Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

FORM 8.3- Amendment to sections 3b

Replaces form released on 14:02 20/02/2024

RNS Number : 8064D

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:

19-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:

8,741,627

0.63%

6,782,023

0.49%

-2

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,245,710

0.45%

8,338,724

0.60%

-3

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

14,987,337

1.08%

15,120,747

1.09%

(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

576,073

3.2880 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

261,012

3.2738 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

203,475

3.2740 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

120,622

3.2803 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

72,407

3.2757 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

36,542

3.2765 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

26,749

3.2773 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

25,753

3.2823 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

22,435

3.2777 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

19,844

3.2840 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

18,382

3.2741 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,113

3.2756 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,897

3.2899 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,697

3.2784 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,340

3.2709 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,015

3.2739 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,427

3.2801 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,801

3.2854 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,474

3.2789 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,404

3.2722 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,568

3.2824 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,545

3.2770 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,741

3.2701 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,462

3.2768 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,454

3.2734 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,440

3.2720 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,137

3.2726 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,101

3.2811 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,963

3.2728 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,963

3.2730 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,771

3.2898 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,753

3.2822 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,651

3.2743 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,546

3.2760 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,272

3.2819 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,258

3.2655 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,252

3.2600 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,133

3.2670 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,112

3.2886 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

882

3.2850 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

751

3.2870 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

516

3.2650 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

345

3.2834 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

332

3.2930 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

291

3.2775 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

278

3.2900 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

219

3.2866 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

68

3.2830 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

60

3.2910 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

43

3.2790 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7

3.2829 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4

3.2940 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

153,385

3.2803 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

115,137

3.2740 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

106,224

3.2769 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

88,120

3.2741 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

56,599

3.2788 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

55,199

3.2748 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

49,484

3.2752 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

43,127

3.2739 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

26,565

3.2890 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

19,167

3.2884 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,754

3.2778 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,420

3.2818 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

15,113

3.2756 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,400

3.2667 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,950

3.2784 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,474

3.2789 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,421

3.2807 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,849

3.2848 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,937

3.2770 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,887

3.2760 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,437

3.2835 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,009

3.2720 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,963

3.2730 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,741

3.2822 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,272

3.2819 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,252

3.2600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

903

3.2905 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

882

3.2850 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

516

3.2650 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

440

3.2808 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

345

3.2838 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

291

3.2779 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

278

3.2900 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

278

3.2960 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

219

3.2870 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

68

3.2830 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

63

3.2780 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

60

3.2910 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10

3.2790 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4

3.2940 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

Opening Long

30,662

3.2803 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

332

3.2930 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

643

3.2850 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,651

3.2743 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,443

3.2770 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,565

3.2726 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,427

3.2801 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,133

3.2731 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

18,382

3.2741 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

56,005

3.2740 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

417

3.2929 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,252

3.2600 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,416

3.2739 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,500

3.2909 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,104

3.2924 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,328

3.2737 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,522

3.2890 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,500

3.2766 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,492

3.2740 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,754

3.2778 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,022

3.2884 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

43,127

3.2739 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

400

3.2680 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

440

3.2808 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

928

3.2740 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,897

3.2701 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,400

3.2667 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

35,998

3.2742 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

49,484

3.2752 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

750

3.2852 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,416

3.2739 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,328

3.2602 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,823

3.2821 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,384

3.2740 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

61,639

3.2742 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

119,701

3.2740 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

33,656

3.2743 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

62,207

3.2740 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

576,073

3.2880 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

607

3.2747 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:

27-Mar-24

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213