Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section 2a & 3a

Replaces form released on 12:12 23/02/2024

RNS Number : 3158E

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:

22-Feb-24

(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 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:

10p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

-1

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

8,986,648

0.65%

6,211,114

0.45%

-2

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

5,719,555

0.41%

8,609,573

0.62%

-3

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

14,706,203

1.06%

14,820,687

1.07%

(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

560,659

3.2450 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

139,662

3.2448 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

120,542

3.2424 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

112,055

3.2435 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

78,006

3.2387 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

72,920

3.2365 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

53,221

3.2449 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

52,500

3.2416 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

51,066

3.2317 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

29,554

3.2454 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

29,481

3.2376 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

18,179

3.2423 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,004

3.2465 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,033

3.2458 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,601

3.2112 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,084

3.2234 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,195

3.2443 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,181

3.2396 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,879

3.2378 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,367

3.2520 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,150

3.2410 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,018

3.2372 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,766

3.2347 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,708

3.2495 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,402

3.2412 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,139

3.2414 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,934

3.2223 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,741

3.2496 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,492

3.2390 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,486

3.2240 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,482

3.2420 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,466

3.2150 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,445

3.2480 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,366

3.2173 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,342

3.2296 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,090

3.2364 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,020

3.2428 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

951

3.2260 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

931

3.2430 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

841

3.2470 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

820

3.2170 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

806

3.2462 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

724

3.2330 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

478

3.2320 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

94

3.2514 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

28

3.2050 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

261,336

3.2449 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

183,560

3.2450 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

121,590

3.2425 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

86,269

3.2451 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

74,909

3.2417 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

41,535

3.2359 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

34,845

3.2516 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

29,626

3.2376 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

19,898

3.2460 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

18,287

3.2423 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,286

3.2161 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,252

3.2371 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,000

3.2366 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,912

3.2468 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,756

3.2387 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,541

3.2330 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,836

3.2447 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,761

3.2522 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,540

3.2453 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,305

3.2350 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,879

3.2378 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,314

3.2180 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,150

3.2410 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,018

3.2375 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,003

3.2317 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,708

3.2495 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,500

3.2420 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,320

3.2470 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,900

3.2182 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,655

3.2504 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,647

3.2173 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,466

3.2150 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,369

3.2512 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,342

3.2300 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,090

3.2365 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,090

3.2364 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

512

3.2390 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

104

3.2515 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

67

3.2550 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

Decreasing Long

3

3.2333 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11

3.2464 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

25

3.2329 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

795

3.2462 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

820

3.2170 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

991

3.2480 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,934

3.2223 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,984

3.2389 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,402

3.2412 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,195

3.2443 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,033

3.2458 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

29,554

3.2454 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

48,063

3.2317 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

68,601

3.2447 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

466,478

3.2450 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,090

3.2365 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,780

3.2449 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,677

3.2495 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,168

3.2533 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

41,513

3.2450 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

100,800

3.2450 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,335

3.2402 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,655

3.2504 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,314

3.2180 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

22,100

3.2370 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

158,822

3.2449 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,271

3.2391 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,811

3.2330 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,943

3.2388 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,215

3.2450 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,250

3.2373 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

60,588

3.2365 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

71,736

3.2450 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

12,252

3.2371 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:

26-Mar-24

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213