| FORM 8.3 | |||||||
| PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
| A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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| 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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| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||||||
| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | |||||
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| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
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| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 19 Nov 2024 | |||||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | DS SMITH PLC |
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| 2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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| Class of relevant security: | common stock | ||||||
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| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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| (1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 846,019 | 0.24% | 577,850 | 0.16% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 341,870 | 0.09% | 13,660 | 0.00% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 1,187,889 | 0.33% | 591,510 | 0.16% |
| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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| which subscription right exists |
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| Details, including nature of the rights |
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| concerned and relevant percentages: |
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| 3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
| (a) | Purchases and sales |
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| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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| common stock | Purchase | 107,630 | 57.7750 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 39,392 | 57.8400 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 36,761 | 57.2606 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 33,252 | 57.7361 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 21,102 | 57.3027 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 16,775 | 57.8398 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 11,429 | 57.6029 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 9,834 | 57.9279 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 6,842 | 57.5200 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 6,717 | 57.6077 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 5,269 | 57.6564 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 4,548 | 57.5956 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 4,500 | 57.3653 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 4,179 | 57.3805 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 4,172 | 57.5158 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 3,445 | 57.4587 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 3,376 | 57.2930 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 3,183 | 57.2332 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 2,867 | 57.7681 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 2,799 | 57.3181 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 2,757 | 57.3806 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 2,529 | 57.5814 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 1,693 | 57.8327 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 1,658 | 57.4586 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 1,223 | 57.7083 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 930 | 57.3966 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 801 | 57.4829 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 700 | 57.7135 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 697 | 57.6969 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 692 | 57.3627 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 663 | 57.2609 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 616 | 57.1397 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 510 | 57.7805 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 503 | 57.6953 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 500 | 57.2960 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 471 | 57.3983 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 462 | 57.6312 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 422 | 57.7651 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 415 | 57.6980 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 411 | 57.6635 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 400 | 57.3300 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 341 | 57.8977 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 324 | 57.7047 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 301 | 57.3919 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 264 | 57.3815 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 200 | 57.5000 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 129 | 57.3615 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 121 | 57.7200 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 103 | 57.3338 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 100 | 57.6073 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 60 | 57.0700 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 50 | 57.0300 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 48 | 57.0500 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 35 | 56.9000 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 32 | 57.7400 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 30 | 57.5900 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 30 | 57.4200 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 20 | 57.9000 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 19 | 57.6576 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 10 | 57.3400 USD | ||||
| common stock | Purchase | 3 | 56.8400 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 75,000 | 57.3047 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 69,499 | 57.8096 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 34,476 | 57.8400 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 30,268 | 57.7073 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 21,661 | 57.7916 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 16,923 | 57.3842 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 16,405 | 57.8392 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 14,458 | 57.4944 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 8,734 | 57.5834 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 6,881 | 57.8673 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 6,842 | 57.5200 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 6,572 | 57.7463 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 6,374 | 57.7691 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 3,955 | 57.6255 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 3,588 | 57.6311 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 3,245 | 57.4789 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 2,896 | 57.8261 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 2,529 | 57.5814 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 2,383 | 57.9218 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 2,341 | 57.7802 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 2,063 | 57.8385 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 1,100 | 57.5700 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 975 | 57.9388 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 937 | 57.8635 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 856 | 57.5910 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 766 | 57.7905 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 745 | 57.6134 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 700 | 57.9000 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 525 | 57.6174 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 516 | 57.9362 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 503 | 57.6953 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 429 | 57.6100 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 400 | 57.6300 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 400 | 57.5800 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 400 | 57.5787 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 370 | 56.9000 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 360 | 57.9501 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 297 | 57.2730 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 205 | 57.6236 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 200 | 57.1300 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 200 | 57.9400 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 133 | 57.9439 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 128 | 57.8506 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 120 | 57.0700 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 114 | 57.6057 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 100 | 57.4500 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 100 | 57.5830 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 100 | 57.6000 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 45 | 57.6811 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 30 | 57.7433 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 25 | 57.6760 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 23 | 57.2850 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 19 | 57.6576 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 18 | 57.9633 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 15 | 57.3950 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 15 | 57.6800 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 11 | 57.7736 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 6 | 56.7000 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 5 | 56.9350 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 5 | 57.4900 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 5 | 56.7540 USD | ||||
| common stock | Sale | 4 | 57.8300 USD | ||||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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| common stock | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 406 | 57.8425 USD | |||
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| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
| of | description | purchasing, | of | price |
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| (ii) | Exercising |
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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| 4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
| (a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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| Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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| formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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| or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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| to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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| NONE | |||||||
| (b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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| Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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| the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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| (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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| (ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 20 Nov 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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