Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 5042V
Citadel Group
31 January 2025
 

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:

Citadel Group

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

     The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.

N/A

(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

DS SMITH PLC

(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:

N/A

(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:

     For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

30 January 2025

(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

YES

INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO

 

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

 

(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:

Common Stock

ISIN GB0008220112

10p Ordinary

 

 

Interests

Short positions

 

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

7,915

0.00

34,839

0.00

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

17,014,844

1.22

96,037

0.00

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

     TOTAL:

17,022,759

1.22

130,876

0.00

 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

 

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

 

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

 

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:

N/A

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

N/A

 

 

3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

 

(a)        Purchases and sales

 

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

 

Number of securities

Price per unit

Common

Buy Transaction

800

5.6200 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

1,214

5.6250 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

730

5.6300 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

2,668

5.6450 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

864

5.6500 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

3,100

5.6800 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

4,822

5.6850 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

169

5.6900 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

527

5.6950 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

1,718

5.7000 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

3,635

5.7050 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

2,598

5.7100 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

774

5.7150 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

3,186

5.7200 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

2,008

5.7250 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

19,243

5.7300 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

109

5.7350 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

18,657

5.7400 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

9,748

5.7450 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

11,209

5.7500 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

959

5.7550 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

7,168

5.7600 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

1,162

5.7650 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

41,452

5.7700 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

12,568

5.7750 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

9,767

5.7800 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

30,980

5.7850 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

13,546

5.7900 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

8,355

5.7950 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

22,403

5.8000 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

7,149

5.8050 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

2,071

5.8075 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

15,027

5.8100 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

4,659

5.8125 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

7,429

5.8150 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

428

5.8175 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

14,564

5.8200 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

442

5.8225 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

14,389

5.8250 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

7,112

5.8275 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

18,061

5.8300 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

10,968

5.8350 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

22,024

5.8400 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

142

5.8425 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

16,125

5.8450 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

7,015

5.8500 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

12,907

5.8550 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

5,000

5.8600 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

5,566

5.8650 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

4,815

5.8700 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

7,643

5.8750 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

695

5.8800 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

15,000

5.8850 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

10,745

5.8900 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

4,560

5.8950 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

3,730

5.9000 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

3,120

5.9050 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

1,132

5.9100 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

1,630

5.9150 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

4,660

5.9200 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

2,144

5.9500 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

10

5.9600 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

27,372

5.9700 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

1,444

5.9750 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

863

5.9800 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

14,325

5.9850 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

17,969

5.9900 GBP

Common

Buy Transaction

7,660

5.9950 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

2,684

5.6300 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

195

5.6550 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

2,393

5.6650 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

9,170

5.6700 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

10

5.6800 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

2,951

5.6950 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

10,211

5.7000 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

370

5.7025 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

6,085

5.7050 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

1,668

5.7100 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

33,736

5.7200 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

4,120

5.7250 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

4,548

5.7300 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

15,177

5.7350 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

17,690

5.7400 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

6,033

5.7450 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

1,929

5.7500 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

2,584

5.7550 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

12,784

5.7600 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

5,194

5.7650 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

7,080

5.7700 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

9,582

5.7750 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

1,136

5.7775 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

37,329

5.7800 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

7,272

5.7850 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

17,830

5.7900 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

5,775

5.7950 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

797

5.8000 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

887

5.8025 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

7,106

5.8050 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

27,484

5.8100 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

7,579

5.8150 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

13,533

5.8200 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

18,367

5.8250 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

599

5.8275 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

41,890

5.8300 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

41,593

5.8350 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

31,884

5.8400 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

17,926

5.8450 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

26,936

5.8500 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

14,043

5.8550 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

5,938

5.8600 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

16,526

5.8650 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

3,268

5.8700 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

4,199

5.8750 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

4,278

5.8800 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

1,391

5.8850 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

1,028

5.8900 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

10

5.8950 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

8,559

5.9000 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

3,529

5.9050 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

950

5.9500 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

1,573

5.9600 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

4,107

5.9650 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

2,706

5.9800 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

1,686

5.9850 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

10,278

5.9900 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

5,534

5.9950 GBP

Common

Sell Transaction

1,291

6.0000 GBP

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

Common

CFD

Increasing long position

32,386

5.8678 GBP

Common

CFD

Reducing long position

3,707

5.8919 GBP

 

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

 

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

 

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing 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:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

 

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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

 

None

 

 

(c)        Attachments

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

 

 

Date of disclosure:

31 January 2025

Contact name:

Paula Santos

Telephone number*:

020 7645 9700

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

 

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

 

 

 

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