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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a | |||||||
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: | 20 Jan 2025 | |||||
(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: | 33,758,671 | 2.44% | 29,895,095 | 2.17% | |||
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 12,818,526 | 0.93% | 31,612,286 | 2.29% | |||
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| 46,577,197 | 3.37% | 61,507,381 | 4.46% | |||
(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 | 250,000 | 5.9257 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 173,677 | 5.8850 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 172,415 | 5.9016 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 44,505 | 5.9007 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 44,056 | 5.8831 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 11,989 | 5.8801 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,246 | 5.8973 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,104 | 5.9050 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,523 | 5.9059 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,597 | 5.8815 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,359 | 5.8768 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,181 | 5.8907 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,772 | 5.8713 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,795 | 5.9000 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,557 | 5.9090 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,455 | 5.9025 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,246 | 5.8922 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,140 | 5.8615 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,946 | 5.8930 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,522 | 5.8600 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,165 | 5.9100 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,154 | 5.9207 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,085 | 5.9327 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 944 | 5.9250 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 637 | 5.8550 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 472 | 5.8940 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 472 | 5.9148 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 472 | 5.9150 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 362 | 5.8549 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 181 | 5.8650 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 584,787 | 5.9250 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 96,390 | 5.8881 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 76,310 | 5.9013 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 70,639 | 5.8895 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 62,950 | 5.9007 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 59,009 | 5.8850 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 20,498 | 5.9035 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 16,437 | 5.8970 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 16,384 | 5.9088 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 10,465 | 5.8997 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 10,290 | 5.8910 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 9,713 | 5.8963 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 9,028 | 5.8825 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 7,781 | 5.8918 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 7,602 | 5.9018 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 7,529 | 5.8975 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 7,302 | 5.9074 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 7,116 | 5.9096 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,230 | 5.9047 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,658 | 5.9019 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,934 | 5.8899 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,065 | 5.8725 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,976 | 5.9224 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,411 | 5.8798 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,344 | 5.9000 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,296 | 5.8738 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,180 | 5.9075 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,119 | 5.9050 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 999 | 5.8550 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 716 | 5.9200 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 587 | 5.9245 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 537 | 5.9100 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 472 | 5.9150 GBP | ||||
10p ordinary | Sale | 11 | 5.8884 GBP | ||||
(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 32,975 | 5.8914 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,065 | 5.8725 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,477 | 5.8776 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 35,043 | 5.8839 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 224 | 5.8850 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,934 | 5.8899 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,290 | 5.8910 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,781 | 5.8918 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,281 | 5.9019 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 16,384 | 5.9088 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 181 | 5.8650 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,772 | 5.8713 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 11,989 | 5.8801 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 60,264 | 5.8850 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 472 | 5.8939 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 57,060 | 5.8850 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 7 | 5.8857 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 2,569 | 5.8850 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,047 | 5.8853 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 7 | 5.8857 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: | 29 Jan 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 |
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