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

41,317

5.7056  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,904

5.7200  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

616

5.7300  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

70,895

5.6724  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

150,049

5.7200  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:

19 Nov 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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