20240308_DS SMITH PLC_8.5 EPT RI_MLI_replacement

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

26 March 2024

 

FORM 8.5 Replacement
The Form 8.5 DS SMITH PLC announcement released on 11/03/2024 under RNS 3594G has been amended.
Amendments are identified with an asterisk (*).
The full amended text is shown below

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	DS SMITH PLC
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	MONDI PLC
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	08/03/2024
(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: (MONDI 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
10p ordinary	Purchase	*10,508,974	3.5 GBP	3.252 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	11,382,238	3.5 GBP	3.42 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
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	93	3.431 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	110	3.432 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	129	3.431 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	153	3.431 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	154	3.432 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	184	3.432 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	230	3.42 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a long position	254	3.438 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	355	3.438 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	425	3.438 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	502	3.447 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	625	3.431 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	698	3.436 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	744	3.432 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	975	3.436 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	1,161	3.436 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	1,717	3.438 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	2,094	3.436 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	5,776	3.453 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	6,582	3.456 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a long position	7,868	3.436 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	7,890	3.453 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	8,611	3.453 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	8,611	3.468 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	8,950	3.453 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	18,448	3.484 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	19,586	3.484 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	19,702	3.484 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	19,773	3.484 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	20,024	3.484 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	20,131	3.484 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	20,194	3.484 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	20,576	3.456 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	23,100	3.484 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	30,308	3.484 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	31,655	3.493 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	32,432	3.456 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	34,435	3.484 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	37,632	3.456 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	39,231	3.456 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	43,551	3.454 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	46,953	3.456 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	47,148	3.484 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	67,761	3.484 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	70,062	3.473 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	77,592	3.473 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	81,269	3.493 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	85,183	3.493 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	85,233	3.252 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	87,076	3.493 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	99,460	3.473 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	110,534	3.473 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	119,622	3.454 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	123,414	3.468 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	132,460	3.454 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	140,328	3.454 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	146,323	3.454 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	175,520	3.468 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	194,769	3.48 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	201,011	3.443 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	233,479	3.473 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	236,121	3.454 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	258,860	3.473 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	261,461	3.454 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	285,877	3.443 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a long position	405,671	3.42 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	411,510	3.468 GBP
10p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	670,249	3.443 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:	*26/03/2024
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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