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
|
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
|
|
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:
|
07
Nov 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?
|
DS
SMITH PLC
|
|
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:
|
common stock
|
|
Interests
|
Short
Positions
|
|
Number
|
(%)
|
Number
|
(%)
|
(1)
|
Relevant securities owned
|
|
|
|
|
|
and/or controlled:
|
|
|
858,595
|
0.25%
|
475,157
|
0.13%
|
(2)
|
Cash-settled derivatives:
|
|
|
|
|
|
and/or controlled:
|
|
|
289,826
|
0.08%
|
13,660
|
0.00%
|
(3)
|
Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
agreements to purchase/sell:
|
|
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL:
|
|
|
1,148,421
|
0.33%
|
488,817
|
0.13%
|
(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
|
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
131,984
|
58.4100 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
87,077
|
58.4172 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
55,559
|
58.7617 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
30,211
|
58.4993 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
14,132
|
58.6110 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
11,604
|
58.5442 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
8,148
|
58.6815 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
6,143
|
58.6087 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
3,589
|
58.7038 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
3,578
|
58.8513 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
3,033
|
58.5376 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
2,535
|
58.8815 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
2,272
|
58.5470 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
2,182
|
58.5665 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
2,038
|
58.5827 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
1,718
|
58.5763 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
1,622
|
58.4837 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
1,614
|
58.7998 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
1,152
|
58.6854 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
1,059
|
58.5242 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
944
|
58.2948 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
715
|
58.6836 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
643
|
58.6852 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
517
|
58.7033 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
400
|
58.4200 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
326
|
58.5851 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
304
|
58.8152 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
201
|
58.5503 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
200
|
59.1350 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
200
|
58.5500 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
195
|
58.4098 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
185
|
58.6052 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
176
|
58.8790 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
160
|
58.8490 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
154
|
58.6602 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
145
|
58.6900 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
123
|
58.7175 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
106
|
58.9802 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
100
|
58.7950 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
99
|
58.7718 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
98
|
58.8879 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
86
|
58.5800 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
84
|
58.7600 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
64
|
58.8250 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
64
|
58.8925 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
64
|
58.8425 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
52
|
58.7034 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
48
|
58.8033 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
31
|
59.0383 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
17
|
54.4000 EUR
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
16
|
58.6800 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
10
|
58.3800 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
5
|
58.7500 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
5
|
58.4000 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
5
|
58.6700 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
4
|
58.5350 USD
|
common
stock
|
Purchase
|
1
|
58.5700 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
253,131
|
58.4100 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
68,567
|
58.4548 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
37,567
|
58.4112 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
19,284
|
58.7911 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
17,605
|
58.7416 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
15,026
|
58.5544 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
14,882
|
58.6804 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
11,026
|
58.4124 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
8,161
|
58.6311 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
7,556
|
58.7983 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
7,449
|
58.5837 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
6,296
|
58.8003 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
6,002
|
58.5857 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
5,200
|
58.8356 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
4,245
|
58.4841 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
3,140
|
58.4459 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
2,272
|
58.5470 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
1,157
|
58.3157 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
1,034
|
58.9938 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
1,025
|
58.8496 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
1,000
|
58.9330 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
735
|
58.8178 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
551
|
58.5864 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
460
|
58.7150 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
412
|
58.5726 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
350
|
58.6950 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
181
|
58.4500 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
176
|
58.6088 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
105
|
58.9838 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
105
|
58.4342 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
105
|
58.4419 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
103
|
58.5800 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
100
|
59.1000 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
100
|
58.4800 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
100
|
58.8700 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
100
|
58.5650 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
99
|
58.8000 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
40
|
58.8200 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
17
|
54.4000 EUR
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
10
|
58.5160 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
10
|
58.6700 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
9
|
58.5344 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
5
|
58.6940 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
5
|
58.5100 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
2
|
58.6000 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
2
|
58.5350 USD
|
common
stock
|
Sale
|
1
|
58.6050 USD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(b)
|
Cash-settled derivative transactions
|
|
Class of
|
Product
|
Nature of
dealing
|
Number of
|
Price per
|
relevant
|
description
|
|
reference
|
unit
|
security
|
|
|
securities
|
|
common
stock
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
339
|
58.4074 USD
|
common
stock
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
3,901
|
58.4075 USD
|
common
stock
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
251
|
58.4090 USD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(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:
|
08 Nov 2024
|
Contact name:
|
Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
|
Telephone number:
|
020 3134
7213
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|