RNS Number : 8906K
Barclays PLC
04 November 2024
 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a
Replaces form Released at 31/10/2024 12:46 RNS Number : 4535K

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:

30 Oct 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:

26,307,758

1.90%

25,257,519

1.82%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

11,658,364

0.84%

24,005,865

1.74%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 TOTAL:

 

37,966,122

2.74%

49,263,384

3.56%

(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

1,000,000

4.7435  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

510,107

4.7740  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

500,000

4.7682  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

492,493

4.7668  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

269,112

4.7418  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

63,661

4.7414  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

62,594

4.6524  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

57,930

4.7299  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

52,380

4.6936  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

46,047

4.6597  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

34,521

4.6431  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

29,651

4.7728  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

22,804

4.7460  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

20,699

4.6320  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

18,911

4.6918  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,872

4.6400  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,379

4.6584  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,253

4.7012  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,857

4.6329  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,605

4.7525  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,572

4.6931  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,498

4.7104  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,200

4.7494  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,951

4.6356  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,555

4.7360  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,186

4.7520  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,756

4.7058  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,399

4.6818  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,692

4.6380  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,639

4.7100  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,162

4.7800  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,093

4.6808  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,048

4.6370  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

649

4.7540  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

457

4.7700  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

305

4.7660  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

295

4.6600  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

48

4.6500  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

527,262

4.7711  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

405,181

4.7744  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

206,732

4.7740  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

197,464

4.6878  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

175,866

4.6926  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

166,985

4.7326  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

48,178

4.7542  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

38,233

4.7524  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

28,361

4.7719  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

26,059

4.7467  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

25,519

4.7196  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

21,889

4.7730  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,667

4.7213  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,189

4.6746  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,305

4.7379  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,417

4.7721  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,572

4.6931  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,417

4.6798  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,011

4.7263  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,650

4.6957  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,499

4.7556  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,274

4.6380  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,852

4.6139  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,170

4.7218  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

649

4.7540  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

577

4.7500  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

535

4.7520  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

457

4.7700  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

337

4.6350  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

164

4.7580  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

Increasing Long

30,776

4.7327  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,852

4.6139  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

166,985

4.7326  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,059

4.7467  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,146

4.7520  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,686

4.7536  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

48,178

4.7542  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

112,928

4.7730  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,440

4.7732  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69,350

4.7740  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,857

4.6329  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,951

4.6356  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

77,000

4.6879  USD

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

52,380

4.6936  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,130

4.6942  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,347

4.6979  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

63,661

4.7414  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,204

4.7512  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

305

4.7660  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,099

4.7740  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,058

4.6343  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,692

4.6380  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

998

4.7739  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,572

4.7740  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

42,984

4.6443  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,436

4.6999  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

998

4.7739  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

166,449

4.7740  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:

04 Nov 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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