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:

14 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:

3,316,304

0.75%

3,237,978

0.73%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

3,040,548

0.69%

3,059,311

0.69%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

6,356,852

1.44%

6,297,289

1.43%

(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

146,268

13.1373 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

124,395

13.1157 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

90,270

13.2456 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

70,250

13.1621 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

60,326

13.2269 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

54,582

13.1191 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

49,077

13.1150 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

42,672

13.1266 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

34,204

13.1729 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

32,218

13.1111 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

25,022

13.1169 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

21,024

13.1715 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

17,370

13.1905 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

14,867

13.1509 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

10,527

13.1004 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

9,610

13.1409 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

9,161

13.1143 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

8,105

13.1644 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

7,465

13.1225 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

7,424

13.1719 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

6,071

13.1635 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

5,520

13.1682 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

3,711

13.1186 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

3,618

13.1286 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

3,278

13.1214 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

2,814

13.1815 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

2,687

13.1374 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

2,666

13.0984 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

2,374

13.1994 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

2,348

13.1773 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

2,340

13.2298 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

2,210

13.2198 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

2,168

13.1127 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,918

13.2650 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,904

13.1334 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,896

13.1223 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,744

13.2950 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,738

13.1280 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,623

13.1027 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,509

13.1417 GBP

ADR

Purchase

1,400

33.5500 USD

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,275

13.1129 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,251

13.1176 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,133

13.1350 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,086

13.1544 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,060

13.2450 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,031

13.2200 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

1,019

13.2419 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

876

13.2300 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

869

13.2521 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

804

13.1152 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

790

13.1549 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

789

13.2550 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

773

13.2750 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

595

13.1211 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

457

13.2065 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

430

13.1950 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

358

13.1304 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

318

13.2700 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

293

13.2600 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

242

13.2150 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

239

13.2250 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

227

13.0696 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

217

13.0900 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

217

13.0850 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

196

13.0700 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

189

13.2675 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

187

13.1200 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

135

13.2800 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

125

13.1300 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

125

13.1296 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

94

13.0798 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

68

13.2575 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

68

13.1437 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

61

13.2050 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

36

13.1175 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

36

13.0950 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

36

13.0800 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Purchase

14

13.1075 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

284,579

13.1952 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

153,479

13.1889 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

88,108

13.1150 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

55,538

13.2393 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

51,081

13.2207 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

26,509

13.1460 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

22,779

13.2256 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

18,466

13.1390 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

18,000

13.1163 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

15,116

13.2296 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

14,971

13.2000 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

14,675

13.1086 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

14,111

13.1239 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

13,365

13.0762 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

12,360

13.2095 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

12,153

13.1480 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

11,420

13.2161 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

5,184

13.1100 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

5,122

13.2403 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

3,376

13.1760 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

3,238

13.2659 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

2,348

13.1786 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

2,340

13.2312 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

2,326

13.1165 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

2,157

13.0850 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

1,918

13.2650 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

1,744

13.2950 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

1,634

13.1969 GBP

ADR

Sale

1,400

33.5500 USD

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

1,374

13.2130 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

1,197

13.2450 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

1,031

13.2200 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

913

13.1670 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

876

13.2300 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

817

13.1350 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

794

13.1127 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

773

13.2750 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

766

13.1821 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

762

13.1998 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

640

13.2431 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

635

13.1369 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

608

13.1509 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

558

13.1190 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

513

13.2574 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

431

13.2336 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

423

13.2550 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

363

13.1210 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

318

13.2700 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

293

13.2600 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

242

13.2150 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

239

13.2250 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

188

13.1235 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

187

13.1200 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

170

13.1140 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

130

13.1950 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

125

13.1300 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

110

13.2618 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

108

13.2800 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

102

13.1175 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

61

13.2050 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

36

13.0800 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

1

13.0900 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

77

13.1075 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

5,184

13.1100 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

54

13.1729 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

95

13.3061 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

227

13.0696 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,086

13.1544 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,103

13.1448 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,706

13.1110 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,939

13.0742 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,565

13.1150 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

14,870

13.1150 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

44,806

13.1150 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

46,803

13.1408 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

60,326

13.2269 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

70,250

13.1621 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

90,270

13.2455 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

65

13.1802 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

116

13.1100 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

184

13.0885 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

188

13.1235 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

328

13.1108 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

400

13.2350 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

434

13.1191 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

513

13.2575 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

848

13.1659 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,033

13.1234 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,466

13.1390 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

147

13.0856 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

260

13.1125 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

739

13.2391 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,508

13.1150 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,940

13.0850 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,365

13.0762 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

14,675

13.1086 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

32,859

13.2289 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

39,827

13.1081 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

143,285

13.1688 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

153,479

13.1889 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

295,267

13.2253 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

281

13.0665 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

318

13.1627 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

383

13.0944 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

406

13.1190 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

523

13.1289 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

757

13.1138 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

764

13.1710 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

790

13.1549 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

804

13.1152 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

882

13.1953 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,100

13.0902 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,149

13.1554 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,275

13.1129 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,370

13.1773 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,997

13.0988 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,210

13.2198 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,267

13.0806 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,666

13.0984 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,687

13.1374 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,393

13.1182 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,450

13.0996 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,424

13.1719 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,465

13.1225 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,052

13.1826 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,161

13.1143 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,370

13.1905 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,218

13.1111 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,096

13.2135 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34,150

13.1729 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

42,672

13.1266 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

54,582

13.1191 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

59,548

13.1150 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

36

13.1175 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

1,251

13.1176 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

25,022

13.1169 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:

15 Mar 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213