RNS Number : 5476V
Barclays PLC
31 January 2025
 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a
Replaces form Released at 03/01/2025 14:22 RNS Number : 1270S

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:

DS SMITH PLC

(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:

02 Jan 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?

YES:
 INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

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:

10p ordinary


Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

33,188,792

2.39%

16,404,020

1.19%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

12,602,889

0.91%

31,658,031

2.29%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 TOTAL:

 

45,791,681

3.30%

48,062,051

3.48%

(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

10p ordinary

Purchase

406,928

5.4800  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

68,044

5.4737  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

55,000

5.4735  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

51,783

5.4776  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

45,572

5.4686  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

26,441

5.4663  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

26,302

5.4658  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

17,324

5.4641  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,307

5.4599  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,079

5.4777  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,386

5.4688  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,144

5.4741  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,126

5.4541  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,815

5.4598  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,429

5.4744  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,036

5.4479  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,155

5.4611  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,093

5.4705  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,631

5.4640  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,628

5.4431  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,012

5.4450  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,858

5.4335  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,228

5.5008  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,221

5.4751  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,128

5.4366  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,938

5.4250  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,906

5.4900  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,800

5.4321  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,581

5.4550  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,210

5.4725  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,199

5.4950  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,172

5.4300  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

738

5.4633  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

720

5.4850  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

597

5.4500  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

366

5.4814  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

347

5.4150  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

150

5.4650  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

33

5.4200  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

159,745

5.4803  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

132,631

5.4800  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

43,432

5.4695  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

29,987

5.4720  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

18,400

5.4461  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,500

5.4763  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,336

5.4667  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,251

5.4692  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,243

5.4671  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,864

5.4504  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,050

5.4600  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,926

5.4565  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,249

5.4683  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,118

5.4445  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,841

5.4450  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,335

5.4982  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,938

5.4250  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,902

5.4178  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,581

5.4550  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,500

5.4610  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,199

5.4950  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,172

5.4300  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

973

5.4227  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

720

5.4850  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

554

5.4349  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

483

5.4900  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

377

5.4100  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

347

5.4150  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

33

5.4200  GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

 relevant

 security

Product  description

Nature of dealing

Number of

 reference

 securities

Price per

 unit

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

67,749

5.4708  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

554

5.4349  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,841

5.4450  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,864

5.4504  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,251

5.4692  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

43,432

5.4695  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,987

5.4719  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,500

5.4763  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

57,470

5.4774  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,020

5.4785  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

120,760

5.4800  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,153

5.4807  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,344

5.4836  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,390

5.4150  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,858

5.4335  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,036

5.4479  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,191

5.4643  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,441

5.4663  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,108

5.4675  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

62,084

5.4769  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

353,382

5.4800  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,654

5.4802  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

35,519

5.4800  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1

5.4200  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

7,581

5.4464  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

7,683

5.4800  GBP









(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:

31 Jan 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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