RNS Number : 2147N
Barclays PLC
21 November 2024
 

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:

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

 positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

 

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

 relevant securities this form relates:

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

 offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

 offeror/offeree:

 

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

20 Nov 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

 disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

YES:

 DS SMITH PLC

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(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


Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

845,240

0.24%

580,881

0.16%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

344,936

0.09%

13,660

0.00%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 TOTAL:

 

1,190,176

0.33%

594,541

0.16%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and

 other executive options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

 which subscription right exists


Details, including nature of the rights

 concerned and relevant percentages:


3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant

 security

Purchase/sale

Number of

 securities

Price per unit

common stock

Purchase

306,511

58.9879  USD

common stock

Purchase

120,064

58.8027  USD

common stock

Purchase

44,039

58.8400  USD

common stock

Purchase

42,974

59.3316  USD

common stock

Purchase

32,272

58.9636  USD

common stock

Purchase

25,459

58.8956  USD

common stock

Purchase

19,461

59.6663  USD

common stock

Purchase

15,296

58.6240  USD

common stock

Purchase

12,297

59.1179  USD

common stock

Purchase

8,386

59.3099  USD

common stock

Purchase

8,026

57.5900  USD

common stock

Purchase

7,597

59.4354  USD

common stock

Purchase

7,540

57.3827  USD

common stock

Purchase

7,480

59.6350  USD

common stock

Purchase

7,246

59.2305  USD

common stock

Purchase

6,597

58.9312  USD

common stock

Purchase

5,380

58.7206  USD

common stock

Purchase

4,990

59.5639  USD

common stock

Purchase

4,308

59.0256  USD

common stock

Purchase

3,455

58.9741  USD

common stock

Purchase

3,081

59.1538  USD

common stock

Purchase

2,875

59.1907  USD

common stock

Purchase

2,554

59.1818  USD

common stock

Purchase

2,454

58.7921  USD

common stock

Purchase

2,040

59.2783  USD

common stock

Purchase

2,036

58.6774  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,942

59.0057  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,575

59.4966  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,316

58.6467  USD

common stock

Purchase

1,109

59.3747  USD

common stock

Purchase

882

58.6324  USD

common stock

Purchase

831

58.6783  USD

common stock

Purchase

800

59.1081  USD

common stock

Purchase

763

59.6988  USD

common stock

Purchase

595

58.8477  USD

common stock

Purchase

575

59.6830  USD

common stock

Purchase

556

59.2478  USD

common stock

Purchase

513

59.2964  USD

common stock

Purchase

500

59.4534  USD

common stock

Purchase

463

58.9277  USD

common stock

Purchase

306

59.2785  USD

common stock

Purchase

301

59.6392  USD

common stock

Purchase

300

59.5500  USD

common stock

Purchase

276

58.6966  USD

common stock

Purchase

183

54.5000  EUR

common stock

Purchase

150

58.8668  USD

common stock

Purchase

120

58.8750  USD

common stock

Purchase

109

59.6546  USD

common stock

Purchase

100

58.8700  USD

common stock

Purchase

100

58.7700  USD

common stock

Sale

115,708

58.8818  USD

common stock

Sale

114,219

59.1091  USD

common stock

Sale

101,222

58.8235  USD

common stock

Sale

71,951

59.1968  USD

common stock

Sale

56,139

59.4869  USD

common stock

Sale

55,040

58.8400  USD

common stock

Sale

45,815

58.9338  USD

common stock

Sale

35,925

58.6611  USD

common stock

Sale

26,587

59.2195  USD

common stock

Sale

22,738

59.0674  USD

common stock

Sale

21,373

59.0161  USD

common stock

Sale

8,045

57.5900  USD

common stock

Sale

7,926

57.4918  USD

common stock

Sale

6,618

58.8234  USD

common stock

Sale

6,551

58.8330  USD

common stock

Sale

4,070

59.2589  USD

common stock

Sale

2,650

57.6778  USD

common stock

Sale

2,563

58.5556  USD

common stock

Sale

2,122

58.7381  USD

common stock

Sale

1,832

59.1580  USD

common stock

Sale

1,372

58.8305  USD

common stock

Sale

1,366

58.7527  USD

common stock

Sale

1,347

58.8510  USD

common stock

Sale

1,195

58.7081  USD

common stock

Sale

941

58.0881  USD

common stock

Sale

882

58.6324  USD

common stock

Sale

736

59.8712  USD

common stock

Sale

724

59.7545  USD

common stock

Sale

622

57.7142  USD

common stock

Sale

600

58.9075  USD

common stock

Sale

600

59.8766  USD

common stock

Sale

430

59.4898  USD

common stock

Sale

301

59.6392  USD

common stock

Sale

300

59.5916  USD

common stock

Sale

300

59.4633  USD

common stock

Sale

211

58.7473  USD

common stock

Sale

200

59.7100  USD

common stock

Sale

200

59.6600  USD

common stock

Sale

200

58.6500  USD

common stock

Sale

197

59.5638  USD

common stock

Sale

183

54.5000  EUR

common stock

Sale

100

59.6300  USD

common stock

Sale

100

60.0650  USD

common stock

Sale

100

59.6000  USD

common stock

Sale

100

59.7000  USD

common stock

Sale

100

59.8500  USD

common stock

Sale

67

57.6153  USD

common stock

Sale

42

58.8471  USD

common stock

Sale

17

59.7700  USD

common stock

Sale

1

59.0800  USD

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

 relevant

 security

Product  description

Nature of dealing

Number of

 reference

 securities

Price per

 unit

common stock

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,066

58.8389  USD









(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions

 (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

 of

 relevant

 security

Product

 description

Writing,

 purchasing,

 selling,

 varying etc

Number

 of

 securities

 to which

 option

 relates

Exercise

 price

 per unit

Type

Expiry

 date

Option

 money

 paid/

 received

 per unit

















(ii)

Exercising

 






Class of relevant

 security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

 securities

Exercise price per

 unit














(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for

 new securities)

Class of relevant

 security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

 applicable)





4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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:

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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

 any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

 






Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

21 Nov 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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