Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

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

DS SMITH PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(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:

22 Apr 2024

(f)

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

YES:

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

MONDI PLCINTERNATIONAL PAPER CO

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:

12,839,359

0.93%

12,501,678

0.91%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

8,754,862

0.63%

10,547,122

0.76%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

21,594,221

1.57%

23,048,800

1.67%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,278,186

3.5827 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,264,064

3.5558 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

783,350

3.5567 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

576,451

3.5752 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

424,540

3.5569 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

337,837

3.5756 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

291,675

3.5831 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

280,145

3.5821 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

258,818

3.5479 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

160,000

3.5532 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

148,166

3.5950 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

129,340

3.6038 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

127,813

3.5990 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

81,226

3.5915 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

77,786

3.5874 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

76,451

3.5970 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

61,774

3.5563 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

61,270

3.5486 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

59,211

3.5822 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

56,094

3.5814 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

55,875

3.5482 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

55,796

3.5869 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

54,862

3.5746 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

36,189

3.5565 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

34,946

3.6100 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

27,371

3.5618 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,740

3.5761 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,797

3.5742 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,620

3.5820 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,321

3.5547 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,479

3.5694 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,181

3.5527 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,734

3.5540 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,616

3.5560 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,973

3.5896 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,030

3.5600 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,750

3.5880 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,559

3.5960 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,428

3.5920 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,367

3.5823 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,700

3.6118 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,448

3.6120 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,402

3.5480 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,126

3.5975 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,054

3.5780 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,982

3.5910 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,888

3.5660 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,849

3.5890 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,819

3.5800 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,706

3.5790 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,420

3.5935 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,199

3.6080 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,128

3.5460 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,018

3.5580 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,968

3.5840 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,947

3.5570 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,837

3.5900 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,565

3.5490 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,455

3.5740 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,428

3.5640 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,154

3.6095 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,149

3.5410 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,084

3.5948 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,072

3.5801 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,966

3.5700 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,958

3.5400 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,667

3.5500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,608

3.6200 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,542

3.5760 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,503

3.6000 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,381

3.5550 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,215

3.5470 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,188

3.5681 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,155

3.6060 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,135

3.6220 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,063

3.5732 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,007

3.6090 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,935

3.6230 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,832

3.5770 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,751

3.6070 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,632

3.5610 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,622

3.5650 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,567

3.5810 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,562

3.5690 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,536

3.6340 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,355

3.5980 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,218

3.5670 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,193

3.5720 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,188

3.6300 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,127

3.5520 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,097

3.6040 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

997

3.5680 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

895

3.6150 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

884

3.6240 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

871

3.6050 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

871

3.5530 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

871

3.5940 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

855

3.5850 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

770

3.6190 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

714

3.6280 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

615

3.6180 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

258

3.5440 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12

3.5469 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,906,154

3.5480 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

666,381

3.5552 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

578,829

3.5738 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

462,027

3.5917 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

443,906

3.5633 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

258,818

3.5479 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

160,799

3.5828 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

157,695

3.5533 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

97,221

3.5614 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

96,692

3.5641 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

85,488

3.5880 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

78,399

3.5580 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

72,500

3.5774 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

71,445

3.5551 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

70,662

3.5488 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

58,741

3.5482 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

52,707

3.5575 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

48,673

3.5567 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

47,142

3.5928 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

41,192

3.5517 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

39,292

3.5907 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

37,696

3.5717 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

37,298

3.5760 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

37,000

3.5856 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

35,504

3.5565 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

32,420

3.6051 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

32,267

3.5494 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

29,827

3.5568 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

28,190

3.5962 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

23,539

3.5967 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

22,434

3.6100 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

20,503

3.5537 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,302

3.5560 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,095

3.5648 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

15,246

3.5540 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,802

3.5483 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,797

3.5908 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,620

3.5820 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,347

3.5930 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,301

3.5954 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,415

3.6053 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,712

3.5689 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,786

3.5906 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,129

3.6107 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,281

3.5549 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,030

3.5600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,901

3.5960 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,075

3.5920 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,448

3.6120 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,062

3.5518 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,054

3.5780 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,982

3.5910 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,888

3.5660 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,887

3.5640 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,849

3.5890 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,819

3.5800 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,706

3.5790 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,288

3.5977 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,199

3.6080 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,128

3.5460 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,045

3.5900 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,975

3.5840 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,947

3.5570 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,565

3.5490 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,455

3.5740 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,149

3.5410 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,966

3.5700 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,958

3.5400 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,940

3.6060 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,938

3.6021 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,900

3.5471 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,674

3.6072 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,667

3.5500 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,642

3.6065 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,608

3.6200 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,605

3.5937 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,529

3.5690 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,503

3.6000 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,381

3.5550 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,226

3.5440 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,215

3.6079 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,215

3.5470 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,161

3.5742 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,135

3.6220 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,095

3.5847 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,007

3.6090 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,984

3.5964 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,935

3.6230 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,833

3.5520 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,832

3.5770 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,820

3.5895 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,751

3.6070 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,632

3.5610 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,622

3.5650 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,567

3.5810 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,507

3.5812 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,355

3.5980 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,216

3.5870 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,193

3.5720 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,188

3.6300 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,097

3.6040 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

997

3.5680 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

895

3.6150 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

884

3.6240 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

874

3.5990 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

871

3.6050 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

871

3.5940 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

871

3.5530 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

855

3.5850 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

770

3.6190 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

725

3.5579 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

714

3.6280 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

-12

3.5469 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

10p ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

1,457

3.5740 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

2,024

3.5424 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

15,184

3.5479 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

20,334

3.5573 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

28,988

3.5574 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

615

3.6180 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,825

3.6029 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,084

3.5948 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,126

3.5975 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,700

3.6118 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

42,281

3.5770 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

61,559

3.5921 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

115,743

3.5900 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

126,939

3.5990 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

130,125

3.5563 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

133,651

3.5790 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

538,463

3.5479 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

576,451

3.5752 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

725

3.5579 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,033

3.5783 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,455

3.5889 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

49,008

3.5488 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

68,650

3.5910 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

342

3.5960 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,095

3.5847 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,674

3.6072 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

71,788

3.5543 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

78,738

3.5880 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

500

3.5656 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,218

3.5670 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,066

3.5783 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,072

3.5801 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,315

3.5830 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

76,451

3.5969 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

102,940

3.5886 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

129,340

3.6038 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

164,452

3.5934 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

257,435

3.5480 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

280,145

3.5821 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

1,457

3.5740 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

20,965

3.5635 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

35,504

3.5565 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

64,505

3.5819 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

112,715

3.5480 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

1,407,271

3.5479 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

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 exempt principal trader 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:

23 Apr 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213