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Barclays PLC, DS Smith PLC

Form 8.3 -DS SMITH PLC

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 1069F
Barclays PLC
20 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

 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:

19 Sep 2024

(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:

32,932,929

2.39%

28,586,275

2.07%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

11,239,210

0.81%

32,367,046

2.34%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 TOTAL:

 

44,172,139

3.20%

60,953,321

4.42%

(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

558,324

4.8240  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

193,503

4.8314  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

177,962

4.8147  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

166,840

4.7925  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

131,562

4.8121  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

76,722

4.8460  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

75,686

4.8274  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

67,973

4.8125  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

60,557

4.8120  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

45,912

4.8084  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

25,863

4.8141  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

23,959

4.8108  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

22,878

4.8299  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

21,409

4.8169  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,775

4.8164  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,029

4.8289  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,180

4.8178  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,746

4.8457  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,088

4.8302  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,585

4.8260  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,341

4.8373  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,926

4.8262  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,504

4.8467  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,013

4.8360  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,861

4.8251  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,403

4.8123  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,354

4.8035  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,278

4.8381  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,111

4.8150  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,326

4.8100  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,238

4.8000  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,003

4.8080  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,001

4.8180  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

808

4.8182  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

579

4.8060  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

430

4.8010  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

360,211

4.8408  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

163,500

4.8015  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

65,918

4.8460  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

22,213

4.8297  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

21,808

4.8235  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

15,452

4.8161  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,982

4.8079  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,207

4.8033  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,140

4.8263  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,490

4.8188  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,956

4.8203  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,341

4.8373  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,753

4.8120  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,208

4.8314  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,926

4.8262  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,171

4.8001  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,573

4.8050  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,448

4.8302  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,403

4.8128  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,354

4.8039  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,084

4.8274  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,079

4.8100  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,963

4.8266  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,787

4.8326  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,646

4.8052  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,409

4.8074  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,003

4.8084  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,001

4.8180  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

917

4.8320  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

665

4.8360  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

594

4.8000  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

270

4.7790  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13

4.8140  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

Decreasing Short

50,000

4.7953  USD

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,372

4.7960  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,799

4.8032  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

113,500

4.8042  USD

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,573

4.8050  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,409

4.8074  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,753

4.8120  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6

4.8166  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,337,212

4.8180  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

107,261

4.8459  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

164,264

4.8460  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,238

4.8000  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

45,912

4.8084  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,462

4.8119  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

131,562

4.8121  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

67,973

4.8125  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

39,059

4.8141  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

177,962

4.8147  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,337,212

4.8180  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

808

4.8182  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,335

4.8201  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,861

4.8251  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

201,611

4.8270  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

57,883

4.8282  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

40,915

4.8442  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,138

4.8462  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,504

4.8467  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

49

4.8359  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

103

4.8360  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

598

4.8460  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

49

4.8359  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

103

4.8360  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

598

4.8460  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:

20 Sep 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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