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:

08 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:

14,168,173

1.03%

18,790,149

1.36%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

15,048,792

1.09%

12,293,262

0.89%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

29,216,965

2.12%

31,083,411

2.26%

(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

445,743

4.0928 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

445,487

4.0839 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

261,407

4.0940 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

229,154

4.0951 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

200,000

4.0743 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

125,590

4.0879 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

51,000

4.1033 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

50,867

4.0725 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

45,710

4.0747 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

43,140

4.0803 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

28,798

4.0868 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

27,214

4.1048 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

17,173

4.1035 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,034

4.1053 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,558

4.0780 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,840

4.0788 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,751

4.1036 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,400

4.0820 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,700

4.0787 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,652

4.1041 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,938

4.0766 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,755

4.1037 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,631

4.0997 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,219

4.1030 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,274

4.0801 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,252

4.0750 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,237

4.1039 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,677

4.0923 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,471

4.0846 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,336

4.0760 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,733

4.0960 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,138

4.0789 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,930

4.0965 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,766

4.0772 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,592

4.0884 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,421

4.1021 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

799

4.1100 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

590

4.1023 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

582

4.0770 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

522

4.1110 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

445

4.1040 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

403

4.0866 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

140

4.0724 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

80

4.0580 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

72

4.0720 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

26

4.0860 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10

4.0659 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2

4.0855 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1

4.1020 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

494,812

4.0863 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

391,626

4.0836 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

314,100

4.0980 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

265,532

4.0940 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

208,538

4.0870 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

200,000

4.0963 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

161,051

4.0938 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

91,929

4.0894 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

72,993

4.0832 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

66,397

4.0930 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

52,165

4.0831 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

49,500

4.0788 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

28,087

4.0804 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

21,664

4.0775 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,323

4.0944 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,549

4.0747 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,818

4.1028 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,627

4.0820 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,558

4.0960 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,192

4.0941 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,423

4.0717 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,336

4.0765 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,992

4.0700 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,404

4.1054 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,207

4.0676 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,184

4.0875 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,024

4.1017 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,010

4.1020 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,990

4.0670 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,110

4.1036 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

907

4.1040 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

670

4.1021 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

140

4.0728 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

118

4.0809 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

74

4.1038 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10

4.0664 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2

4.0860 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 Short

200,000

4.0963 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

200,000

4.0870 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

266,443

4.0938 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3

4.0966 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

26

4.0860 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

300

4.0843 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

445

4.1040 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,766

4.0772 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,138

4.0789 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30,452

4.0936 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

43,140

4.0803 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

193,967

4.0940 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

445,487

4.0839 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

127

4.0819 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

584

4.0773 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,733

4.0960 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,037

4.0933 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,340

4.0832 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,546

4.0936 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

15,147

4.1026 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

21,402

4.0939 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

95,099

4.0940 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

391,867

4.0843 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

516

4.0884 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

751

4.0960 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,091

4.1003 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,615

4.0974 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,423

4.0717 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,192

4.0941 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,271

4.0914 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,477

4.0906 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,538

4.0870 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,938

4.0938 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

28,087

4.0804 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

62,614

4.0939 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

68,771

4.0823 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

92

4.0591 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

116

4.0939 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

590

4.1023 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,168

4.0773 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,471

4.0846 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,196

4.0940 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

259,393

4.0940 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:

09 Apr 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213