Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - MONDI PLC

GoldmanSachs International

21 February 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:	(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS 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:	SMITH (DS) PLC
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	20 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 the offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	YES - disclosed previously for 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	Purchases	390,343	13.9050 GBP	13.7400 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Sales	377,895	13.9000 GBP	13.7130 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	CFD	Increasing a long position	946	13.7129 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	167	13.7129 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	133	13.7129 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	145	13.7189 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	435	13.7272 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	45	13.7272 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,463	13.7272 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	163	13.7499 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	63	13.7582 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	185	13.7582 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,001	13.7599 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	6	13.7599 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	67	13.7599 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	102	13.7599 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,370	13.7599 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	135	13.8208 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	588	13.8236 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	502	13.8249 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,400	13.8251 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6,439	13.8251 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,139	13.8275 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	313	13.8276 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	6	13.8276 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	701	13.8277 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	69	13.8277 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,325	13.8277 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	23	13.8277 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	1,395	13.8285 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	189	13.8308 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,035	13.8313 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	119	13.8313 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,321	13.8313 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	41	13.8313 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	11,684	13.8399 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	1,800	13.8399 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	29,519	13.8399 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,358	13.8414 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,862	13.8439 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4,281	13.8439 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,184	13.8439 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6,757	13.8439 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,001	13.8479 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	17,555	13.8494 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,353	13.8516 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	47	13.8759 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	113	13.8759 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,158	13.8826 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,277	330.4178 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	270	330.4178 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	6,905	330.7794 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,093	331.2073 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	SWAP	Reducing a long position	110	13.8076 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	SWAP	Increasing a short position	11,236	330.7525 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	SWAP	Reducing a short position	3,799	331.2577 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:	21 February 2024
Contact name:	Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka
Telephone number:	[phone] / [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 disclosure requirements on [phone].

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

 

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