Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Mondi PLC

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

01 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:	29/02/2024
(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	344,484	14.265 GBP	13.995 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Sale	401,155	14.245 GBP	13.995 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	142	340.519 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	1747	339.997 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short position	442	340.519 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	774	339.996 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	7318	344.551 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a long position	142	343.889 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	3242	344.551 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	1000	14.084 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	1987	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	2505	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	6711	14.107 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	4679	14.107 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	5069	14.245 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	1166	14.062 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	35	14.001 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	2048	14.125 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a long position	508	14.165 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	20708	14.09 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	300	14.084 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	1000	14.084 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	12327	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	3200	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	3035	14.107 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	96841	14.091 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	58310	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	508	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a long position	10617	14.084 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	691	14.079 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	741	14.047 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	12	14.145 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	741	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	34173	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	894	14.103 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	85	14.082 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	900	14.084 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	7561	14.018 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	9131	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	1324	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	9064	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	13	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	1672	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	71	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	34419	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	2136	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	13134	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	158	14.062 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short position	1297	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	900	14.084 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	1285	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	15729	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	679	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a long position	9869	14.083 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	900	14.084 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	1671	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	6306	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	4200	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	2046	14.107 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	4613	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	20150	14.062 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	507	14.106 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	300	14.084 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	1000	14.084 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	1384	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	1587	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	18764	14.245 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	2599	14.079 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	1000	14.084 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	1217	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	1833	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	93	14.084 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	2	14.076 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	3500	14.088 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	12	14.145 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	507	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	73	14.103 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	120	14.083 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	2070	14.073 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a long position	5800	14.084 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	174	14.069 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	515	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	438	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	25	14.095 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	6753	14.084 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short position	12	14.046 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	3264	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	13953	14.085 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	157	14.103 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	9333	14.083 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:	01/03/2024
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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