Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

FORM 8.3- Amendment to sections 2a and 3a

Released 14:34 16 February 2024

RNS Number : 4929D

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:

DS SMITH 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:

15 Feb 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: 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:

8,294,908

0.60%

6,587,261

0.47%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

5,947,036

0.43%

7,817,043

0.56%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

14,241,944

1.03%

14,404,304

1.04%

(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

10p ordinary

Purchase

511,921

3.2274 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

475,195

3.2290 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

466,610

3.2288 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

337,040

3.1910 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

229,172

3.1719 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

64,981

3.1771 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

58,977

3.1734 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

51,707

3.2205 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

51,674

3.1616 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

47,099

3.1774 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

31,498

3.1803 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

28,856

3.1844 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

28,526

3.1708 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

20,790

3.1761 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

17,842

3.1746 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

17,498

3.1670 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,774

3.1737 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,306

3.1691 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,248

3.1706 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,708

3.1744 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,000

3.1530 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,780

3.1518 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,098

3.1816 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,045

3.1566 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,653

3.1720 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,505

3.1853 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,768

3.1680 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,404

3.1630 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,694

3.1671 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,375

3.1638 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,292

3.2002 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,813

3.2088 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,649

3.1883 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,439

3.1780 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,372

3.1726 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,319

3.1599 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,308

3.1550 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,101

3.1600 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,053

3.1978 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

557

3.1692 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

405

3.1967 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

282

3.1690 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

253

3.2060 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

138

3.1710 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

105

3.1575 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

73

3.1745 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

57

3.1700 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

55

3.1880 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

53

3.1810 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

42

3.2271 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

33

3.1605 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

24

3.1540 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

21

3.1695 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10

3.1785 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10

3.1735 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

746,789

3.2280 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

494,506

3.2288 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

345,520

3.1765 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

189,243

3.1720 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

83,918

3.2234 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

58,700

3.1736 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

44,534

3.1753 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

36,471

3.1884 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

32,742

3.1772 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

32,355

3.1931 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

29,695

3.1947 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

23,322

3.1915 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,456

3.1400 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,202

3.2290 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,693

3.2285 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,368

3.1816 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,566

3.2056 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,384

3.1699 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,278

3.2024 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,540

3.1713 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,137

3.1723 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,875

3.2038 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,629

3.1727 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,604

3.1970 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,432

3.2090 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,285

3.1700 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,804

3.1871 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,480

3.1530 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,439

3.1780 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,372

3.1730 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,243

3.1744 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,030

3.1770 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,006

3.1991 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

868

3.1563 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

868

3.2030 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

646

3.1985 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

563

3.1773 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

282

3.1690 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

253

3.2060 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

138

3.1710 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

105

3.1575 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

59

3.1910 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

55

3.1880 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

53

3.1810 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

33

3.1605 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

24

3.1540 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

21

3.1695 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

18

3.1550 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10

3.1785 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10

3.1735 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

42

3.2271 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2

3.1745 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

535

3.2020 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,794

3.1749 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,177

3.1805 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,498

3.1670 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

20,111

3.1694 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

55,367

3.2149 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

64,981

3.1771 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

336,981

3.1910 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

364,119

3.2290 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1

3.2300 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,305

3.2290 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,814

3.2017 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,290

3.2088 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,500

3.2070 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,430

3.1885 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,806

3.2289 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,021

3.2093 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,730

3.1770 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

91,043

3.1814 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

217,930

3.2236 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,245

3.1745 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,480

3.1530 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,053

3.1824 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,228

3.1700 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,432

3.2090 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,566

3.2056 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,322

3.2042 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,693

3.2285 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

27,896

3.2288 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

44,534

3.1753 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

58,700

3.1736 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

86,716

3.2250 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

210,640

3.2290 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

252,353

3.2290 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,290

3.1550 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,814

3.2292 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,300

3.1407 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,000

3.1533 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

18,554

3.1551 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

41,443

3.2290 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

67,765

3.2289 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

466,610

3.2288 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

1,556

3.1413 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

30,798

3.2288 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:

01-Mar-24

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213