Barclays PLC — Director's Dealing 2024

Apr 16, 2024

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Barclays PLC

16 April 2024

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:				15 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 PLC INTERNATIONAL 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:			13,609,464	0.99%	18,289,920	1.33%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			15,078,236	1.09%	11,866,737	0.86%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			28,687,700	2.08%	30,156,657	2.19%
(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		241,644		4.1002  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		220,474		4.1086  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		196,229		4.0960  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		182,594		4.1331  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		64,697		4.1237  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		59,262		4.1251  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		50,432		4.1175  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		37,419		4.0968  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		31,055		4.1130  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		30,793		4.1185  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		26,760		4.1192  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		24,454		4.1179  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		24,366		4.1166  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		18,228		4.1262  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		14,407		4.1150  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		10,834		4.1020  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		9,716		4.1022  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		9,651		4.1016  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,127		4.1030  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		6,357		4.1064  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,339		4.1102  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,629		4.1190  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		4,108		4.1015  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,970		4.1083  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,961		4.1125  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,682		4.1299  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,134		4.1231  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,927		4.1162  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,741		4.1014  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,734		4.1340  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,727		4.1300  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,419		4.1355  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,256		4.1170  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,217		4.1280  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,774		4.1000  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,469		4.1133  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,161		4.1352  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,122		4.1140  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,066		4.1360  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		978		4.1370  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		953		4.1040  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		759		4.1200  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		200		4.1063  GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		40		4.0948  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		158,897		4.0960  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		101,285		4.1089  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		66,414		4.1072  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		39,092		4.1158  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		36,965		4.1027  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		22,588		4.0971  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		21,590		4.1200  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		19,958		4.1000  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		18,082		4.0953  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		16,928		4.1029  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		15,670		4.0959  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		15,653		4.0990  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10,906		4.1015  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10,256		4.1026  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		9,393		4.1182  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		8,071		4.1254  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,982		4.1300  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		7,933		4.1044  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		6,479		4.1116  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,173		4.0969  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,461		4.1099  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,026		4.1011  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,755		4.1080  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,528		4.1084  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,288		4.1222  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,247		4.1180  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,158		4.1073  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,996		4.1178  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,992		4.1294  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,635		4.1146  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,534		4.1296  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,174		4.1010  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,122		4.1140  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		748		4.1240  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		648		4.1090  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		514		4.1284  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		292		4.1304  GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		-240		4.0948  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		Decreasing Long		200	4.1063  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,161	4.1352  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,997	4.1279  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,419	4.1355  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,675	4.1267  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,758	4.1241  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,398	4.1207  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,629	4.1190  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		6,277	4.1020  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		6,357	4.1064  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		31,046	4.1069  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		38,886	4.0965  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		45,638	4.0960  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		65,371	4.1220  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		77,822	4.1375  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		100,100	4.1300  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		189,713	4.1219  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		220,474	4.1086  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		514	4.1284  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,249	4.1176  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,194	4.1175  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,454	4.1190  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		21,590	4.1200  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		22,134	4.1178  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		34,700	4.0998  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		40,384	4.0960  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		75,042	4.1117  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		179	4.1000  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		956	4.1319  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,992	4.1294  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,288	4.1222  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		6,479	4.1116  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		10,019	4.1038  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		15,670	4.0959  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		18,082	4.0953  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		26,946	4.1023  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		33,192	4.0998  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		66,414	4.1072  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		23	4.1200  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		18,778	4.1365  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		39,034	4.1219  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		39,549	4.1083  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		78,845	4.0998  GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		125,564	4.0960  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		46,196	4.1106  GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		1,711	4.1284  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:				16 Apr 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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