| 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: | 02 Sep 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: | 32,976,586 | 2.39% | 28,373,282 | 2.06% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 11,139,764 | 0.81% | 32,725,474 | 2.37% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 44,116,350 | 3.20% | 61,098,756 | 4.43% | |||
| (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 | 149,892 | 4.7240 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 51,192 | 4.7234 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 48,235 | 4.7120 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 33,424 | 4.7160 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 25,646 | 4.7139 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 22,972 | 4.7135 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 11,371 | 4.7014 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 10,394 | 4.7247 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,850 | 4.7063 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,514 | 4.7017 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,214 | 4.7010 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,874 | 4.6882 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,431 | 4.7060 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,767 | 4.7045 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,744 | 4.7112 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,569 | 4.7049 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,046 | 4.7150 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 847 | 4.6921 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 792 | 4.6801 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 701 | 4.6973 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 668 | 4.6820 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 620 | 4.7140 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 409 | 4.7058 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 406 | 4.7020 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 307 | 4.7023 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 301 | 4.6920 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 256 | 4.6991 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 28 | 4.7019 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 8 | 4.6807 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 4.6995 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 86,631 | 4.7229 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 76,033 | 4.7238 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 61,654 | 4.7240 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 31,482 | 4.7242 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 13,466 | 4.7097 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 9,078 | 4.7151 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,914 | 4.7160 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,512 | 4.6972 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,216 | 4.6911 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,778 | 4.7019 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,500 | 4.6780 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,932 | 4.7139 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,665 | 4.6884 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,479 | 4.7060 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,455 | 4.7115 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,408 | 4.6980 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,337 | 4.7043 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,166 | 4.7080 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 911 | 4.6994 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 900 | 4.6953 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 873 | 4.7100 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 491 | 4.7016 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 430 | 4.7072 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 389 | 4.7021 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 352 | 4.7140 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 265 | 4.6880 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 216 | 4.7020 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 190 | 4.7025 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 116 | 4.7132 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 102 | 4.6960 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 76 | 4.7120 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 13 | 4.7104 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 7 | 4.6996 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 4.7000 GBP | ||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 327 | 4.6788 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,216 | 4.6911 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 102 | 4.6960 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,512 | 4.6973 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,284 | 4.7037 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 13,466 | 4.7097 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 20,315 | 4.7220 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,239 | 4.7240 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 127,000 | 4.6709 USD | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 668 | 4.6820 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,872 | 4.7012 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 11,126 | 4.7016 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,514 | 4.7017 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 71 | 4.7020 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,905 | 4.7035 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 53,500 | 4.7048 USD | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 22,972 | 4.7135 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 25,646 | 4.7139 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 25,686 | 4.7161 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 20,969 | 4.7240 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,394 | 4.7247 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 5,000 | 4.7156 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 247 | 4.7240 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: | 03 Sep 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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