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:

22 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:

4,463,712

1.01%

3,678,547

0.83%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

3,061,763

0.69%

3,907,433

0.89%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

7,525,475

1.70%

7,585,980

1.72%

(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

165,933

13.6327 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

116,596

13.6350 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

98,669

13.6233 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

58,019

13.6343 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

21,565

13.6304 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

19,366

13.6286 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

17,876

13.6240 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

12,889

13.6351 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

11,862

13.6303 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

5,766

13.6219 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

5,382

13.6242 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

4,619

13.6251 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

4,540

13.6419 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

3,899

13.6316 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

3,803

13.6134 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

3,529

13.6034 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

3,375

13.6226 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

3,130

13.6347 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

2,601

13.6268 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

2,543

13.6095 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

2,154

13.6267 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

2,085

13.6194 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,490

13.6322 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,469

13.6282 GBP

ADR

Purchase

1,100

34.3759 USD

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,085

13.6209 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,057

13.6200 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,021

13.6141 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

995

13.6225 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

983

13.6270 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

980

13.6296 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

792

13.6272 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

782

13.6218 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

597

13.6067 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

555

13.6277 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

477

13.6278 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

445

13.6150 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

325

13.5981 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

314

13.5875 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

196

13.6434 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

182

13.6300 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

147

13.6050 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

98

13.6000 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

68

13.6264 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

63

13.6450 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

49

13.6075 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

45

13.6400 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

42

13.6285 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

39

13.6287 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

27

13.6250 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

148,543

13.6246 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

45,396

13.6348 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

32,671

13.6205 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

18,869

13.6350 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

18,813

13.6300 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

11,634

13.6322 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

11,200

13.6314 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

7,383

13.6225 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

3,700

13.6059 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

3,396

13.6184 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

3,083

13.6395 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

2,531

13.6111 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

2,501

13.6100 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

2,227

13.6000 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

2,201

13.6274 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

2,133

13.6245 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

1,846

13.6217 GBP

ADR

Sale

1,100

34.3759 USD

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

885

13.6288 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

643

13.6017 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

447

13.6150 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

372

13.6163 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

353

13.6164 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

330

13.6148 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

314

13.5875 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

253

13.6117 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

202

13.6029 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

159

13.6250 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

147

13.6050 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

128

13.6264 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

120

13.6243 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

108

13.6242 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

57

13.6200 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

32

13.6413 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

11

13.6198 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

8

13.6162 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

6

13.6272 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 Short

2,495

13.6350 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

3,470

13.6350 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

68

13.6264 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

208

13.5950 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,034

13.6198 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,085

13.6194 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

5,705

13.6206 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

7,967

13.6350 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

19,265

13.6287 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

108,992

13.6350 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

165,933

13.6327 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11

13.6198 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27

13.6150 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

54

13.6050 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

755

13.6140 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

756

13.6379 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,357

13.6350 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,083

13.6395 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

208

13.5950 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,846

13.6217 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,959

13.6000 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,201

13.6274 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

5,901

13.6350 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,634

13.6322 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

17,790

13.6138 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

27,710

13.6223 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

148,402

13.6246 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

63

13.6450 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

196

13.6434 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

349

13.6288 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

376

13.6251 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

387

13.6279 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

416

13.6301 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

744

13.6009 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

782

13.6218 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

809

13.6169 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

859

13.6289 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,021

13.6141 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,336

13.6078 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,490

13.6322 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,908

13.6277 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,512

13.6320 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,144

13.6300 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,862

13.6303 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,011

13.6351 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,934

13.6350 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

28,600

13.6260 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

68,608

13.6186 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:

25 Mar 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213