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 relevant securities this form relates:

MONDI PLC

(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:

03 Apr 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

YES: 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:

4,723,942

1.07%

4,954,204

1.12%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

4,562,527

1.03%

4,346,160

0.98%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

9,286,469

2.10%

9,300,364

2.11%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

324,753

13.7420 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

286,963

13.7350 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

211,996

13.7375 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

78,693

13.7607 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

44,286

13.7710 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

38,261

13.8015 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

37,415

13.7780 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

22,407

13.7563 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

20,046

13.7719 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

18,807

13.7351 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

12,324

13.7343 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

10,923

13.8186 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

9,736

13.7370 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

9,529

13.7744 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

8,235

13.7606 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

8,044

13.8200 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

7,879

13.7924 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

7,567

13.7734 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

7,021

13.7665 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

6,615

13.7626 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

5,485

13.8119 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

5,452

13.7305 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

5,437

13.7954 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

4,751

13.7912 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

4,748

13.7393 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

3,831

13.7594 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

3,734

13.7722 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

3,270

13.7753 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

2,630

13.7802 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

2,520

13.7650 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

2,219

13.7950 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

2,181

13.7998 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

2,120

13.7759 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,973

13.8050 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,718

13.7850 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,621

13.7959 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,566

13.8150 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,492

13.8000 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,460

13.7589 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,248

13.7450 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,052

13.7700 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

919

13.7483 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

864

13.7600 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

823

13.6900 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

813

13.7300 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

802

13.7400 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

770

13.7750 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

598

13.7900 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

553

13.8250 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

544

13.7730 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

531

13.7611 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

453

13.8100 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

452

13.8114 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

441

13.7550 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

431

13.8077 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

400

13.7800 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

340

13.7562 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

294

13.7000 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

263

13.8300 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

224

13.6700 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

174

13.7250 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

131

13.8079 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

82

13.7310 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

56

13.7100 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

47

13.6936 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

5

13.7180 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

5

13.7200 GBP

ADR

Purchase

67

34.5100 USD

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

481,705

13.7504 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

219,086

13.7350 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

120,591

13.7779 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

56,847

13.7703 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

36,074

13.7748 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

35,138

13.7641 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

33,043

13.7430 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

24,500

13.7715 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

20,476

13.7679 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

14,847

13.7442 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

11,712

13.7710 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

9,836

13.7833 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

9,716

13.7742 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

8,813

13.7840 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

8,065

13.7654 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

7,959

13.8213 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

7,644

13.7925 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

7,154

13.7570 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

6,927

13.7727 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

6,783

13.7696 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

6,105

13.7335 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

5,926

13.7367 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

5,437

13.7968 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

5,282

13.8019 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

4,680

13.7447 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

4,130

13.7667 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

3,788

13.7614 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

3,485

13.7668 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

2,855

13.7720 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

2,685

13.7602 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

2,520

13.7650 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

2,151

13.7167 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

2,046

13.7850 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

1,961

13.7432 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

1,949

13.7682 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

1,738

13.8050 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

1,492

13.8000 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

1,463

13.7950 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

1,372

13.7418 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

1,329

13.8043 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

1,248

13.7450 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

1,083

13.7755 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

1,052

13.7700 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

973

13.8150 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

884

13.7338 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

864

13.7600 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

823

13.6900 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

813

13.7300 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

802

13.7400 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

761

13.7750 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

709

13.7571 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

617

13.7275 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

598

13.7900 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

544

13.7744 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

456

13.7975 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

453

13.8100 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

441

13.7550 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

403

13.7795 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

400

13.7800 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

356

13.7279 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

350

13.7623 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

326

13.8250 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

294

13.7000 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

263

13.8300 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

227

13.8263 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

174

13.7250 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

85

13.8200 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

56

13.7100 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

5

13.7200 GBP

ADR

Sale

67

34.5100 USD

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Closing Long

127

13.8029 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

10

13.7350 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

710

13.7534 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

27,441

13.7591 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

42,331

13.7350 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

44,286

13.7710 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

56,334

13.7624 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

334,783

13.7350 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36

13.8050 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

112

13.8150 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

238

13.7375 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

249

13.8098 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

292

13.7650 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

640

13.7268 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

884

13.7338 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,342

13.7504 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,842

13.7379 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,223

13.8025 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,680

13.7447 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,979

13.7689 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,191

13.6967 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,026

13.7739 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,813

13.7840 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,716

13.7742 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,326

13.7611 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33,065

13.7351 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14

13.7700 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

200

13.7560 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

558

13.7391 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

591

13.8281 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,467

13.7659 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

215,875

13.7339 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

428,900

13.7681 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

89

13.7950 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

126

13.8201 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

131

13.8079 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

163

13.7275 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

195

13.8251 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

324

13.7534 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

384

13.7630 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

519

13.8071 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

522

13.7284 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

531

13.7611 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

799

13.7537 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

867

13.7293 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,118

13.7650 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,460

13.7589 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,994

13.7731 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,172

13.7655 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,522

13.7271 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,578

13.7533 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,235

13.7606 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,284

13.7511 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,807

13.7351 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,651

13.7595 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37,734

13.7535 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

38,261

13.8015 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

78,693

13.7607 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

80,842

13.7350 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

14,510

13.7576 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if 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 person 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:

04 Apr 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213