RNS Number : 4832A
Barclays PLC
14 August 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:

13 Aug 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:

33,668,518

2.44%

32,475,641

2.35%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

11,961,786

0.87%

33,427,685

2.42%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 TOTAL:

 

45,630,304

3.31%

65,903,326

4.78%

(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

192,508

4.4500  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

145,982

4.4367  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

79,837

4.4473  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

64,864

4.4368  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

39,402

4.4350  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

31,850

4.4330  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

28,497

4.4493  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

27,020

4.4356  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

25,602

4.4364  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

17,493

4.4283  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,175

4.4292  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

14,744

4.4440  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,780

4.4338  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,249

4.4355  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,135

4.4309  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,174

4.4209  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,140

4.4332  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,285

4.4337  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,566

4.4408  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,218

4.4400  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,405

4.4302  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,063

4.4331  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,516

4.4415  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,101

4.4343  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,088

4.4240  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,521

4.4220  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,500

4.4380  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,341

4.4319  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,330

4.4236  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,006

4.4271  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,893

4.4303  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,771

4.4172  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,547

4.4164  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,536

4.4298  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,366

4.4197  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,127

4.4223  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,122

4.4340  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

871

4.4411  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

829

4.4140  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

822

4.4320  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

800

4.4360  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

711

4.4260  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

439

4.4420  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

219,355

4.4343  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

155,370

4.4162  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

103,194

4.4490  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

75,762

4.4484  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

73,037

4.4463  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

52,544

4.4215  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

26,298

4.4500  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

23,092

4.4502  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

20,810

4.4280  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

20,475

4.4212  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,744

4.4440  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,533

4.4200  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,173

4.4224  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,389

4.4298  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,849

4.4360  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,699

4.4249  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,590

4.4205  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,728

4.4264  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,767

4.4240  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,725

4.4303  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,669

4.4266  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,076

4.4233  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,966

4.4258  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,877

4.4400  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,803

4.4380  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,521

4.4220  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,076

4.4227  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,497

4.4237  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,479

4.4228  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,451

4.4325  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,251

4.4430  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,122

4.4340  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

884

4.4230  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

866

4.4288  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

829

4.4140  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

822

4.4320  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

737

4.4260  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

716

4.4424  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

439

4.4420  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

181

4.4160  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

132

4.4319  GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

 relevant

 security

Product  description

Nature of dealing

Number of

 reference

 securities

Price per

 unit

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,068

4.4402  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

23,536

4.4500  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

389

4.4262  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

628

4.4500  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

19,600

4.4343  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,699

4.4249  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

866

4.4288  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

39,265

4.4494  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,127

4.4223  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,536

4.4298  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,319

4.4308  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

39,402

4.4350  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,906

4.4415  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,290

4.4476  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

132

4.4319  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,249

4.4355  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,424

4.4273  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,175

4.4292  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

439

4.4500  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

953

4.4500 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

175,000

4.4500 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

211,500

4.4500 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

99,186

4.4400 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:

14 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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