20240408_MONDI PLC_8.5 EPT RI_UK_MLI

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

09 April 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:	08/04/2024
(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) (INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO)

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	250,112	14.17 GBP	13.885 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Sale	332,837	14.165 GBP	13.885 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 Long Position	8,752	14.165 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	216	14.165 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,120	14.165 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	444	14.165 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	290	14.17 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	1,920	14.165 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	18,975	14.163 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	745	14.044 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	248	14.021 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	8,282	14.066 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	2,564	14.057 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	157	14.077 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	1,872	14.091 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	670	14.162 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	52	13.951 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	12,548	14.164 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	52	14.164 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	246	14.164 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	21,152	14.05 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	2	14.165 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	30,515	14.057 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	216	14.165 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	8	14.078 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	658	14.078 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	74	14.078 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	46	14.078 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	140	14.078 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	147	14.167 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	280	14.03 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	4,534	14.046 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	775	14.093 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	1,973	14.002 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	564	14.013 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	216	13.981 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	1	14.119 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	1,347	14.002 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	146	13.982 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	381	14.013 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	531	14.093 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	3,086	14.046 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	1	14.119 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	192	14.03 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	1,330	14.165 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	53	13.968 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	554	14.165 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,634	14.117 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	2,447	14.146 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	11,074	14.054 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	4,814	14.146 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	8,221	14.146 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	7,050	14.146 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	722	330.768 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,612	330.791 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	2,334	330.734 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	2,334	330.734 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,070	14.028 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	370	14.088 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	418	14.062 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	84	14.075 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	371	14.103 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	866	13.985 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,679	14.07 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	633	14.07 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	851	14.07 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	47,245	14.076 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	47,245	14.075 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	1,567	14.075 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	2,556	14.075 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	46	14.084 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	385	14.095 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	217	14.047 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	641	14.055 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	2,210	14.065 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	75	14.022 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:	09/04/2024
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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