RNS Number : 9936T
Quilter PLC
26 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 relates:

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

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:

     For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

25/06/2024

(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

No

 

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:

25,451,381

1.84

 

 

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

 

 

 

     TOTAL:

25,451,381

1.84

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

3,350

3.086

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

3.74

10p ordinary

Purchase

220

3.677

10p ordinary

Purchase

840

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,810

3.698

10p ordinary

Purchase

830

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

620

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,520

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

610

3.675

10p ordinary

Purchase

940

3.677

10p ordinary

Purchase

320

3.675

10p ordinary

Purchase

510

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

510

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

630

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,480

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

390

3.677

10p ordinary

Purchase

490

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,270

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

670

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

650

3.675

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,380

3.746

10p ordinary

Purchase

290

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

470

3.677

10p ordinary

Purchase

490

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

310

3.677

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,610

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,260

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

830

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

860

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

340

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

250

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

220

3.677

10p ordinary

Purchase

270

3.678

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,000

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,220

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

530

3.675

10p ordinary

Purchase

490

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

450

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,330

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,050

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

440

3.675

10p ordinary

Purchase

450

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

250

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,950

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

390

3.677

10p ordinary

Purchase

200

3.675

10p ordinary

Purchase

580

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

785

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

180

3.678

10p ordinary

Purchase

330

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

370

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

260

3.677

10p ordinary

Purchase

820

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

90

3.678

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,600

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

650

3.675

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,410

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,020

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

750

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,110

3.677

10p ordinary

Purchase

180

3.678

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

490

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

270

3.678

10p ordinary

Purchase

200

3.675

10p ordinary

Purchase

210

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

570

3.675

10p ordinary

Purchase

380

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

780

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,400

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

300

3.677

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,650

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

980

3.677

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,440

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

390

3.677

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,960

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,850

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

450

3.673

10p ordinary

Purchase

540

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

600

3.677

10p ordinary

Purchase

370

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

470

3.677

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,900

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,000

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,000

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,100

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,550

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,750

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

900

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

660

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

780

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

750

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

780

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

220

3.677

10p ordinary

Purchase

220

3.677

10p ordinary

Purchase

220

3.677

10p ordinary

Purchase

220

3.677

10p ordinary

Purchase

220

3.677

10p ordinary

Purchase

220

3.677

10p ordinary

Purchase

50

3.68

10p ordinary

Purchase

470

3.677

10p ordinary

Purchase

240

3.675

10p ordinary

Purchase

140

3.679

10p ordinary

Purchase

250

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

410

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

219

3.708

10p ordinary

Purchase

740

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

750

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,470

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

320

3.675

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,540

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

870

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,480

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

400

3.675

10p ordinary

Purchase

160

3.675

10p ordinary

Purchase

870

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

610

3.675

10p ordinary

Purchase

750

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

140

3.679

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,660

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

630

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

970

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

650

3.675

10p ordinary

Purchase

760

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

240

3.675

10p ordinary

Purchase

120

3.675

10p ordinary

Purchase

990

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,980

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

750

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

290

3.659

10p ordinary

Purchase

580

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,980

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

840

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

160

3.675

10p ordinary

Purchase

530

3.675

10p ordinary

Purchase

590

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,190

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,740

3.677

10p ordinary

Purchase

255

3.659

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,260

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

20

3.7

10p ordinary

Purchase

930

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

283

3.682

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,240

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

370

3.676

10p ordinary

Purchase

323

3.678

10p ordinary

Sale

1,350

3.691

10p ordinary

Sale

164

3.634

10p ordinary

Sale

88

3.636

10p ordinary

Sale

32

3.656

10p ordinary

Sale

600

3.65

10p ordinary

Sale

399

3.657

10p ordinary

Sale

1,500

3.651

10p ordinary

Sale

1,400

3.655

10p ordinary

Sale

823

3.657

10p ordinary

Sale

3,240

4.218

10p ordinary

Sale

3,245

4.294

 

 

 (b)       Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

10p ordinary

Transfer In

1.208


10p ordinary

Transfer Out

1.665


 

 

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:

26/06/2024
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.

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