Smith (DS) Regulatory News (SMDS)

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:

18 Apr 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?

MONDI PLCINTERNATIONAL PAPER CO

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:

11,974,557

0.87%

13,810,884

1.00%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

10,563,967

0.77%

10,316,956

0.75%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

22,538,524

1.63%

24,127,840

1.75%

(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

956,771

3.9960 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

629,610

3.9929 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

463,353

3.9693 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

302,564

3.9716 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

239,702

3.9787 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

214,886

3.9684 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

150,000

3.9793 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

103,154

3.9954 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

74,232

3.9711 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

50,000

3.9800 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

32,176

3.9727 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

31,219

3.9702 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

21,111

3.9667 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

19,465

3.9768 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,949

3.9751 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,643

3.9813 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,227

3.9540 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,400

3.9701 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,342

3.9783 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,013

3.9742 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,337

3.9776 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,251

3.9743 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,885

3.9780 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,783

3.9792 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,665

3.9709 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,295

3.9812 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,018

3.9664 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,735

3.9576 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,426

3.9961 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,248

3.9668 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

799

3.9740 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

742

3.9860 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

650

3.9700 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

476

3.9519 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

176

3.9680 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

169

3.9900 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

58

3.9620 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

37

3.9937 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

999,463

3.9932 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

952,216

3.9960 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

559,952

3.9955 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

84,152

3.9958 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

78,113

3.9816 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

60,051

3.9711 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

56,939

3.9818 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

41,945

3.9691 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

29,476

3.9813 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

15,932

3.9735 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

15,717

3.9746 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

15,346

3.9804 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,978

3.9923 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,219

3.9703 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,156

3.9819 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,550

3.9795 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,005

3.9771 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,843

3.9786 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,379

3.9776 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,210

3.9730 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,622

3.9799 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,396

3.9547 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,840

3.9594 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,732

3.9720 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,446

3.9805 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,950

3.9817 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,939

3.9444 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,518

3.9480 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,083

3.9880 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,885

3.9780 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,606

3.9521 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,437

3.9550 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,392

3.9559 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,752

3.9504 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,535

3.9666 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,369

3.9600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,177

3.9770 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,170

3.9865 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,127

3.9800 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,115

3.9826 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,100

3.9793 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,076

3.9740 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

895

3.9530 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

812

3.9593 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

810

3.9639 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

725

3.9580 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

712

3.9824 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

701

3.9860 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

673

3.9779 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

176

3.9680 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

169

3.9900 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

41

3.9863 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

-38

3.9937 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

673

3.9780 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

76,229

3.9960 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

155

4.0000 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,018

3.9664 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,253

3.9809 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,251

3.9743 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,479

3.9767 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

18,381

3.9785 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

26,094

3.9935 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

95,782

3.9720 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

182,773

3.9668 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

463,353

3.9693 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6

3.9966 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

103

3.9499 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

810

3.9639 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,292

3.9690 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,654

3.9826 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,691

3.9539 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,140

3.9701 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,047

3.9702 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

34,700

3.9881 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

62,345

3.9656 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

418,649

3.9960 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,535

3.9666 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,792

3.9730 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,156

3.9819 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

60,051

3.9711 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

72,085

3.9960 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

101,008

3.9951 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

118,895

3.9954 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

6

3.9966 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

58

3.9620 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,074

3.9711 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,426

3.9961 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,042

3.9593 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,665

3.9709 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,846

3.9593 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,023

3.9719 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

14,082

3.9539 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

26,686

3.9960 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

56,899

3.9638 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

53,865

3.9760 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

1,735

3.9576 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

2,783

3.9792 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

239,702

3.9787 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

268,382

3.9723 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:

19 Apr 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213