Barclays PLC — Director's Dealing 2025

Jan 31, 2025

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RNS Number : 5476V

Barclays PLC

31 January 2025

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a Replaces form Released at 03/01/2025 14:22 RNS Number : 1270S
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:			02 Jan 2025
(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:  INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
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:				33,188,792	2.39%	16,404,020	1.19%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,602,889	0.91%	31,658,031	2.29%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				45,791,681	3.30%	48,062,051	3.48%
(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	406,928	5.4800  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	68,044	5.4737  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	55,000	5.4735  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	51,783	5.4776  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	45,572	5.4686  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	26,441	5.4663  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	26,302	5.4658  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	17,324	5.4641  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	16,307	5.4599  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	10,079	5.4777  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,386	5.4688  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,144	5.4741  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,126	5.4541  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,815	5.4598  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,429	5.4744  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,036	5.4479  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,155	5.4611  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,093	5.4705  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,631	5.4640  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,628	5.4431  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,012	5.4450  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,858	5.4335  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,228	5.5008  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,221	5.4751  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,128	5.4366  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,938	5.4250  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,906	5.4900  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,800	5.4321  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,581	5.4550  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,210	5.4725  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,199	5.4950  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,172	5.4300  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	738	5.4633  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	720	5.4850  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	597	5.4500  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	366	5.4814  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	347	5.4150  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	150	5.4650  GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	33	5.4200  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	159,745	5.4803  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	132,631	5.4800  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	43,432	5.4695  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	29,987	5.4720  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	18,400	5.4461  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	16,500	5.4763  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	14,336	5.4667  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	12,251	5.4692  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,243	5.4671  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,864	5.4504  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,050	5.4600  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,926	5.4565  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,249	5.4683  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,118	5.4445  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,841	5.4450  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,335	5.4982  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,938	5.4250  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,902	5.4178  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,581	5.4550  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,500	5.4610  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,199	5.4950  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,172	5.4300  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	973	5.4227  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	720	5.4850  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	554	5.4349  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	483	5.4900  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	377	5.4100  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	347	5.4150  GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	33	5.4200  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	Increasing Short	67,749	5.4708  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	554	5.4349  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,841	5.4450  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	7,864	5.4504  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	12,251	5.4692  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	43,432	5.4695  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	29,987	5.4719  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	16,500	5.4763  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	57,470	5.4774  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	20,020	5.4785  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	120,760	5.4800  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,153	5.4807  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	21,344	5.4836  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,390	5.4150  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,858	5.4335  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,036	5.4479  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	16,191	5.4643  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	26,441	5.4663  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	14,108	5.4675  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	62,084	5.4769  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	353,382	5.4800  GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	15,654	5.4802  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	35,519	5.4800  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	1	5.4200  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	7,581	5.4464  GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	7,683	5.4800  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:				31 Jan 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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