Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc Replacement

RNS Number : 5481V

Barclays PLC

31 January 2025

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a Replaces form Released at 06/01/2025 14:23 RNS Number : 2873S
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:			03 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:				32,931,096	2.37%	16,159,905	1.17%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,674,620	0.92%	31,552,075	2.29%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				45,605,716	3.28%	47,711,980	3.46%
(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	407,265	5.4600 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	42,523	5.4626 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	38,716	5.4750 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	19,761	5.4713 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	17,888	5.4724 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	17,267	5.4755 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	13,937	5.4696 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	11,337	5.4762 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	10,093	5.4745 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	9,088	5.4731 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,403	5.4813 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,108	5.4652 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,582	5.4598 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,552	5.4631 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,513	5.4702 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,259	5.4709 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,243	5.4726 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,010	5.4644 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,872	5.4818 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,446	5.4800 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,344	5.4698 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,911	5.4900 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,781	5.4700 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,690	5.4653 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,332	5.4838 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,294	5.4630 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,257	5.4926 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	625	5.4650 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	578	5.4850 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	519	5.4550 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	469	5.4733 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	243	5.5000 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	185	5.4703 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	94	5.4531 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	248,917	5.4605 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	136,917	5.4600 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	66,512	5.4677 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	47,755	5.4711 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	34,665	5.4653 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	29,649	5.4630 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	22,789	5.4651 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	20,424	5.4602 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	17,888	5.4729 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,091	5.4724 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,403	5.4818 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,785	5.4750 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,344	5.4703 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,183	5.4702 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,952	5.4751 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,870	5.4800 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,781	5.4700 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,550	5.4900 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	707	5.4650 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	622	5.4559 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	578	5.4850 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	519	5.4550 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	313	5.4710 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	290	5.4599 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	262	5.4823 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	46,854	5.4721 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,298	5.4578 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	56,647	5.4600 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	16,700	5.4603 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	930	5.4609 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	29,649	5.4630 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	21,447	5.4636 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,175	5.4637 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	13,997	5.4655 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	66,512	5.4677 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,183	5.4702 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	6,091	5.4724 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,582	5.4598 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	939	5.4600 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	45,572	5.4686 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,243	5.4726 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	61	5.4750 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	11,337	5.4762 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,257	5.4927 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	313	5.4546 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	79,670	5.4600 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	172	5.4600 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	7,908	5.4804 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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