| 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: | 28 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: | 32,579,324 | 2.36% | 28,563,643 | 2.07% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 11,134,858 | 0.81% | 32,713,109 | 2.37% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 43,714,182 | 3.17% | 61,276,752 | 4.44% | |||
| (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 | 409,059 | 4.6610 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 111,037 | 4.7849 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 71,429 | 4.7724 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 65,499 | 4.7691 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 62,813 | 4.7880 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 60,035 | 4.7808 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 49,191 | 4.7776 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 28,377 | 4.7756 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 27,824 | 4.7734 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 27,803 | 4.7800 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 27,803 | 4.7720 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 14,210 | 4.7807 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 14,022 | 4.7713 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 13,186 | 4.7564 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 11,543 | 4.7707 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 11,094 | 4.7658 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 9,837 | 4.7699 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 9,453 | 4.7801 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,046 | 4.7767 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,649 | 4.7755 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,306 | 4.7813 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,135 | 4.7738 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,140 | 4.7578 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,067 | 4.7673 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,042 | 4.7703 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,039 | 4.7570 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,012 | 4.7771 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,462 | 4.7871 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,164 | 4.7765 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,677 | 4.7606 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,410 | 4.7560 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,278 | 4.7780 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,256 | 4.7700 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,246 | 4.7527 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,178 | 4.7538 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 918 | 4.7640 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 902 | 4.7629 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 799 | 4.7704 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 721 | 4.7810 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 658 | 4.7480 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 341 | 4.7639 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 263 | 4.7520 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 215 | 4.7820 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 197 | 4.7460 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 184 | 4.7830 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 475,927 | 4.7804 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 204,877 | 4.7800 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 109,081 | 4.7880 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 69,480 | 4.7726 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 46,416 | 4.7806 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 44,464 | 4.7762 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 30,030 | 4.7784 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 24,059 | 4.7713 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 22,100 | 4.7882 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 8,452 | 4.7782 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,937 | 4.7866 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,492 | 4.7674 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,425 | 4.7688 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,462 | 4.7870 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,392 | 4.7820 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,336 | 4.7789 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,181 | 4.7680 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,844 | 4.7740 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 918 | 4.7640 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 851 | 4.7731 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 830 | 4.7760 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 428 | 4.7625 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 386 | 4.7778 GBP | ||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 27,369 | 4.7767 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 3,145 | 4.7460 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 918 | 4.7639 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 7,757 | 4.7736 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 6 | 4.7866 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 3,093 | 4.7880 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 3,145 | 4.7460 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 6 | 4.7866 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 30,079 | 4.7879 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 2,033 | 4.7880 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 16,820 | 4.7710 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,128 | 4.7712 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 61,373 | 4.7831 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 428 | 4.7625 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,492 | 4.7674 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 20,707 | 4.7723 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 44,464 | 4.7762 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 19,934 | 4.7880 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,178 | 4.7538 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,677 | 4.7606 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,768 | 4.7608 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 137 | 4.7640 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 27,824 | 4.7734 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 24,296 | 4.7788 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,821 | 4.7729 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 30,030 | 4.7784 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12,093 | 4.7880 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,140 | 4.7578 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,130 | 4.7583 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 75,347 | 4.7880 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 15,436 | 4.7880 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: | 29 Aug 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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