| FORM 8.3 | |||||||
| PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
| A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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| 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 | |||||
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| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 03 May 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 | ||||||
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| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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| (1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 21,798,209 | 1.58% | 9,147,390 | 0.66% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 8,005,489 | 0.58% | 19,949,854 | 1.45% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 29,803,698 | 2.16% | 29,097,244 | 2.11% |
| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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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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| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 358,875 | 3.6014 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 347,843 | 3.5728 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 145,727 | 3.6021 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 118,941 | 3.6160 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 75,025 | 3.6063 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 49,401 | 3.6117 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 37,972 | 3.5778 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 30,004 | 3.5989 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 22,583 | 3.5787 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 21,507 | 3.5776 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 13,526 | 3.5748 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 10,133 | 3.5794 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 9,447 | 3.5847 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,190 | 3.5798 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,165 | 3.5797 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,022 | 3.5723 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,630 | 3.5814 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,442 | 3.5888 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,512 | 3.5860 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,356 | 3.5620 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,346 | 3.5590 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,306 | 3.5834 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,060 | 3.5800 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 770 | 3.5760 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 750 | 3.6080 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 16 | 3.6134 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5 | 3.5910 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,525,138 | 3.6160 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 639,599 | 3.6141 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 167,599 | 3.5928 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 98,900 | 3.5795 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 82,403 | 3.6159 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 61,455 | 3.5982 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 53,039 | 3.6161 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 32,765 | 3.6009 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 18,416 | 3.6014 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 13,857 | 3.5872 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 12,047 | 3.5962 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 11,749 | 3.5977 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 11,699 | 3.6027 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 10,587 | 3.6020 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 10,472 | 3.5883 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 8,392 | 3.6011 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 7,263 | 3.6018 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,846 | 3.5680 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,776 | 3.6024 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,758 | 3.5732 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,539 | 3.5879 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,417 | 3.6026 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,375 | 3.5875 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,427 | 3.5870 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,412 | 3.5708 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,844 | 3.6019 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,371 | 3.6004 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,054 | 3.6074 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,709 | 3.5811 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,671 | 3.6010 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,554 | 3.6070 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,534 | 3.5846 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,090 | 3.5730 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 997 | 3.5720 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 863 | 3.5981 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 807 | 3.5920 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 680 | 3.5983 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 670 | 3.5747 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 517 | 3.5711 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 160 | 3.6080 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 3.5863 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 9 | 3.6134 GBP | ||||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 8,483 | 3.6003 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 21,521 | 3.5984 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 22,583 | 3.5787 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2 | 3.6150 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,412 | 3.5708 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 5,846 | 3.5680 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,812 | 3.5989 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,749 | 3.5977 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 28,795 | 3.6144 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 49,955 | 3.5948 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 50,000 | 3.6157 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 65,417 | 3.6014 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 92,514 | 3.6100 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 167,599 | 3.5928 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 441,295 | 3.6160 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,505,670 | 3.6160 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 218 | 3.5520 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 770 | 3.5760 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 898 | 3.6080 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,511 | 3.5860 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,754 | 3.5797 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,164 | 3.6063 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 21,507 | 3.5776 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 32,896 | 3.5762 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 49,401 | 3.6117 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 84,358 | 3.6160 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 347,843 | 3.5728 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 358,875 | 3.6014 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 67,375 | 3.5936 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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| (ii) | Exercising |
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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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| NONE | |||||||
| (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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| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 07 May 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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