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

MONDI 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:

08 Mar 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?

DS SMITH PLC

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:

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

1,744,769

0.40%

3,204,208

0.73%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

3,003,971

0.68%

1,452,277

0.33%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

4,748,740

1.08%

4,656,485

1.05%

(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

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

474,724

13.5115 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

349,377

13.5647 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

250,266

13.5441 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

176,807

13.5483 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

162,822

13.5035 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

128,881

13.5695 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

116,383

13.4075 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

71,597

13.4124 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

45,525

13.5155 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

40,537

13.5094 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

34,426

13.5488 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

31,876

13.5446 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

31,875

13.5458 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

31,381

13.3169 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

29,025

13.5262 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

26,314

13.4826 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

24,025

13.4851 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

22,557

13.5330 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

18,326

13.5110 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

16,796

13.5556 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

15,619

13.4883 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

15,090

13.3697 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

14,628

13.5118 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

14,485

13.3470 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

13,833

13.3750 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

13,529

13.5560 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

12,487

13.4688 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

11,199

13.4900 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

10,011

13.5825 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

9,649

13.5300 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

9,516

13.5209 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

9,399

13.6007 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

8,671

13.5945 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

7,911

13.5261 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

7,339

13.5485 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

7,120

13.4850 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

6,227

13.4923 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

6,082

13.5097 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

5,604

13.6010 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

5,419

13.5151 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

5,287

13.5431 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

5,031

13.4564 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

4,697

13.5076 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

4,413

13.4870 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

3,867

13.5615 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

3,823

13.3731 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

3,579

13.4483 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

3,542

13.5367 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

3,472

13.5383 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

3,118

13.5389 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

3,084

13.5349 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

3,065

13.5376 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

3,013

13.5862 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

2,384

13.5732 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

2,173

13.4852 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,135

13.4904 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

952

13.4800 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

917

13.4943 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

828

13.4905 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

724

13.5713 GBP

ADR

Purchase

720

34.6444 USD

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

467

13.5734 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

367

13.3500 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

318

13.5186 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

288

13.5200 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

273

13.5100 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

178

13.5850 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

170

13.2850 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

132

13.3131 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

36

13.5375 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

35

13.4773 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

23

13.6850 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

392,189

13.5370 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

266,320

13.4850 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

146,189

13.3748 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

116,383

13.4091 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

110,425

13.4981 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

108,210

13.3682 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

86,048

13.5124 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

73,969

13.5412 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

71,182

13.4411 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

49,233

13.3814 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

43,460

13.4270 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

42,900

13.5313 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

31,915

13.5155 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

31,080

13.5146 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

27,121

13.5446 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

17,500

13.3677 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

16,206

13.4905 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

16,205

13.5104 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

15,559

13.5456 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

13,833

13.3750 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

11,331

13.5216 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

11,235

13.5295 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

11,109

13.5718 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

6,283

13.5943 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

6,200

13.5103 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

4,500

13.6408 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

4,322

13.5618 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

4,306

13.5506 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

3,963

13.5548 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

3,688

13.4904 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

3,531

13.5502 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

3,380

13.4771 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

3,116

13.6180 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

2,796

13.3520 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

2,704

13.5434 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

2,443

13.5402 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

1,965

13.5056 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

1,959

13.4155 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

1,657

13.5247 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

1,400

13.4800 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

1,140

13.5750 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

967

13.5519 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

827

13.6284 GBP

ADR

Sale

720

34.6444 USD

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

609

13.5550 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

595

13.5947 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

498

13.5443 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

368

13.6750 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

314

13.4999 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

234

13.5200 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

212

13.5740 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

210

13.6250 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

190

13.4852 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

185

13.5225 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

178

13.5850 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

170

13.2850 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

119

13.7100 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

87

13.4643 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

36

13.5388 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

33

13.5300 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

33

13.4741 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

26

13.5150 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

23

13.6850 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

23

13.6854 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

16

13.6500 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

1

13.4773 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

16

13.4843 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

33

13.5300 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

33

13.4741 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

370

13.3442 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

383

13.4770 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

562

13.5838 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

827

13.6284 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

50,847

13.4993 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

73,969

13.5412 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

2,215

13.5128 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

253,388

13.4850 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

466

13.4537 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

566

13.4968 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

828

13.4905 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,118

13.5389 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,413

13.4870 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,031

13.4564 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,604

13.6010 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,911

13.5261 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,671

13.5945 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,011

13.5825 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,199

13.4900 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

11,407

13.4110 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,529

13.5560 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

13,594

13.4089 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,485

13.3470 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

18,326

13.5110 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

24,968

13.4476 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

26,314

13.4826 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

49,791

13.5576 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

64,096

13.4640 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

90,200

13.5166 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

108,350

13.4846 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

128,881

13.5695 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

21

13.4852 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

190

13.4852 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

762

13.4600 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,380

13.4771 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

4,496

13.5256 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,454

13.4874 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,459

13.5936 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,559

13.5453 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

27,121

13.5446 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

34,303

13.5004 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

37,871

13.5361 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

43,460

13.4270 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

71,182

13.4411 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

108,210

13.3682 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

146,189

13.3748 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

116

13.4621 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

384

13.4939 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

385

13.4534 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,135

13.4904 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,127

13.5321 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,173

13.4852 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,339

13.5485 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,747

13.5637 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34,426

13.5488 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

6,334

13.5370 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

9,673

13.5353 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

385,855

13.5370 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

467

13.5734 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

724

13.5713 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

2,384

13.5732 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

3,013

13.5862 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

6,082

13.5097 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

6,227

13.4923 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

7,673

13.5357 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

9,300

13.5156 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

9,516

13.5446 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

9,516

13.5209 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

9,649

13.5300 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

14,395

13.5352 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

14,628

13.5118 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

14,630

13.5174 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

22,994

13.5114 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

24,025

13.4851 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

30,158

13.5084 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

37,330

13.5467 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

41,012

13.5424 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

81,890

13.5594 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

115,618

13.4835 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

131,957

13.5520 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

173,015

13.5810 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

349,377

13.5647 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:

11 Mar 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213