| 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: | 02 Jul 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: | | | 31,211,442 | 2.26% | 22,276,818 | 1.61% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | | | | | ||
| | and/or controlled: | | | 8,824,500 | 0.64% | 30,518,169 | 2.21% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | | | | | ||
| | and agreements to purchase/sell: | | | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| | | | | | | | |
| | TOTAL: | | | 40,035,942 | 2.90% | 52,794,987 | 3.83% |
| (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 | 387,045 | 4.2152 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 374,000 | 4.1939 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 299,478 | 4.2094 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 250,000 | 4.1921 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 250,000 | 4.1909 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 220,117 | 4.2051 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 200,000 | 4.1813 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 165,798 | 4.2050 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 159,971 | 4.2197 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 100,419 | 4.2192 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 88,091 | 4.2200 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 41,116 | 4.1978 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 31,096 | 4.2179 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 28,286 | 4.2022 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 26,416 | 4.2124 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 25,255 | 4.1936 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 22,890 | 4.1959 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 19,096 | 4.1924 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 15,379 | 4.1916 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,898 | 4.2080 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,302 | 4.2010 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,184 | 4.1862 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,988 | 4.2008 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,050 | 4.1920 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,917 | 4.2037 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,741 | 4.2058 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,631 | 4.2191 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,330 | 4.1952 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,260 | 4.1851 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,712 | 4.2155 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,394 | 4.1980 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,003 | 4.2020 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 677 | 4.1900 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 176,757 | 4.1958 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 159,971 | 4.2197 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 150,666 | 4.2023 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 119,250 | 4.2138 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 97,472 | 4.2118 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 81,835 | 4.2002 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 79,931 | 4.1998 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 77,928 | 4.2200 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 58,802 | 4.1820 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 54,356 | 4.1920 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 45,623 | 4.1962 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 25,820 | 4.1831 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 23,113 | 4.1802 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 21,338 | 4.1839 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 10,880 | 4.1815 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 6,966 | 4.2017 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 6,781 | 4.2000 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 6,029 | 4.2043 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,277 | 4.1812 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,747 | 4.1826 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,305 | 4.1911 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,887 | 4.1985 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,365 | 4.1878 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,325 | 4.1909 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,712 | 4.2160 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,682 | 4.1800 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,414 | 4.1907 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,123 | 4.1940 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,003 | 4.2020 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 945 | 4.1850 GBP | ||||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | | |||||
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| relevant | description | | reference | unit | |||
| security | | | securities | | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 4,854 | 4.2073 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 11,256 | 4.2200 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 19,824 | 4.1971 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 159,971 | 4.2197 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 61,587 | 4.2200 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,304 | 4.2062 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12 | 4.1941 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,305 | 4.1911 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,123 | 4.1940 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 176,757 | 4.1958 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 392 | 4.2000 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 57,897 | 4.2009 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,966 | 4.2017 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 54,089 | 4.2195 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 75,000 | 4.1909 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,605 | 4.1920 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 75,000 | 4.1921 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,330 | 4.1952 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 98,398 | 4.1953 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 151,000 | 4.1972 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 444 | 4.1980 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,988 | 4.2008 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 299,478 | 4.2094 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 17,543 | 4.2139 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 79,427 | 4.2200 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 45,623 | 4.1962 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 27,453 | 4.2165 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,643 | 4.2283 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 55,886 | 4.1993 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 150,666 | 4.2023 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 175,000 | 4.1909 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 175,000 | 4.1921 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 383,000 | 4.1972 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 272,087 | 4.2036 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,917 | 4.2038 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 26,262 | 4.2200 GBP | |||
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| (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 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| (ii) | Exercising | | | | | | |
| Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
| security | | | securities | unit | |||
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| (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: | 03 Jul 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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