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 | |||||
| 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: | 02 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? | MONDI PLC |
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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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| 22,153,301 | 1.61% | 7,948,585 | 0.58% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 8,562,177 | 0.62% | 21,472,725 | 1.56% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 30,715,478 | 2.23% | 29,421,310 | 2.13% |
(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 | ||||
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10p ordinary | Purchase | 783,851 | 3.5453 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 399,599 | 3.5622 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 201,063 | 3.5240 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 200,000 | 3.5200 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 167,411 | 3.5580 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 137,701 | 3.5578 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 103,531 | 3.5175 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 100,000 | 3.5205 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 100,000 | 3.5183 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 100,000 | 3.5251 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 100,000 | 3.5180 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 100,000 | 3.5203 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 100,000 | 3.5137 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 100,000 | 3.5283 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 100,000 | 3.5154 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 97,933 | 3.5687 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 93,765 | 3.5638 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 78,765 | 3.5529 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 73,322 | 3.5280 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 73,080 | 3.5491 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 66,773 | 3.5633 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 57,192 | 3.5560 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 49,634 | 3.5576 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 48,291 | 3.5368 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 41,872 | 3.5434 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 32,740 | 3.5428 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 31,423 | 3.5579 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 30,155 | 3.5700 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 29,507 | 3.5660 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 29,390 | 3.5326 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 28,363 | 3.5349 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 25,832 | 3.5430 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 25,599 | 3.5450 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 23,638 | 3.5382 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 21,919 | 3.5658 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 19,597 | 3.5484 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 18,103 | 3.5454 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 14,841 | 3.5413 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 14,829 | 3.5435 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 14,297 | 3.5550 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 9,659 | 3.5403 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,351 | 3.5507 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,930 | 3.5373 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,381 | 3.5626 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,559 | 3.5237 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,248 | 3.5494 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,000 | 3.5215 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,614 | 3.5348 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,937 | 3.5440 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,684 | 3.5505 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,600 | 3.5168 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,591 | 3.5277 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,647 | 3.5219 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,606 | 3.5210 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,588 | 3.5399 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,889 | 3.5360 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,871 | 3.5495 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,568 | 3.5350 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,306 | 3.5370 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,216 | 3.5530 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 962 | 3.5600 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 896 | 3.5126 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 785 | 3.5100 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 785 | 3.5520 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 112 | 3.5554 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 390,768 | 3.5617 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 357,552 | 3.5580 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 331,306 | 3.5214 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 283,162 | 3.5208 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 234,257 | 3.5526 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 197,493 | 3.5197 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 192,478 | 3.5572 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 161,800 | 3.5348 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 137,701 | 3.5578 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 114,558 | 3.5605 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 112,874 | 3.5416 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 101,969 | 3.5604 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 100,000 | 3.5200 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 91,936 | 3.5246 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 77,151 | 3.5701 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 73,322 | 3.5280 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 67,233 | 3.5183 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 58,000 | 3.5442 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 55,109 | 3.5189 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 50,771 | 3.5571 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 50,664 | 3.5596 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 42,395 | 3.5352 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 37,508 | 3.5394 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 29,473 | 3.5560 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 28,535 | 3.5171 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 28,497 | 3.5678 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 26,348 | 3.5576 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 25,599 | 3.5454 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 23,499 | 3.5592 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 17,964 | 3.5610 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 17,383 | 3.5589 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 16,109 | 3.5750 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 15,725 | 3.5564 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 15,679 | 3.5477 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 15,117 | 3.5448 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 14,841 | 3.5413 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 14,378 | 3.5466 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 14,297 | 3.5550 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 12,567 | 3.5488 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 11,932 | 3.5583 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 11,038 | 3.5577 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 10,860 | 3.5425 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 10,834 | 3.5741 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 10,206 | 3.5230 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 7,832 | 3.5535 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 7,599 | 3.5360 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 7,416 | 3.5209 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 7,381 | 3.5629 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 6,831 | 3.5529 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,268 | 3.5540 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,710 | 3.5720 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,598 | 3.5579 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,222 | 3.5188 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,711 | 3.5104 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,669 | 3.5218 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,474 | 3.5758 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,345 | 3.5503 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,995 | 3.5281 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,588 | 3.5403 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,532 | 3.5600 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,077 | 3.5349 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,851 | 3.5530 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,666 | 3.5494 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,568 | 3.5350 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,485 | 3.5300 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,439 | 3.5179 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,306 | 3.5370 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,259 | 3.5505 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,106 | 3.5420 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,070 | 3.5256 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 896 | 3.5129 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 824 | 3.5780 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 785 | 3.5520 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 785 | 3.5100 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 487 | 3.5820 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 283 | 3.5595 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 47 | 3.5590 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 18 | 3.5111 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | -42 | 3.5554 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 | Closing Short | 133,601 | 3.5579 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 28,363 | 3.5349 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 30,155 | 3.5700 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,439 | 3.5180 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,666 | 3.5494 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,757 | 3.5579 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,052 | 3.5670 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,116 | 3.5360 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,624 | 3.5510 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,925 | 3.5550 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12,480 | 3.5580 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 13,839 | 3.5521 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14,625 | 3.5580 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 46,259 | 3.5569 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 138,534 | 3.5580 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 139,007 | 3.5583 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 234,257 | 3.5526 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 18 | 3.5107 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 283 | 3.5594 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,070 | 3.5256 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,242 | 3.5214 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 14,173 | 3.5348 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 28,497 | 3.5678 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1 | 3.5180 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2 | 3.5290 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 214 | 3.5580 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,591 | 3.5277 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,248 | 3.5494 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,639 | 3.5492 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 16,823 | 3.5211 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 25,832 | 3.5430 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 29,507 | 3.5660 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 57,192 | 3.5560 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 93,765 | 3.5638 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 115,974 | 3.5567 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 141,265 | 3.5579 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 392,834 | 3.5356 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 70,093 | 3.5486 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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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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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 03 May 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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