Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)_MONDI MLI

Bank of America Merrill Lynch
07 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:

06/03/2024

(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

439,790

14.046 GBP

13.795 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

588,388

14.044 GBP

13.795 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 Long Position

5,800

13.917 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

927

13.978 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

14,125

13.917 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

9,991

14.02 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Short position

33

13.84 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

25,864

13.795 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

230

13.828 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

511

13.84 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a short position

66

13.847 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

10,793

13.93 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

1,481

13.847 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

10,933

13.84 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

154

13.962 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

11,138

13.84 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

11,730

13.883 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

69,360

13.964 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

602

13.99 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

261

13.809 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Long Position

261

13.841 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

7,021

14.02 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

494

336.052 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

11,649

13.84 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

9,343

13.969 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

70,318

13.84 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

476

13.828 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

33

333.77 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

741

13.84 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

31,343

13.84 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Short position

9,614

13.841 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

455

13.841 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

149

13.844 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

73

333.77 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

2,196

335.03 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

4,613

13.883 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

12,701

13.93 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

190

13.99 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

58,937

13.964 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

5

13.875 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

22,649

14.044 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

37,187

13.84 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

9

13.83 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

229

13.839 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Short position

154

13.811 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a short position

3,086

334.148 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

218

336.053 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

7,626

13.883 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

53,076

14.044 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

23,415

14.02 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

477

13.839 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

219

13.841 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

74

14.011 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

968

335.03 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

5,874

13.925 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

7,757

13.841 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

15,914

14.044 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

33

14.007 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

308

13.844 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:

07/03/2024

Contact name:

Frank Lui

Telephone number:

+44207 996 6418

 

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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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

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