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Barclays PLC, DS Smith PLC

Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 1260D
Barclays PLC
05 September 2024
 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a
Replaces form Released at 04/09/2024 14:34 RNS Number : 9309C

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:

03 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:

32,979,195

2.39%

28,489,686

2.06%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

11,169,303

0.81%

32,700,655

2.37%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 TOTAL:

 

44,148,498

3.20%

61,190,341

4.43%

(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

450,940

4.7363  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

90,459

4.7277  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

61,977

4.7394  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

57,228

4.7288  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

38,136

4.7231  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

32,800

4.7213  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

25,000

4.7229  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

24,699

4.7240  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

23,648

4.7152  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

18,765

4.7401  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

17,967

4.6531  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,141

4.7400  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,136

4.7220  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,849

4.7228  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,668

4.7365  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,522

4.7276  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,269

4.7262  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,529

4.7450  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,410

4.7327  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,406

4.7539  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,424

4.7160  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,422

4.7338  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,276

4.7226  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,207

4.7300  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

970

4.7420  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

920

4.7080  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

842

4.7180  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

761

4.7280  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

648

4.7360  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

581

4.7293  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

338

4.7380  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

88

4.7260  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

62

4.7367  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6

4.7316  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

323,102

4.7335  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

110,832

4.7400  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

96,975

4.7405  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

88,249

4.7385  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

63,032

4.7236  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

60,345

4.7260  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

55,607

4.7235  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

42,037

4.6472  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

33,515

4.7234  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

29,533

4.7383  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

22,253

4.7230  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

20,031

4.7197  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,235

4.7132  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,402

4.7240  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,903

4.7271  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,393

4.7242  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,955

4.7217  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,408

4.7167  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,462

4.7198  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,059

4.7251  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,406

4.7540  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,957

4.7216  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,515

4.7060  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,406

4.7284  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,400

4.7343  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,295

4.7130  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,207

4.7300  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

842

4.7180  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

761

4.7280  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

648

4.7360  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

545

4.7215  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

338

4.7380  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

238

4.7100  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3

4.7326  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

42,037

4.6472  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,031

4.7197  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,253

4.7230  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,204

4.7233  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

55,607

4.7235  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

63,032

4.7236  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,096

4.7247  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,406

4.7284  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,896

4.7337  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,334

4.7363  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,533

4.7383  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

49,465

4.7400  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

451

4.7020  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,913

4.7211  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,849

4.7228  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

36,314

4.7229  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

88

4.7260  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,269

4.7262  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

581

4.7293  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

236,368

4.7297  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,777

4.7381  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

68

4.7231  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

227

4.7400  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

62

4.7367  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

6,159

4.7400  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:

05 Sep 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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