| FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3b | |||||||
| 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: | 10 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: | 32,570,359 | 2.36% | 28,636,766 | 2.07% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 10,977,491 | 0.80% | 32,215,280 | 2.33% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 43,547,850 | 3.15% | 60,852,046 | 4.41% | |||
| (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 | 905,390 | 4.5171 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 263,756 | 4.5429 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 150,000 | 4.5430 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 108,053 | 4.5250 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 80,668 | 4.5495 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 70,000 | 4.4961 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 46,824 | 4.5440 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 45,425 | 4.5253 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 39,893 | 4.5424 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 31,561 | 4.5441 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 28,128 | 4.5408 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 27,210 | 4.5413 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 26,448 | 4.5261 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,166 | 4.5160 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,837 | 4.5251 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,686 | 4.5308 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,432 | 4.5279 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,975 | 4.5399 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,907 | 4.5221 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,673 | 4.5302 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,650 | 4.5264 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,542 | 4.5480 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,234 | 4.5400 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,711 | 4.5378 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,073 | 4.5453 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,688 | 4.5260 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,397 | 4.5180 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,225 | 4.5265 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,128 | 4.5300 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 853 | 4.5280 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 789 | 4.5396 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 698 | 4.5383 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 302 | 4.5382 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 233 | 4.5462 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 187 | 4.5246 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 173 | 4.5313 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 127 | 4.5442 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 44 | 4.5356 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 15 | 4.5336 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 12 | 4.5516 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 439,000 | 4.5180 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 400,000 | 4.5140 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 265,181 | 4.5440 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 150,000 | 4.5237 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 127,683 | 4.5437 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 113,125 | 4.5326 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 111,226 | 4.5260 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 101,793 | 4.5377 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 67,965 | 4.5438 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 64,242 | 4.5402 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 55,613 | 4.5460 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 34,293 | 4.5277 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 31,693 | 4.5353 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 28,953 | 4.5384 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 18,786 | 4.5287 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 12,665 | 4.5254 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 12,533 | 4.5431 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 10,298 | 4.5451 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 9,473 | 4.5406 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 9,065 | 4.5333 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 8,886 | 4.5420 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 8,505 | 4.5339 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 8,375 | 4.5397 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 8,356 | 4.5471 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 7,061 | 4.5394 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 6,398 | 4.5354 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,694 | 4.5361 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,459 | 4.5392 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,011 | 4.5248 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,340 | 4.5455 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,462 | 4.5160 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,246 | 4.5167 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,219 | 4.5340 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,085 | 4.5278 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,877 | 4.5540 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,684 | 4.5313 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,642 | 4.5467 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,357 | 4.5305 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,183 | 4.5320 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 853 | 4.5280 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 823 | 4.5198 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 606 | 4.5310 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 381 | 4.5520 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 173 | 4.5317 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 136 | 4.5492 GBP | ||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 16,592 | 4.5357 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,011 | 4.5248 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,085 | 4.5278 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 113,125 | 4.5326 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 16,100 | 4.5352 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 17,351 | 4.5363 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 98,619 | 4.5377 USD | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 64,242 | 4.5402 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 32,573 | 4.5434 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 33,553 | 4.5440 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 70,000 | 4.4770 USD | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2 | 4.5140 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,837 | 4.5251 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 26,448 | 4.5261 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,225 | 4.5264 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,673 | 4.5302 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 31,561 | 4.5441 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 233 | 4.5462 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 80,668 | 4.5495 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 595 | 4.5500 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2,384 | 4.5264 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 29 | 4.5393 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 374 | 4.5440 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 44,358 | 4.5439 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 374 | 4.5440 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 127 | 4.5442 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 5,939 | 4.5485 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 |
| | | | | |
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 30 Sep 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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