20240301_MONDI PLC_8.5 EPT RI_UK_MLI

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

04 March 2024

 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.	KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:	Merrill Lynch International
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	MONDI PLC
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	MONDI PLC
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	01/03/2024
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	YES If YES, specify which: (DS SMITH PLC)

2.	DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Purchase	225,909	14.16 GBP	14.000 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Sale	153,521	14.14 GBP	13.965 GBP

(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
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	2	14.112 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	5	14.109 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	6	14.12 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	7	14.056 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short position	7	14.12 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a long position	8	14.11 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	8	14.12 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	9	14.04 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	13	14.084 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	16	14.116 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	17	14.102 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	18	14.117 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	52	14.057 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	57	14.04 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	77	14.084 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	90	14.102 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	98	14.054 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	172	14.094 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	178	13.965 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	218	14.12 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	221	14.036 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	268	14.102 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	315	14.044 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	399	341.043 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short position	513	14.105 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	513	14.12 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	544	14.117 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	580	14.054 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	798	14.117 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	824	14.095 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	1,200	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	1,280	14.12 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	1,297	14.066 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short position	1,419	14.121 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	1,503	341.782 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	1,673	14.116 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	1,794	14.112 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	1,804	14.12 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	1,804	14.12 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	2,409	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	2,544	14.124 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	2,594	14.12 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	2,700	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	2,782	14.112 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	3,056	14.083 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	3,056	14.083 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	3,425	14.095 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	3,425	14.095 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	3,581	341.78 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a long position	3,900	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	4,000	14.121 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	4,017	340.622 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	4,515	14.12 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	4,665	14.12 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	5,253	14.062 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	5,559	14.12 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	6,885	14.121 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	7,793	14.082 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	12,666	14.093 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	18,597	14.12 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	21,191	14.12 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	28,109	14.088 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	56,580	14.12 GBP

(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
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(ii)

Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise Price per unit
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(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)
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

3.	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 exempt principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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

Date of disclosure:	04/03/2024
Contact name:	Frank Lui
Telephone number:	[phone]

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
dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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