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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: | 24 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: | | | 32,893,662 | 2.38% | 28,095,682 | 2.04% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | | | | | ||
| and/or controlled: | | | 7,686,363 | 0.56% | 32,860,896 | 2.38% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | | | | | ||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | | | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| | | | | | | |
| TOTAL: | | | 40,580,025 | 2.94% | 60,956,578 | 4.42% |
(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 | 523,275 | 4.4437 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 434,556 | 4.5677 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 269,463 | 4.5580 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 208,919 | 4.4500 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 198,754 | 4.5031 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 188,309 | 4.5356 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 186,764 | 4.5544 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 91,926 | 4.4300 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 91,323 | 4.5370 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 78,400 | 4.5135 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 60,565 | 4.5586 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 47,589 | 4.4007 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 46,807 | 4.4642 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 24,893 | 4.4592 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 20,622 | 4.5372 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 20,030 | 4.5472 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 11,211 | 4.5043 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 9,498 | 4.4151 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,405 | 4.4505 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,858 | 4.4564 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,614 | 4.5033 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,377 | 4.3774 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,233 | 4.4330 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,995 | 4.4839 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,297 | 4.4637 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,039 | 4.4025 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,825 | 4.4948 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,051 | 4.5184 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,850 | 4.4344 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,739 | 4.4524 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,608 | 4.5880 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,485 | 4.4898 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,982 | 4.3920 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,697 | 4.4378 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,654 | 4.4978 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,404 | 4.4950 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,224 | 4.4629 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,182 | 4.5660 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,115 | 4.5700 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,084 | 4.5816 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,713 | 4.5720 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,585 | 4.5825 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,501 | 4.5369 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,381 | 4.5640 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,328 | 4.5395 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,328 | 4.5400 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,200 | 4.5814 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,153 | 4.5710 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,125 | 4.5460 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,067 | 4.5137 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,012 | 4.4780 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 840 | 4.5760 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 839 | 4.5620 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 786 | 4.5800 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 689 | 4.5540 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 647 | 4.5600 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 642 | 4.4320 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 610 | 4.5610 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 389 | 4.4740 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 81 | 4.3985 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,692,000 | 4.4600 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 326,859 | 4.5477 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 309,922 | 4.5302 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 193,218 | 4.5580 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 158,458 | 4.5733 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 110,949 | 4.5472 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 108,974 | 4.4558 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 107,435 | 4.5582 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 91,323 | 4.5370 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 82,615 | 4.5584 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 78,565 | 4.5268 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 66,115 | 4.5180 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 62,941 | 4.4709 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 57,498 | 4.5596 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 36,429 | 4.5690 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 33,306 | 4.5620 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 31,400 | 4.4162 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 28,304 | 4.5383 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 25,540 | 4.4618 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 15,196 | 4.4723 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 14,696 | 4.5009 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 13,111 | 4.5217 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 10,887 | 4.5644 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 10,129 | 4.5011 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 9,969 | 4.5648 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 6,384 | 4.4832 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 6,377 | 4.3778 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 6,321 | 4.5655 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,508 | 4.5636 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,297 | 4.4637 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,825 | 4.4948 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,850 | 4.4348 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,608 | 4.5880 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,009 | 4.4362 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,700 | 4.4307 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,481 | 4.5311 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,347 | 4.5645 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,713 | 4.5720 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,647 | 4.5638 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,585 | 4.5830 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,570 | 4.5664 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,381 | 4.5640 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,328 | 4.5400 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,257 | 4.5573 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,153 | 4.5715 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,022 | 4.5820 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,022 | 4.5790 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,012 | 4.4780 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 840 | 4.5764 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 689 | 4.5540 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 656 | 4.4360 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 612 | 4.5660 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 610 | 4.5610 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 451 | 4.3900 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 81 | 4.3990 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 | Decreasing Short | 23,780 | 4.4600 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 10,064 | 4.5402 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 12,782 | 4.5580 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,381 | 4.5639 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 3,762 | 4.3762 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 23,780 | 4.4600 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 161,904 | 4.5579 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 690 | 4.5580 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 90,980 | 4.5612 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 646 | 4.4656 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 400 | 4.3913 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,257 | 4.5573 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 59,480 | 4.5586 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,085 | 4.5586 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 656 | 4.4360 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,009 | 4.4362 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,769,000 | 4.4600 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 110,949 | 4.5473 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 77,604 | 4.5569 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 64,030 | 4.5580 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 284 | 4.4140 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,233 | 4.4330 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 523,275 | 4.4437 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,097 | 4.4658 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 78,565 | 4.5268 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 47,589 | 4.4007 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,107 | 4.4911 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,507 | 4.5447 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,196 | 4.4723 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 923,000 | 4.4600 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 49,458 | 4.5580 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 57,498 | 4.5596 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 208,310 | 4.4500 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) | ||||
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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: | 25 Jul 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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