MONDI PLC_8.5 EPT RI_MLI

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

27 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:	26/03/2024
(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	654,396	13.975 GBP	13.615 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Sale	398,320	13.978 GBP	13.614 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	Reducing a long position	315	13.832 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	1,494	13.942 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	10,019	13.947 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	57	13.771 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	1	13.842 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	5,523	13.953 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	421	13.965 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	762	13.713 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	87	13.828 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	10	13.832 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	18,087	13.828 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	1,156	13.672 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	71,264	13.825 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	34,563	13.832 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	4,109	13.95 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	102	13.924 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	83	13.719 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	919	13.807 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	10,820	13.95 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	58,187	13.97 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	2,165	13.949 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	164	13.794 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	167	13.772 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	68,566	13.97 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	1,446	13.72 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a long position	10,188	13.949 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short position	5,674	13.95 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	1,576	13.866 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	26,926	13.833 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	4,109	13.95 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	48,067	13.832 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	256	13.79 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	511	13.942 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	3,508	13.949 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	158	13.949 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	4	13.816 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	15	13.845 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	71	13.95 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	5,071	13.949 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	1,899	13.949 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	367	13.84 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	3	13.937 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short position	1,740	13.952 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	209	13.965 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	26,667	13.828 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	5,734	13.761 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	42,060	13.777 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	326	13.832 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	158	13.646 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	2,429	13.949 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	3,405	13.887 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	2,758	13.723 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	341	325.411 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	150	325.409 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	1,557	329.754 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	1,032	333.607 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a long position	3,272	334.349 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	224	325.65 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	5,650	329.754 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	49,694	334.25 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	2,349	333.608 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
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:	27/03/2024
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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