| 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: | 15 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: | 34,338,304 | 2.49% | 33,322,853 | 2.41% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 11,892,859 | 0.86% | 33,383,226 | 2.42% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 46,231,163 | 3.35% | 66,706,079 | 4.83% | |||
| (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 | 189,756 | 4.5600 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 145,495 | 4.5588 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 121,878 | 4.6104 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 97,724 | 4.6200 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 80,007 | 4.5726 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 77,578 | 4.6027 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 70,499 | 4.5960 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 56,224 | 4.6098 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 55,558 | 4.5543 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 53,432 | 4.6146 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 51,442 | 4.5860 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 33,673 | 4.6195 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 29,877 | 4.6145 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 28,647 | 4.5932 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 22,826 | 4.5432 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 20,445 | 4.5333 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 14,927 | 4.5426 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 11,402 | 4.5591 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 10,708 | 4.5403 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 9,772 | 4.5911 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,884 | 4.5670 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,913 | 4.5307 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,382 | 4.5378 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,031 | 4.5789 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,918 | 4.5538 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,461 | 4.5523 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,391 | 4.5839 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,532 | 4.5754 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,493 | 4.5834 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,874 | 4.5947 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,737 | 4.5411 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,613 | 4.5864 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,294 | 4.5590 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,209 | 4.5427 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,085 | 4.5320 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,085 | 4.5520 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,066 | 4.5266 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,000 | 4.5800 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 975 | 4.6240 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 710 | 4.6180 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 412 | 4.5780 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 240 | 4.6280 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 235 | 4.6600 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 170 | 4.5380 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 72 | 4.5300 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 200,000 | 4.5434 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 158,577 | 4.6272 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 128,850 | 4.6223 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 121,591 | 4.6225 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 106,061 | 4.6202 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 91,977 | 4.6321 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 91,130 | 4.6290 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 88,754 | 4.6200 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 74,916 | 4.5976 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 69,239 | 4.6246 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 59,713 | 4.6351 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 57,400 | 4.6132 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 54,878 | 4.6252 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 35,311 | 4.5753 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 30,781 | 4.6214 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 30,019 | 4.5600 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 28,254 | 4.6185 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 23,412 | 4.6190 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 19,875 | 4.6504 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 17,934 | 4.6273 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 14,825 | 4.5900 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 8,623 | 4.5728 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,373 | 4.6357 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,919 | 4.5768 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,445 | 4.6244 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,031 | 4.6300 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,454 | 4.6220 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,175 | 4.5464 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,050 | 4.6529 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,046 | 4.5504 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,899 | 4.5840 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,515 | 4.6336 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,479 | 4.5619 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,342 | 4.6270 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,315 | 4.6540 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,010 | 4.5770 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 987 | 4.5622 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 975 | 4.6240 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 943 | 4.5835 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 840 | 4.6320 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 785 | 4.5500 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 710 | 4.6180 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 673 | 4.5280 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 311 | 4.6040 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 235 | 4.6600 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4 | 4.5540 GBP | ||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,084 | 4.6026 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 36,711 | 4.6200 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 8,177 | 4.6496 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 2,550 | 4.5612 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 41,965 | 4.6200 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 70,499 | 4.5960 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 22,412 | 4.6190 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,175 | 4.5464 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 785 | 4.5500 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 31,992 | 4.6200 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 91,977 | 4.6321 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 61 | 4.4800 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 170 | 4.5380 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,461 | 4.5523 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 80,007 | 4.5726 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 14,037 | 4.6110 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 19,875 | 4.6504 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 22,826 | 4.5432 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 158,577 | 4.6272 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 19,667 | 4.6200 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 59,713 | 4.6351 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 11,402 | 4.5591 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: | 16 Aug 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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