| 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: | 14 Aug 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: | 33,723,303 | 2.45% | 32,470,927 | 2.35% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 11,940,409 | 0.87% | 33,493,936 | 2.43% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 45,663,712 | 3.31% | 65,964,863 | 4.78% | |||
| (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 | 348,745 | 4.5680 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 227,374 | 4.4461 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 214,864 | 4.5577 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 201,174 | 4.5508 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 117,030 | 4.5673 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 49,497 | 4.4629 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 36,563 | 4.4580 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 35,115 | 4.5335 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 29,004 | 4.5002 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 27,796 | 4.4689 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 25,932 | 4.4612 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 23,236 | 4.4665 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 22,631 | 4.4652 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 18,825 | 4.4980 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 16,285 | 4.5616 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 11,115 | 4.4660 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 10,446 | 4.4880 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,886 | 4.4635 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,838 | 4.4609 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,569 | 4.4380 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,505 | 4.4897 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,547 | 4.4560 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,467 | 4.4645 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,445 | 4.4632 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,960 | 4.4584 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,338 | 4.5193 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,209 | 4.5033 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,121 | 4.5148 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,722 | 4.4340 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,505 | 4.4523 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,243 | 4.4989 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,981 | 4.4556 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,861 | 4.5350 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,852 | 4.4496 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,737 | 4.5201 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,651 | 4.4963 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,618 | 4.4610 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,610 | 4.5630 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,576 | 4.5500 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,483 | 4.5580 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,327 | 4.5157 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,077 | 4.5019 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 915 | 4.4460 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 869 | 4.4638 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 748 | 4.5160 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 621 | 4.5600 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 618 | 4.4360 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 617 | 4.5400 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 528 | 4.4320 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 461 | 4.4520 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 49 | 4.4628 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 398,653 | 4.5644 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 321,475 | 4.5077 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 145,589 | 4.5677 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 117,030 | 4.5673 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 71,728 | 4.4592 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 42,480 | 4.5589 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 35,000 | 4.4586 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 34,635 | 4.4503 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 25,856 | 4.4328 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 24,629 | 4.5239 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 23,883 | 4.4521 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 18,636 | 4.5552 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 17,438 | 4.4810 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 16,914 | 4.4359 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 15,909 | 4.4951 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 13,093 | 4.5388 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 11,750 | 4.4961 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 11,230 | 4.4551 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 10,446 | 4.4880 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 8,340 | 4.5362 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 7,569 | 4.4380 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 7,087 | 4.4580 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 6,972 | 4.4348 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,977 | 4.4871 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,444 | 4.4340 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,301 | 4.4327 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,379 | 4.4500 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,412 | 4.4560 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,340 | 4.4498 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,270 | 4.5049 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,070 | 4.4406 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,563 | 4.5670 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,006 | 4.4506 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,000 | 4.4631 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,801 | 4.5314 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,683 | 4.5217 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,678 | 4.4347 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,646 | 4.5582 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,631 | 4.4965 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,122 | 4.4813 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,116 | 4.5425 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,076 | 4.5024 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 934 | 4.5600 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 827 | 4.5680 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 770 | 4.5440 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 769 | 4.5256 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 748 | 4.5160 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 696 | 4.5560 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 618 | 4.4360 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 617 | 4.5400 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 528 | 4.4320 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 495 | 4.5580 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 448 | 4.4610 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 305 | 4.5000 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 54 | 4.4877 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 20 | 4.5304 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 4.5584 GBP | ||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2,550 | 4.5222 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 868 | 4.5433 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,150 | 4.5680 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 10,750 | 4.4562 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 49 | 4.4628 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 117,030 | 4.5673 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,150 | 4.5680 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,563 | 4.5670 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 13,093 | 4.5389 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,899 | 4.5392 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 122,099 | 4.5680 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,505 | 4.4523 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 49,497 | 4.4629 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,281 | 4.4770 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 76,775 | 4.5669 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 24,629 | 4.5239 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,467 | 4.4645 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,001 | 4.5600 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 68,963 | 4.5680 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,590 | 4.4611 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 35,115 | 4.5335 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 27,234 | 4.4500 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: | 15 Aug 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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