Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

RNS Number : 5443V

Barclays PLC

31 January 2025

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a Replaces form Released at 19/12/2024 13:11 RNS Number : 8045Q
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:			18 Dec 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: 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:				32,452,874	2.34%	16,440,075	1.19%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,616,574	0.91%	31,222,919	2.26%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				45,069,448	3.25%	47,662,994	3.45%
(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	299,118	5.4400 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	182,800	5.4427 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	114,429	5.4386 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	55,897	5.4350 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	25,971	5.4462 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	20,250	5.3983 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	20,000	5.4859 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	15,681	5.4570 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	13,427	5.4316 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	9,468	5.4453 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,582	5.4371 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,421	5.4399 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,036	5.4507 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,340	5.4433 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,628	5.4245 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,528	5.4439 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,351	5.4587 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,096	5.4355 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,525	5.4357 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,347	5.4552 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,193	5.4346 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,072	5.4142 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,948	5.4591 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,830	5.4496 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,677	5.4650 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,494	5.4256 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,434	5.4600 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,022	5.4530 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	754	5.4850 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	626	5.4750 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	600	5.4413 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	564	5.4000 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	546	5.4550 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	470	5.4228 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	443	5.4500 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	163	5.4700 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,226,168	5.4350 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	246,501	5.4419 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	102,602	5.4400 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	59,796	5.4399 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	39,554	5.4358 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	29,034	5.4524 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	22,498	5.4489 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	21,281	5.4420 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	20,057	5.4457 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	16,701	5.4332 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	16,358	5.4433 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	15,004	5.4404 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	15,000	5.4000 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	14,826	5.4512 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,113	5.4349 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,523	5.4462 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,061	5.4570 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,055	5.4318 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,157	5.4579 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,915	5.4535 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,750	5.3872 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,982	5.4677 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,049	5.4650 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,794	5.4494 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,587	5.4121 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,434	5.4600 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,292	5.4338 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,140	5.4575 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,085	5.4550 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	873	5.4475 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	754	5.4850 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	709	5.4456 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	641	5.4425 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	569	5.4452 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	421	5.4473 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	317	5.4300 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	300	5.4500 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	163	5.4700 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	53,378	5.4495 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,224,371	5.4350 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	39,554	5.4358 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	8,250	5.4378 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	16,409	5.4400 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	21,281	5.4419 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	11,066	5.4489 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	14,826	5.4512 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	15,707	5.4521 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	29,034	5.4524 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,982	5.4677 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	470	5.4228 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	13,427	5.4316 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,193	5.4346 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	10,569	5.4387 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	45,000	5.4396 USD
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	21,262	5.4400 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	55,236	5.4401 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	28,881	5.4447 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	776	5.4400 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	6,418	5.4634 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	673	5.4444 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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