Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

10 September 2024, 07:09

Source - LSE Regulatory

RNS Number : 5482D

Barclays PLC

10 September 2024

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3b Replaces form Released at 06/09/2024 14:54 RNS Number : 2936D
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 positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:			DS SMITH PLC
(d)	If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e)	Date position held/dealing undertaken:			05 Sep 2024
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?			YES: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
2.	POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)
Class of relevant security:				10p ordinary
				Interests		Short Positions
				Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:				32,983,334	2.39%	28,558,457	2.07%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				11,135,542	0.81%	32,685,604	2.37%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				44,118,876	3.20%	61,244,061	4.44%
(b)	Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive options)
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:
3.	DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Purchase and sales
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
10p ordinary	Purchase	190,169	4.5014 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	127,775	4.4937 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	94,283	4.4940 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	79,857	4.5148 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	49,026	4.5210 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	43,948	4.5157 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	31,183	4.5133 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	9,999	4.5032 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,863	4.5140 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,033	4.4970 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,947	4.5007 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,500	4.5719 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,394	4.5069 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,374	4.4946 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,156	4.5123 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,689	4.5153 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,198	4.4960 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,495	4.5103 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,414	4.5440 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,317	4.5040 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	255	4.5107 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	226	4.5080 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	89	4.4900 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	88	4.4980 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	168,052	4.5109 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	162,537	4.4960 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	111,217	4.5232 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	82,313	4.5093 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	34,143	4.4985 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	33,156	4.4940 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	27,804	4.4972 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	26,934	4.5177 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	24,198	4.5157 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	20,655	4.5162 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	13,321	4.5155 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,947	4.5007 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,363	4.5169 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,963	4.5140 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,274	4.5167 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,987	4.5249 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,977	4.5227 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,779	4.5215 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,481	4.5254 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,944	4.5130 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,072	4.5260 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	908	4.5105 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	581	4.5750 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	315	4.5030 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	226	4.5080 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	149	4.5070 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	97	4.5180 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	89	4.4900 GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security	Product description	Nature of dealing	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	15,534	4.5046 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	27,148	4.4937 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	23,256	4.4940 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	34,143	4.4985 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	82,313	4.5093 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	17,142	4.5102 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	110,286	4.5143 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	26,563	4.5147 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	7,984	4.5148 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	13,692	4.5174 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	139,021	4.5180 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,977	4.5227 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	44,950	4.4940 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	99,932	4.4941 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,374	4.4946 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	352	4.4976 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	9,999	4.5032 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,394	4.5069 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,156	4.5123 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	79,857	4.5148 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	43,948	4.5157 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	50,431	4.5190 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,414	4.5440 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	15,894	4.5007 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	1,113	4.5144 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	113	4.5679 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	2,441	4.5680 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	35,119	4.4940 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	6,963	4.5139 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	113	4.5679 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	2,441	4.5680 GBP
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Class of relevant security	Product description	Nature of dealing	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	7,947	4.5008 GBP
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of relevant security	Product description	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit


(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant security	Product description	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit


(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security	Nature of Dealings	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)

4.	OTHER INFORMATION
(a)	Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
NONE
(b)	Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
NONE
(c)	Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?				NO
Date of disclosure:				10 Sep 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.

RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy.

END

RETEAKNEFEKLEEA

Related Charts

Barclays PLC (BARC)

Smith (Ds) PLC (SMDS)

Most Read

Market Overview

UK 350 Risers and Fallers

Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

Related Charts

Barclays PLC (BARC)

Smith (Ds) PLC (SMDS)

Most Read

Receive our daily news email

Subscribe to the latest investing news by entering your email address below

For five days a week you will get

Plus more useful investment content and occasional promotional offers.

Market Overview

UK 350 Risers and Fallers

Receive our
daily news email