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 06/03/2024 under RNS 8320F 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:	05/03/2024
(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	*316,936	13.875 GBP	13.7 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Sale	*570,183	13.86 GBP	13.73 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
0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	8,750	13.804 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	14,652	13.85 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,229	13.804 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	10,074	13.74 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	7,618	13.804 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	3,600	13.804 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	9,600	13.804 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	2,880	13.804 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	13,066	13.804 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	7,828	13.804 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	6,722	13.85 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	53,345	13.81 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	10,074	13.74 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	21,917	13.783 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	6,722	13.85 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,897	13.819 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	318	13.74 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	2,831	13.85 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	396	13.81 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	66	13.786 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	159	13.811 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	159	13.849 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	7,757	13.849 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	9,701	13.849 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	7	13.835 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	1,618	13.774 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	2	13.84 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	9,434	13.84 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	16	13.84 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,217	13.84 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	4,692	13.84 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	56	13.84 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,673	13.84 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	2,939	13.84 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,680	13.84 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	3	13.839 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	110	13.772 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	332	13.764 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	55	13.774 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,158	332.183 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	1,869	331.47 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	824	331.469 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	510	332.183 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,900	13.72 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	226	331.39 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	3,186	332.091 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	6,466	13.757 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	49	13.851 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	1,308	13.761 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	980	13.76 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	118	13.772 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	9	13.839 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	1	13.749 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	288	13.764 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	26	13.851 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	65	13.851 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	2	13.839 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	2	13.739 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	45	13.764 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	160	13.759 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	19	13.773 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	37,187	13.85 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	10,933	13.85 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	3,245	13.851 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	354	13.765 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	9	13.835 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	21,709	13.84 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	661	13.831 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	10,999	13.787 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	56,531	13.769 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	39,763	13.769 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	7,736	13.787 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	132,545	13.769 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	25,787	13.787 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	389	13.765 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	272	13.861 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	241	13.85 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	68	13.85 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	389	13.85 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	272	13.85 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	68	13.858 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	241	13.75 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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