| 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: | 23 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: | 33,288,729 | 2.41% | 26,914,202 | 1.95% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 11,188,956 | 0.81% | 31,855,352 | 2.31% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 44,477,685 | 3.22% | 58,769,554 | 4.26% | |||
| (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 | 252,168 | 4.6041 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 211,980 | 4.5812 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 180,243 | 4.5697 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 116,559 | 4.5942 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 89,433 | 4.5742 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 71,927 | 4.5700 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 58,302 | 4.5715 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 49,662 | 4.5798 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 46,532 | 4.5976 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 32,906 | 4.6029 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 17,733 | 4.6501 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 14,815 | 4.6096 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 13,195 | 4.6116 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,858 | 4.6002 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,332 | 4.6004 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,824 | 4.6087 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,655 | 4.5894 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,664 | 4.5970 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,634 | 4.6040 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,638 | 4.5820 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,566 | 4.6074 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,359 | 4.6020 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,335 | 4.6242 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,893 | 4.6055 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 989 | 4.6060 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 808 | 4.6240 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 731 | 4.6340 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 665 | 4.6365 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 568 | 4.5690 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 438 | 4.6155 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 227 | 4.6000 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 52 | 4.5800 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,405,100 | 4.6840 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 277,623 | 4.5724 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 177,117 | 4.5700 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 91,704 | 4.5880 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 68,468 | 4.5853 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 15,931 | 4.6050 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 15,534 | 4.5982 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 14,855 | 4.6501 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 13,712 | 4.6015 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 13,586 | 4.6339 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 11,036 | 4.5894 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 7,446 | 4.5936 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 6,188 | 4.5690 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,518 | 4.5897 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,341 | 4.5962 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,884 | 4.5748 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,664 | 4.5976 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,431 | 4.6287 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,878 | 4.6500 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,383 | 4.6024 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,359 | 4.6020 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,225 | 4.6060 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,815 | 4.6068 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,456 | 4.6000 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,455 | 4.6035 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,094 | 4.5680 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 808 | 4.6245 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 731 | 4.6345 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 505 | 4.6300 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 438 | 4.6160 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 174 | 4.6410 GBP | ||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,006 | 4.5690 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,915 | 4.5807 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 17,289 | 4.5867 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 43,650 | 4.5898 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,341 | 4.5962 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,534 | 4.5982 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,431 | 4.6287 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 174 | 4.6410 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,405,100 | 4.6840 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 33,015 | 4.5700 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 23,264 | 4.5711 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 58,302 | 4.5715 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 116,559 | 4.5942 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 26,953 | 4.5990 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,858 | 4.6002 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 43,288 | 4.6013 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 404 | 4.6040 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 252,168 | 4.6041 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,335 | 4.6242 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 17 | 4.5700 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 787 | 4.6297 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 90 | 4.6340 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 17 | 4.5700 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 195 | 4.5702 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 90 | 4.6340 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: | 24 Sep 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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