| 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: | 19 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: | 32,932,929 | 2.39% | 28,586,275 | 2.07% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 11,277,429 | 0.82% | 32,368,047 | 2.34% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 44,210,358 | 3.20% | 60,954,322 | 4.42% | |||
| (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 | 558,324 | 4.8240 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 193,503 | 4.8314 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 177,962 | 4.8147 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 166,840 | 4.7925 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 131,562 | 4.8121 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 76,722 | 4.8460 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 75,686 | 4.8274 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 67,973 | 4.8125 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 60,557 | 4.8120 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 45,912 | 4.8084 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 25,863 | 4.8141 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 23,959 | 4.8108 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 22,878 | 4.8299 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 21,409 | 4.8169 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 16,775 | 4.8164 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 13,029 | 4.8289 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 11,180 | 4.8178 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,746 | 4.8457 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,088 | 4.8302 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,585 | 4.8260 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,341 | 4.8373 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,926 | 4.8262 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,504 | 4.8467 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,013 | 4.8360 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,861 | 4.8251 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,403 | 4.8123 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,354 | 4.8035 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,278 | 4.8381 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,111 | 4.8150 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,326 | 4.8100 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,238 | 4.8000 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,003 | 4.8080 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,001 | 4.8180 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 808 | 4.8182 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 579 | 4.8060 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 430 | 4.8010 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 360,211 | 4.8408 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 163,500 | 4.8015 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 65,918 | 4.8460 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 22,213 | 4.8297 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 21,808 | 4.8235 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 15,452 | 4.8161 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 13,982 | 4.8079 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 7,207 | 4.8033 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 7,140 | 4.8263 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 6,490 | 4.8188 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,956 | 4.8203 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,341 | 4.8373 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,753 | 4.8120 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,208 | 4.8314 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,926 | 4.8262 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,171 | 4.8001 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,573 | 4.8050 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,448 | 4.8302 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,403 | 4.8128 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,354 | 4.8039 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,084 | 4.8274 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,079 | 4.8100 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,963 | 4.8266 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,787 | 4.8326 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,646 | 4.8052 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,409 | 4.8074 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,003 | 4.8084 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,001 | 4.8180 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 917 | 4.8320 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 665 | 4.8360 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 594 | 4.8000 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 270 | 4.7790 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 13 | 4.8140 GBP | ||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 50,000 | 4.7953 USD | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,372 | 4.7960 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,799 | 4.8032 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 113,500 | 4.8042 USD | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,573 | 4.8050 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,409 | 4.8074 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,753 | 4.8120 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6 | 4.8166 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,337,212 | 4.8180 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 107,261 | 4.8459 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 164,264 | 4.8460 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,238 | 4.8000 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 45,912 | 4.8084 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 32,462 | 4.8119 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 131,562 | 4.8121 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 67,973 | 4.8125 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 39,059 | 4.8141 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 177,962 | 4.8147 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,337,212 | 4.8180 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 808 | 4.8182 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,335 | 4.8201 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,861 | 4.8251 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 201,611 | 4.8270 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 57,883 | 4.8282 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 40,915 | 4.8442 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,138 | 4.8462 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,504 | 4.8467 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 49 | 4.8359 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 103 | 4.8360 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 38,219 | 4.8459 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 598 | 4.8460 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,001 | 4.8180 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 49 | 4.8359 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 103 | 4.8360 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 598 | 4.8460 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: | 01 Oct 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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