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 |
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| 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 |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 25 Apr 2024 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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Class of relevant security: | 10p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 19,171,903 | 1.39% | 7,838,989 | 0.57% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 7,679,926 | 0.56% | 18,455,158 | 1.34% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 26,851,829 | 1.95% | 26,294,147 | 1.91% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
security |
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10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,326,821 | 3.3982 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,149,289 | 3.4000 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 637,441 | 3.3720 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 504,233 | 3.3991 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 316,315 | 3.3781 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 285,777 | 3.3863 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 236,472 | 3.3999 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 224,009 | 3.3095 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 197,101 | 3.3935 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 191,759 | 4.2772 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 152,100 | 3.4216 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 136,426 | 3.3481 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 124,922 | 3.4037 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 116,343 | 3.3638 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 102,425 | 3.4544 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 90,558 | 3.4020 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 75,671 | 3.4054 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 75,103 | 3.3814 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 56,092 | 3.3981 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 54,615 | 3.3853 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 48,453 | 3.4181 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 31,567 | 3.3407 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 31,227 | 3.4071 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 29,560 | 3.4170 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 15,431 | 3.3829 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 15,360 | 3.3624 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 10,372 | 3.3784 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 10,040 | 3.3142 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,412 | 3.4180 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,176 | 3.3053 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,470 | 3.4173 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,782 | 3.4315 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,677 | 3.3600 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,869 | 3.2940 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,790 | 3.4477 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,465 | 3.3470 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,377 | 3.3220 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,343 | 3.3660 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,295 | 3.3526 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,112 | 3.4027 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,976 | 3.4540 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,909 | 3.3670 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,662 | 3.4340 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,562 | 3.2900 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,556 | 3.3140 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,386 | 3.2830 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,346 | 3.3120 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,326 | 3.3290 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,232 | 3.3240 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,174 | 3.3020 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,099 | 3.3210 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,097 | 3.4500 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,059 | 3.4580 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,022 | 3.3500 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 981 | 3.2930 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 943 | 3.4240 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 793 | 3.3260 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 788 | 3.3960 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 787 | 3.3180 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 676 | 3.2980 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 597 | 3.2860 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 518 | 3.3620 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 343 | 3.3460 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 100 | 3.4005 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,117,386 | 3.4000 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 669,437 | 3.3969 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 559,421 | 3.4122 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 366,544 | 3.3472 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 276,513 | 3.3825 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 275,302 | 3.4192 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 251,774 | 3.3683 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 236,088 | 3.3716 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 191,759 | 4.2772 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 154,228 | 3.3374 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 153,808 | 3.4300 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 86,054 | 3.3423 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 81,307 | 3.3981 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 80,372 | 3.3569 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 69,437 | 3.3968 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 49,177 | 3.4353 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 46,833 | 3.4191 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 41,231 | 3.3613 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 31,002 | 3.3156 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 30,392 | 3.3728 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 26,295 | 3.4034 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 26,137 | 3.3534 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 25,118 | 3.4292 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 23,684 | 3.2983 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 19,027 | 3.3412 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 18,061 | 3.3694 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 17,191 | 3.3198 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 15,979 | 3.4387 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 14,454 | 3.4021 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 13,904 | 3.4174 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 11,674 | 3.3364 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 9,347 | 3.3430 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 6,903 | 3.3061 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 6,016 | 3.3603 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,677 | 3.3600 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,869 | 3.2940 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,465 | 3.3470 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,377 | 3.3220 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,370 | 3.2880 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,343 | 3.3660 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,976 | 3.4540 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,748 | 3.4152 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,562 | 3.2900 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,556 | 3.3140 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,386 | 3.2830 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,346 | 3.3120 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,326 | 3.3290 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,321 | 3.4211 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,232 | 3.3240 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,099 | 3.3210 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,059 | 3.4580 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,022 | 3.3500 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 981 | 3.2930 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 943 | 3.4240 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 795 | 3.3780 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 793 | 3.3260 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 788 | 3.3960 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 787 | 3.4340 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 787 | 3.3180 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 676 | 3.2980 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 597 | 3.2860 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 518 | 3.3620 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 343 | 3.3460 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 272 | 3.3720 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2 | 3.4513 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 3.4483 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 26 | 3.3980 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 100 | 3.4005 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 6,700 | 3.3364 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 9,063 | 3.4209 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 27,646 | 3.4206 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 31,694 | 3.3454 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 116,343 | 3.3638 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 234 | 3.3020 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 795 | 3.3780 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,748 | 3.4152 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,785 | 3.3991 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,412 | 3.4269 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,316 | 3.3915 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,016 | 3.3603 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,347 | 3.3430 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 38,755 | 3.3960 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 40,000 | 3.3652 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 49,177 | 3.4353 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 113,711 | 3.4210 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 153,808 | 3.4300 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 276,513 | 3.3825 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 559,421 | 3.4122 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 626,389 | 3.4000 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 34 | 3.3529 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 176 | 3.4141 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 576 | 3.3947 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 677 | 3.3513 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,321 | 3.4211 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,425 | 3.3724 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6,225 | 3.3589 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,960 | 3.3530 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 11,706 | 3.3379 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 16,460 | 3.3686 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 17,191 | 3.3198 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 26,137 | 3.3534 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 41,231 | 3.3613 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 73,571 | 3.3565 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 141,845 | 3.3373 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 251,774 | 3.3683 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 50 | 3.4306 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 395 | 3.3264 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 468 | 3.3020 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 875 | 3.4340 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,611 | 3.4115 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,909 | 3.3670 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,110 | 3.3020 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,240 | 3.3058 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,372 | 3.3784 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 64,476 | 3.4086 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 65,360 | 3.4003 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 102,425 | 3.4544 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 140,942 | 3.4018 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 167,852 | 3.3936 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 193,048 | 3.4094 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 210,315 | 3.4070 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 285,777 | 3.3863 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 286,303 | 3.3970 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 293,687 | 3.4009 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 637,169 | 3.3720 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 733,388 | 3.4012 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 838,359 | 3.4000 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,626,340 | 3.4000 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 26 Apr 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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