REG - Quilter PLC Smith (DS) PLC - Form 8.3 - DS Smith PLC
14/06/2024 15:00
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RNS Number : 5543S Quilter PLC 14 June 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: Quilter PLC (and subsidiaries)
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if
different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a
trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form DS Smith PLC
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(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: 13/06/2024
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date
prior to the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making No
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one
class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security.
(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: 25,254,223 1.83
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
25,254,223 1.83
TOTAL:
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded
options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be
given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors'
and other employee 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
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as
appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
10p ordinary Purchase 583 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 334 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 180 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 201 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 371 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 530 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 354 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 323 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 1,291 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 365 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 2,978 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 174 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 117 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 59 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 60 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 576 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 93 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 193 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 341 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 357 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 388 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 124 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 230 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 536 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 429 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 1,252 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 1,231 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 743 3.558
10p ordinary Purchase 510 3.57308
10p ordinary Purchase 247 3.571204
10p ordinary Purchase 400 3.604
10p ordinary Purchase 280 3.567018
10p ordinary Purchase 150 3.567018
10p ordinary Purchase 1,500 3.56902
10p ordinary Purchase 740 3.563018
10p ordinary Purchase 712 3.506
10p ordinary Purchase 470 3.506
10p ordinary Purchase 250 3.57128
10p ordinary Sale 333 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 400 3.524482
10p ordinary Sale 161 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 590 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 205 3.574491
10p ordinary Sale 509 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 512 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 312 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 284 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 539 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 1,650 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 258 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 162 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 274 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 1,307 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 216 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 79 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 106 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 485 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 828 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 1,104 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 124 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 2,250 3.56336
10p ordinary Sale 483 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 507 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 652 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 198 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 1,098 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 92 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 2,544 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 1,346 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 1,073 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 1,019 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 496 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 1,164 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 160 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 162 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 886 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 114 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 1,836 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 299 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 450 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 965 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 1,698 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 348 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 749 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 560 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 1,160 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 187 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 253 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 512 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 358 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 701 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 72 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 375 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 82 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 345 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 286 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 301 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 396 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 160 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 153 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 185 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 527 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 563 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 243 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 176 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 310 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 292 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 106 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 294 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 281 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 371 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 841 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 1,753 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 534 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 173 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 624 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 308 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 938 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 78 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 143 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 387 3.55932
10p ordinary Sale 151 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 534 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 484 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 194 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 1,324 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 502 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 334 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 1,540 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 269 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 264 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 436 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 129 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 140 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 663 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 75 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 247 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 307 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 247 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 468 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 359 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 403 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 123 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 195 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 110 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 400 3.563082
10p ordinary Sale 717 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 215 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 268 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 1,438 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 1,135 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 267 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 497 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 721 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 99 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 330 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 222 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 394 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 310 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 155 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 260 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 156 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 138 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 156 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 138 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 148 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 138 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 148 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 525 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 172 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 654 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 599 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 329 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 497 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 257 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 172 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 95 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 389 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 1,110 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 1,315 3.57448
10p ordinary Sale 712 3.506
10p ordinary Sale 647 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 470 3.506
10p ordinary Sale 349 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 650 3.51972
10p ordinary Sale 117 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 179 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 390 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 477 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 401 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 532 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 376 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 160 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 521 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 312 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 256 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 397 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 304 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 268 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 295 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 775 3.57112
10p ordinary Sale 250 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 142 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 189 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 234 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 650 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 383 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 360 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 96 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 345 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 157 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 418 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 119 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 220 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 628 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 322 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 265 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 273 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 150 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 626 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 392 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 191 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 520 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 458 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 553 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 1,223 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 1,400 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 1,038 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 85 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 1,106 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 658 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 452 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 103 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 201 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 183 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 697 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 241 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 417 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 451 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 440 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 559 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 332 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 777 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 576 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 1,097 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 1,111 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 490 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 182 3.55805033
10p ordinary Sale 830 3.56516
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference securities Price per unit
e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
position
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option 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
e.g. American, European etc.
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, conversion
10p ordinary Transfer out 2,500
4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing 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:
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If
there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant
securities to which any derivative is referenced:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
None
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
Date of disclosure: 14/06/2024
Contact name: Jenny Kan
Telephone number: +44 (0)207 002 5630
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation
to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/) .
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