Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

26 March 2024

 

FORM 8.5 Replacement
The Form 8.5 MONDI PLC announcement released on 23/02/2024 under RNS 2741E has been amended.
Amendments are identified with an asterisk (*).
The full amended text is shown below

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:	22/02/2024
(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	*527,603	14.17 GBP	13.935 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Sale	1,311,188	14.195 GBP	13.935 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	Closing a Short Position	2,094	337.303 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	961	340.885 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	421	340.885 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	1,333	14.11 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	605	14.124 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	2,085	14.108 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	262	14.13 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	1,994	14.109 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	2,141	14.109 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	2,700	14.107 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	11	13.855 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	13	13.855 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	48	13.855 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	93	14.166 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	11,770	14.109 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	20,314	14.122 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	20	14.062 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	6	13.855 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	45	14.097 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a long position	28,000	14.154 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	9,600	14.105 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	125	14.109 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	262	14.13 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	1,878	14.11 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	918	14.111 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	1,000	14.12 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	1,437	14.109 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	1,721	14.145 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	27,958	14.105 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	15	14.106 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	19,646	14.106 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	53	14.059 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	112	14.102 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	110	13.855 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	10,982	14.122 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	1,166	14.105 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	109	14.108 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	761	14.105 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	75	14.081 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	17,438	14.109 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	135	14.109 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	7,375	14.109 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	221	14.07 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	27	13.855 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	26,878	14.078 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	181	14.113 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	4,241	14.105 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a long position	172	14.125 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	5	13.855 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	3,926	14.111 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:	*26/03/2024
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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