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:

19 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:

11,955,488

0.87%

12,695,503

0.92%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

9,811,653

0.71%

10,544,542

0.76%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

21,767,141

1.58%

23,240,045

1.69%

(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

1,818,224

3.5907 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,621,166

3.5860 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,230,027

3.5977 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,160,699

3.5248 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

902,808

3.5730 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

826,590

3.5858 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

489,396

3.5801 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

302,687

3.5715 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

302,495

3.5408 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

288,211

3.6253 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

236,169

3.6199 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

231,051

3.5634 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

196,394

3.5669 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

135,289

3.5130 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

126,760

3.6736 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

114,712

3.5570 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

112,745

3.8684 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

108,732

3.5811 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

104,646

3.5427 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

80,925

3.4494 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

70,906

3.5873 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

67,834

3.5870 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

60,217

3.5896 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

59,421

3.5647 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

55,730

3.4409 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

50,000

3.5620 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

47,070

3.5537 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

44,216

3.8136 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

43,181

3.5784 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

36,582

3.6697 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

35,919

3.5635 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

34,391

3.5676 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

31,513

3.5880 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

27,400

3.5859 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

27,229

3.5120 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

22,952

3.5850 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

22,160

3.5661 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

21,567

3.5736 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

21,184

3.6471 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

19,122

3.5690 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,861

3.5693 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

14,315

3.5865 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,614

3.5106 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,913

3.5861 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,498

3.5631 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,065

3.6795 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,422

3.5237 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,169

3.5882 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,987

3.5800 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,587

3.8211 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,232

3.5525 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,646

3.5011 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,414

3.9668 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,361

3.5118 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,196

3.9676 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,765

3.4977 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,801

3.5636 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,295

3.5575 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,160

3.5795 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,876

3.5105 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,819

3.5160 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,587

3.5840 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,399

3.5906 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,348

3.5820 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,115

3.4973 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,070

3.5145 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,009

3.9636 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,875

3.4954 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,871

3.6020 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,806

3.8649 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,685

3.9640 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,659

3.5720 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,596

3.4520 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,563

3.6720 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,562

3.5100 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,442

3.5400 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,369

3.5407 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,267

3.5835 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,039

3.5990 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,015

3.9680 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

915

3.8840 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

879

3.5340 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

864

3.6500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

848

3.4480 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

834

3.7545 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

830

3.9500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

779

3.9700 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

778

3.4980 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

778

3.4900 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

771

3.5380 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

766

3.5140 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

759

3.5343 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

751

3.6000 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

749

3.9350 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

747

3.6300 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

584

3.5740 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

561

3.5900 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

559

3.9320 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

455

3.6560 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

250

3.5030 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

147

3.6040 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,279,680

3.5870 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,818,224

3.5907 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

954,956

3.5800 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

734,147

3.5860 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

454,668

3.5859 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

382,519

3.5277 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

356,913

3.5707 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

321,861

3.7038 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

256,424

3.5100 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

233,042

3.5628 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

226,236

3.5402 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

196,163

3.5880 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

191,716

3.5858 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

139,171

3.5838 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

135,950

3.6860 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

117,774

3.5464 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

117,034

3.5784 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

112,741

3.5731 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

100,000

3.4482 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

83,913

3.5247 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

77,319

3.5614 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

75,352

3.5495 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

69,230

3.5577 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

66,971

3.5896 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

64,997

3.5595 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

56,147

3.5795 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

55,730

3.4409 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

50,000

3.5688 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

41,072

3.5851 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

34,468

3.5150 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

34,391

3.5676 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

33,745

3.5420 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

33,545

3.5188 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

24,443

3.5662 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

22,707

3.6374 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

22,163

3.6783 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

21,956

3.5948 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

21,505

3.6821 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

20,813

3.7033 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

20,305

3.5439 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,196

3.5840 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

15,464

3.5899 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

15,354

3.8829 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

15,100

3.5618 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,325

3.6102 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,069

3.7623 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,793

3.6303 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,495

3.6639 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,121

3.5605 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,799

3.6502 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,755

3.7441 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,521

3.8623 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,870

3.5389 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,843

3.6574 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,839

3.8247 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,710

3.5300 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,541

3.5980 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,279

3.6528 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,375

3.8591 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,972

3.5286 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,784

3.6707 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,550

3.5078 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,377

3.9665 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,079

3.5978 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,000

3.4737 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,993

3.6772 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,819

3.5160 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,571

3.5989 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,399

3.5910 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,348

3.5820 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,208

3.9000 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,987

3.5955 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,871

3.6020 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,802

3.5488 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,773

3.7451 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,685

3.9640 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,659

3.5720 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,563

3.6720 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,455

3.8140 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,454

3.5863 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,442

3.5400 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,286

3.9560 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,219

3.5110 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,039

3.5990 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,015

3.9680 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

989

3.9600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

879

3.5340 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

864

3.6500 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

848

3.4480 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

779

3.9700 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

778

3.4980 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

778

3.4900 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

771

3.5380 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

766

3.5140 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

751

3.6000 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

747

3.6300 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

640

3.5009 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

561

3.5900 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

559

3.9320 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

542

3.5000 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

535

3.5930 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

455

3.6560 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

147

3.6040 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 Short

21,595

3.5068 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

32,250

3.9591 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

46,700

3.4759 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

57,000

3.7036 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

118,918

3.5231 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

157,300

3.6121 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

584

3.5740 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,806

3.8649 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,295

3.5575 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,414

3.9668 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,455

3.5900 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,315

3.5865 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

51,184

3.5235 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

57,260

3.5733 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

57,592

3.7072 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

64,552

3.5873 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

165,820

3.6019 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

244,856

3.5430 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

274,552

3.5513 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

902,808

3.5730 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

13

3.5861 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

19

3.5857 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,043

3.6896 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,797

3.5842 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,847

3.8245 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,599

3.5910 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,918

3.5901 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,679

3.6604 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,992

3.8248 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,022

3.5860 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,069

3.7029 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,549

3.5949 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

40,000

3.4879 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

66,971

3.5896 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

72,000

3.4482 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

75,555

3.4825 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

76,343

3.5576 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

117,774

3.5464 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

233,042

3.5628 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

454,668

3.5858 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,818,224

3.5907 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,751

3.5980 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,846

3.9320 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,000

3.4737 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,069

3.7623 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

17,991

3.6946 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

28,000

3.4482 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

139,171

3.5838 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

191,716

3.5858 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

320,164

3.5891 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

321,861

3.7038 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

13

3.5861 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

19

3.5857 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

414

3.7797 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

559

3.9320 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

830

3.9500 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

834

3.7545 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,009

3.9636 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,278

3.6695 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,361

3.5117 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

16,103

3.5052 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

33,219

3.5001 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

90,690

3.6629 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

112,745

3.8684 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

133,101

3.5768 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

157,548

3.7055 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

196,394

3.5669 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

215,100

3.5860 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

231,051

3.5634 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

243,823

3.6647 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

332,427

3.6503 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

480,660

3.5860 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,133,269

3.5859 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

61,610

3.6793 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:

22 Apr 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213