Company Announcements

Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 1223D
Barclays PLC
05 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

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:

04 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?

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:

 

 

33,080,241

2.40%

28,582,160

2.07%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

11,154,337

0.81%

32,796,478

2.38%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

44,234,578

3.20%

61,378,638

4.45%

(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

625,651

4.6540  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

199,760

4.6432  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

166,085

4.6519  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

54,818

4.6397  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

32,297

4.6656  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

19,304

4.6400  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

18,007

4.6642  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,570

4.6707  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,525

4.6647  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,578

4.6735  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,545

4.6527  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,576

4.6635  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,564

4.6595  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,554

4.6698  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,545

4.6640  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,451

4.6667  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,904

4.6563  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,647

4.6680  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,632

4.6598  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,744

4.6496  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,740

4.6440  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,354

4.6395  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,279

4.6591  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,256

4.6655  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,083

4.6360  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,028

4.6500  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

769

4.6780  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

724

4.6550  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

698

4.6523  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

694

4.6645  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

651

4.6700  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

604

4.6600  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

589

4.6460  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

350

4.6589  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6

4.6427  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2

4.6520  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

304,790

4.6570  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

113,132

4.6538  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

97,384

4.6670  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

75,739

4.6450  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

69,787

4.6624  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

62,510

4.6540  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

59,124

4.6654  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

56,265

4.6460  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

51,869

4.6577  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

45,046

4.6443  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

42,194

4.6600  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

37,614

4.6434  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

31,054

4.6400  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

24,169

4.6611  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

22,196

4.6646  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

18,987

4.6548  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

18,000

4.6520  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,824

4.6586  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,226

4.6551  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,170

4.6545  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,827

4.6608  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,449

4.6567  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,357

4.6658  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,980

4.6553  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,722

4.6565  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,445

4.6522  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,497

4.6526  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,165

4.6530  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,070

4.6576  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,933

4.6672  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,911

4.6820  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,860

4.6566  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,740

4.6440  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,665

4.6584  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,166

4.6560  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,083

4.6360  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

990

4.6660  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

922

4.6564  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

778

4.6420  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

769

4.6780  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

689

4.6860  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

651

4.6700  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

605

4.6534  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

449

4.6640  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

197

4.6653  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10

4.6452  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2

4.6524  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

Increasing Short

15,575

4.6522  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

450

4.6360  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,536

4.6400  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69

4.6460  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,497

4.6526  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,165

4.6530  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33,784

4.6590  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,628

4.6598  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,334

4.6602  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,753

4.6609  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,169

4.6611  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69,787

4.6624  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,973

4.6640  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,423

4.6393  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

102,435

4.6400  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

82,819

4.6479  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,545

4.6527  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,967

4.6531  USD

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,904

4.6563  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

350

4.6589  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,632

4.6598  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

260

4.6600  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

81,199

4.6622  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

434

4.6673  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10

4.6450  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

605

4.6531  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

6

4.6433  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:

05 Sep 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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