Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to section 2a, 3a & 3b

Replaces form released on 14:35 26/02/2024

RNS Number : 4892E

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:

23-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:

8,937,753

0.64%

6,024,639

0.43%

-2

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

5,548,773

0.40%

8,573,229

0.62%

-3

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

####

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

14,486,526

1.05%

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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

10p ordinary

Purchase

286,770

3.2080 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

217,673

3.2084 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

85,340

3.2078 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

31,045

3.2101 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

27,422

3.2074 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

20,966

3.2248 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,613

3.2092 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,461

3.2109 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,878

3.2096 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,252

3.2600 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,875

3.2082 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,687

3.2089 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,099

3.2038 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,948

3.2162 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,903

3.2108 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,478

3.2050 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,998

3.2434 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,652

3.2047 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,460

3.2174 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,432

3.1930 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,428

3.2392 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,222

3.2030 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,060

3.2561 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,906

3.2114 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,650

3.2048 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,484

3.2020 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,310

3.2449 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,196

3.2200 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,021

3.2116 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,829

3.2090 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,673

3.2294 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,646

3.2040 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,379

3.2120 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,262

3.2410 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,169

3.2281 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

944

3.2110 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

897

3.2045 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

847

3.2130 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

816

3.2187 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

539

3.2070 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

23

3.2100 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

219,854

3.2091 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

114,059

3.2090 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

98,474

3.2080 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

80,122

3.2155 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

48,705

3.2111 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

31,492

3.2079 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

20,164

3.2275 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,185

3.2038 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,200

3.2067 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,413

3.2083 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,301

3.2081 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,802

3.2459 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,478

3.2050 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,650

3.2048 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,484

3.2020 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,186

3.2165 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,783

3.2101 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,262

3.2410 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,242

3.2040 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,005

3.2216 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

944

3.2110 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

897

3.2045 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

858

3.2200 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

847

3.2130 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

787

3.2600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

701

3.2439 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

554

3.2435 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

539

3.2070 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

464

3.2167 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

454

3.2223 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

331

3.2107 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

161

3.2319 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

103

3.2533 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

91

3.2296 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

51

3.2030 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

23

3.2100 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7

3.2170 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

Closing Long

12,252

3.2600 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

787

3.2600 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

718

3.2159 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,169

3.2281 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,673

3.2294 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,310

3.2449 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,060

3.2561 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,349

3.2435 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

85,340

3.2078 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

142,291

3.2080 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

94

3.2559 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

488

3.2439 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,548

3.2113 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,783

3.2101 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,865

3.2077 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

23,113

3.2079 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

31,492

3.2079 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

74,671

3.2080 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3

3.2600 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

161

3.2319 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

350

3.2050 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,191

3.2080 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,905

3.2435 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,186

3.2165 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,347

3.2190 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,802

3.2459 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,200

3.2067 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,571

3.2088 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

34,307

3.2267 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

94

3.2559 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

244

3.2439 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,149

3.2142 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,200

3.2372 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,299

3.2285 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,395

3.1993 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,786

3.2141 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,063

3.2575 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,380

3.2080 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,301

3.2039 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,500

3.2408 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

9,060

3.1947 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,367

3.2110 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31,045

3.2101 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

73,319

3.2080 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

1,357

3.2218 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

48,705

3.2111 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