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:

16 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:

12,621,151

0.92%

15,523,915

1.13%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

12,380,259

0.90%

10,815,526

0.78%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

25,001,410

1.81%

26,339,441

1.91%

(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

1,403,340

4.0222 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,289,202

3.9975 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,209,262

3.9380 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

967,551

4.0249 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

700,000

4.0147 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

572,668

4.0112 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

562,975

3.9441 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

495,495

3.9516 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

458,977

3.9786 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

433,572

3.9795 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

253,341

3.9742 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

250,000

4.0237 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

244,189

4.0150 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

200,135

4.0012 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

146,365

4.0260 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

131,218

3.9854 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

130,023

3.9870 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

112,462

3.9876 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

4.0560 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

90,824

3.9733 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

87,388

4.0302 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

85,126

3.9880 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

70,563

3.9883 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

70,274

3.9954 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

47,918

3.9340 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

45,587

3.9939 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

44,316

4.0026 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

40,853

3.9709 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

37,760

3.9906 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

37,294

4.0120 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

36,593

3.9848 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

31,745

4.0036 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

30,814

4.0193 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

20,725

4.0047 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

19,489

3.9807 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,963

3.9622 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

14,500

3.9682 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,200

3.9448 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,948

3.9419 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,780

3.9664 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,113

3.9721 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,482

4.0257 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,317

4.0031 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,750

3.9914 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,560

3.9839 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,021

3.9573 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,972

3.9845 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,396

3.9471 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,210

3.9885 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,078

3.9548 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,379

4.0080 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,726

4.0240 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,606

3.9500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,483

3.9762 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,393

4.0300 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,378

4.0520 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,346

4.0380 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,218

4.0100 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,180

3.9492 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,121

3.9904 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,579

4.0220 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,491

4.0099 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,486

3.9566 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,410

3.9560 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,386

4.0340 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,110

3.9390 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,087

4.0024 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,059

4.0180 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

4.0360 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

936

4.0200 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

779

4.0280 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

765

3.9370 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

738

4.0474 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

687

3.9580 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

596

4.0400 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

321

3.9360 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

300

4.0142 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

226

4.0213 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

218

3.9558 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

69

4.0060 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

36

3.9328 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3

4.0075 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1

4.0090 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,287,946

3.9640 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

780,655

4.0306 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

675,403

4.0219 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

621,913

4.0125 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

568,248

4.0048 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

562,975

3.9441 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

400,000

4.0199 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

238,984

4.0189 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

238,948

4.0198 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

234,758

4.0169 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

219,871

3.9357 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

208,031

3.9988 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

198,361

4.0152 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

168,877

3.9336 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

150,945

3.9340 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

149,441

4.0186 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

127,806

4.0227 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

125,056

3.9341 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

105,156

4.0223 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

99,583

4.0334 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

97,960

4.0222 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

89,723

4.0121 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

88,444

4.0149 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

87,460

4.0269 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

78,852

4.0225 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

77,926

4.0200 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

77,111

4.0027 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

76,859

3.9339 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

68,032

4.0117 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

64,352

4.0159 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

63,815

4.0118 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

58,886

4.0128 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

54,073

4.0176 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

51,212

3.9638 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

50,277

3.9385 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

45,733

4.0132 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

44,356

4.0017 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

40,357

4.0120 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

37,141

4.0232 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

35,617

4.0078 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

31,753

3.9801 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

29,145

4.0230 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

26,071

4.0181 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

19,796

3.9455 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

19,612

3.9982 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

19,134

3.9667 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,276

3.9429 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,963

3.9622 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,649

3.9847 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

15,261

3.9784 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,500

3.9682 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,450

4.0255 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,108

4.0155 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,056

4.0112 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,780

3.9664 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,242

4.0323 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,112

4.0291 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,558

3.9342 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,361

4.0545 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,317

4.0031 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,762

3.9449 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,461

4.0282 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,160

3.9973 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,014

4.0418 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,055

3.9461 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,401

3.9651 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,185

3.9344 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,543

3.9503 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,393

4.0300 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,378

4.0520 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,346

4.0380 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,337

3.9600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,188

4.0220 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,131

3.9420 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,481

3.9795 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,455

3.9602 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,410

3.9560 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,386

4.0340 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,112

4.0150 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,059

4.0180 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.0360 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

932

3.9310 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

779

4.0280 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

732

4.0240 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

687

3.9580 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

655

3.9457 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

625

4.0210 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

611

3.9450 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

500

4.0260 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

490

3.9960 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

376

4.0032 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

69

4.0060 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

63

3.9333 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3

4.0080 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1

4.0090 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

5,619

3.9563 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

10,300

3.9340 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

9,667

4.0060 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

76,877

3.9485 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

134,636

3.9340 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

200,135

4.0011 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

300

4.0142 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

321

3.9360 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

560

3.9501 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,491

4.0099 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,620

3.9489 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,097

3.9566 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,972

3.9845 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,626

4.0217 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

36,593

3.9848 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

40,853

3.9709 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

184,805

3.9810 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

253,341

3.9742 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

297,726

3.9762 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

325,000

3.9795 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

544,088

3.9340 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

591,155

3.9408 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

591,838

3.9823 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,289,202

3.9975 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

655

3.9457 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,455

3.9602 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,751

3.9905 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,473

3.9339 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,570

4.0034 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,094

3.9911 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,558

3.9342 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,565

3.9976 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,328

3.9339 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,022

4.0006 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

32,062

4.0226 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

32,290

4.0091 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

168,877

3.9336 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

514,331

4.0050 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

562,975

3.9441 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

63

3.9333 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

490

3.9960 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

609

4.0220 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,401

3.9651 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,082

4.0013 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

26,658

3.9919 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

31,753

3.9801 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

35,262

4.0111 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

44,356

4.0017 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

51,531

3.9339 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

92,299

3.9894 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

99,583

4.0334 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

105,597

4.0240 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

201,200

3.9395 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

218,811

3.9954 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

287,080

4.0244 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

287,517

4.0124 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

500

4.0196 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,547

3.9854 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,035

3.9798 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

6,343

3.9525 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

9,565

3.9340 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

10,913

3.9347 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

11,571

3.9339 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

19,489

3.9807 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,700

3.9614 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34,250

4.0401 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

57,609

3.9342 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

76,984

3.9838 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

100,000

3.9731 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:

17 Apr 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213