| 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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| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | DS SMITH PLC | |||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 29 Jul 2024 | |||||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: | |||||
| 2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree | ||||||
| Class of relevant security: | 10p ordinary | ||||||
| | Interests | Short Positions | |||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||
| (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 33,951,304 | 2.46% | 32,612,145 | 2.36% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 12,208,890 | 0.88% | 33,539,677 | 2.43% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 46,160,194 | 3.34% | 66,151,822 | 4.79% | |||
| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and | ||||||
| Class of relevant security in relation to | | ||||||
| Details, including nature of the rights | | ||||||
| 3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Purchase and sales | ||||||
| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 348,470 | 4.5720 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 285,442 | 4.5600 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 204,058 | 4.5610 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 153,880 | 4.5767 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 51,718 | 4.5711 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 46,608 | 4.5699 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 30,385 | 4.5649 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 30,142 | 4.5841 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 27,832 | 4.5754 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 27,589 | 4.5777 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 9,894 | 4.5758 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,854 | 4.5743 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,747 | 4.5835 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,519 | 4.5755 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,843 | 4.5960 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,757 | 4.5821 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,123 | 4.5820 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,925 | 4.5802 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,821 | 4.5769 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,792 | 4.5805 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,591 | 4.5811 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,589 | 4.5787 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,511 | 4.5801 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,497 | 4.5690 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,012 | 4.5780 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 706 | 4.5740 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 702 | 4.5800 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 256 | 4.5710 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 214 | 4.5760 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 162 | 4.5660 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 148,910 | 4.5600 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 115,552 | 4.5631 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 73,395 | 4.5733 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 59,952 | 4.5845 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 46,461 | 4.5687 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 33,955 | 4.5720 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 30,385 | 4.5649 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 21,145 | 4.5591 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 17,668 | 4.5760 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 14,890 | 4.5752 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 13,969 | 4.6347 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 13,459 | 4.5763 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 12,615 | 4.5616 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 9,891 | 4.5761 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 7,983 | 4.5801 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 7,406 | 4.5806 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 7,328 | 4.5780 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,854 | 4.5743 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,264 | 4.5750 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,150 | 4.5685 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,081 | 4.5742 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,668 | 4.5744 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,938 | 4.5800 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,789 | 4.5805 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,726 | 4.5870 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,504 | 4.5880 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,498 | 4.5740 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,248 | 4.5680 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 962 | 4.5732 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 632 | 4.5900 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 264 | 4.5726 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 51 | 4.5940 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 23 | 4.5819 GBP | ||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2,426 | 4.5600 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 6,031 | 4.5743 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 247,521 | 4.5600 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 50,000 | 4.5709 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 649 | 4.5673 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 56,561 | 4.5600 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2 | 4.5700 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 18,326 | 4.5813 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 13,969 | 4.6347 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 74,886 | 4.5614 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 3 | 4.5833 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 21,145 | 4.5590 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,553 | 4.5777 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 63 | 4.5777 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 27,009 | 4.5600 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 239 | 4.5780 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,726 | 4.5870 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,674 | 4.5880 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 25,359 | 4.5605 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 27,832 | 4.5754 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 153,880 | 4.5767 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 20,359 | 4.5771 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,925 | 4.5802 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,591 | 4.5811 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,391 | 4.5860 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 23 | 4.5819 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 30,142 | 4.5841 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,464 | 4.5951 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 379 | 4.6020 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 16,133 | 4.5600 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 51,718 | 4.5711 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12,664 | 4.5762 GBP | |||
| 1.7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 75,000 | 4.5733 GBP | |||
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| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | ||||||
| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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| (ii) | Exercising |
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| Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for | ||||||
| Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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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, | |||||||
| NONE | |||||||
| (b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or | ||||||
| Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | |||||||
| NONE | |||||||
| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 30 Jul 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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