Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Mondi plc Amend

JPMorgan Securities Plc

27 February 2024

 

AMENDMENT

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:	J.P. Morgan Securities Plc
(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:	Corporate broker to Smith (DS) plc
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	23 February 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, Smith (DS) 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 Sale	413,612 338,680	14.2750 GBP 14.2700 GBP	14.1450 GBP 14.1400 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	Equity Swap	Decrease Long Decrease Short Increase Long Increase Short	77  2  4  35  1,111  2,213  45,547  2,522  8,621  47,059  14  57,613  7  16  77  332  2  724  7,722  15,586  3,712  1,080  637  1,831  6  1,330  1,330  91  1,267  69  1,105  1,410  4,996  5,562  714  7,205  54  65  211  234  484  1,911  654  14,112  61  3,031  1,139  3,598  2,227  32,170  526  3,969  42  100  5,743  1,274  355  413  2,326  80  1,892  3,911  1  1,330  318  207  504  69  991  112  1,819  1,007  4,080  12,836  317  809  476  10  8  2,259  305  51,530  19,058  3,300  875  1,333  11  5,709  3,234  2,243  13,541  362  36  3,094  1,330  22,967  2,352  13,072  3,243  446  122  2,473  2,696  1,269  4,856  447  14  124  452  112  300  75  1,418  39,281  1,396  2,013  12,737  56  318  1,590  657  2,352  8,228  502  3,243  1,788  423  3,711  866  690  2,447  985  36	14.1943 GBP 14.1945 GBP 14.2061 GBP 14.2066 GBP 14.2096 GBP 14.2157 GBP 14.2158 GBP 14.2159 GBP 14.2168 GBP 14.2249 GBP 14.2293 GBP 14.2297 GBP 14.2298 GBP 14.2302 GBP 14.2344 GBP 14.2347 GBP 14.2364 GBP 14.2380 GBP 14.2422 GBP 14.2439 GBP 14.2458 GBP 14.2490 GBP 14.2552 GBP 14.2556 GBP 14.2564 GBP 17.8418 ZAR 346.5369 ZAR 347.3340 ZAR 347.7538 ZAR 348.1100 ZAR 348.3656 ZAR 348.5762 ZAR 348.6700 ZAR 348.8219 ZAR 348.8233 ZAR 348.8664 ZAR 349.1118 ZAR 349.1160 ZAR 14.1930 GBP 14.1947 GBP 14.2046 GBP 14.2150 GBP 14.2167 GBP 14.2176 GBP 14.2191 GBP 14.2194 GBP 14.2208 GBP 14.2225 GBP 14.2272 GBP 14.2276 GBP 14.2298 GBP 14.2315 GBP 14.2333 GBP 14.2349 GBP 14.2451 GBP 14.2472 GBP 14.2474 GBP 14.2503 GBP 14.2504 GBP 14.2540 GBP 14.2543 GBP 14.2550 GBP 341.9900 ZAR 346.5317 ZAR 346.7881 ZAR 346.8400 ZAR 347.7133 ZAR 347.8400 ZAR 347.8587 ZAR 347.9450 ZAR 348.5452 ZAR 348.5493 ZAR 348.6247 ZAR 348.8431 ZAR 348.9882 ZAR 349.1147 ZAR 349.3676 ZAR 14.1732 GBP 14.1736 GBP 14.2046 GBP 14.2136 GBP 14.2183 GBP 14.2204 GBP 14.2257 GBP 14.2263 GBP 14.2298 GBP 14.2302 GBP 14.2306 GBP 14.2312 GBP 14.2435 GBP 14.2452 GBP 14.2532 GBP 14.2536 GBP 14.2548 GBP 341.6700 ZAR 346.5888 ZAR 347.4526 ZAR 347.8636 ZAR 348.0164 ZAR 14.1990 GBP 14.2004 GBP 14.2018 GBP 14.2053 GBP 14.2080 GBP 14.2098 GBP 14.2154 GBP 14.2169 GBP 14.2201 GBP 14.2242 GBP 14.2251 GBP 14.2255 GBP 14.2284 GBP 14.2550 GBP 14.2551 GBP 14.2557 GBP 345.1738 ZAR 345.6625 ZAR 346.4700 ZAR 346.7881 ZAR 347.0992 ZAR 347.1839 ZAR 347.4526 ZAR 347.5108 ZAR 347.9984 ZAR 348.0164 ZAR 348.2910 ZAR 348.3219 ZAR 348.6700 ZAR 348.9912 ZAR 349.1148 ZAR 349.1555 ZAR 349.3743 ZAR 349.7400 ZAR

(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

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit

(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)

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:	27 February 2024
Contact name:	Natasha Mondon
Telephone number:	01202 325175

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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