20240409_MONDI PLC_8.5 EPT RI_UK_MLI

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

10 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:	09/04/2024
(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	246,444	14.285 GBP	14.157 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Sale	145,181	14.255 GBP	14.125 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	1,501	14.229 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	2,848	14.238 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	3,250	14.212 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	9,816	14.24 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,905	14.199 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	312	14.227 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	147	14.219 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	67	14.223 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	215	14.213 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	181	14.223 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,567	14.206 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	12,156	14.206 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	13,206	14.209 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	5,000	14.216 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	5,000	14.216 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,735	14.22 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	19	14.249 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	333	14.206 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	1	14.239 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	461	14.238 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	1,515	14.238 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	451	333.29 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	413	333.29 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	355	14.24 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	1,023	14.175 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,084	14.24 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	25,911	14.218 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,023	14.175 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	23,198	14.239 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	17,523	14.218 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	1,084	14.24 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	19,310	14.24 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	39	14.241 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	39	14.164 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	12,548	14.241 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	4,621	14.241 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	7	14.21 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	4	14.212 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	269	333.14 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	595	333.14 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	423	332.667 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	269	333.14 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	423	332.667 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	595	333.14 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	64,137	14.214 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	400	14.235 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	423	332.584 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	1,000	14.22 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	330	14.144 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	106	14.216 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	559	14.213 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	173	14.231 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:	10/04/2024
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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