Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Smith (DS) Plc - Amendment

UBS AG (EPT)
13 February 2024
 

This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 6785C released at 11:40 on the 9th February 2024. Amendments to sections 2a and 2b. All other information remains unchanged.

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:

            UBS Investment Bank, London

(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

            Smith (DS) plc

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

            Mondi plc                    connected to UBS

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

            08 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

 

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

20p Ordinary

Buy

 

16088869

3.24900        GBP

2.84400        GBP

20p Ordinary

Sell

 

16194243

3.24900        GBP

2.82000        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

CFD

 

Long

600

3.071        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

3508

3.134        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1800

3.073        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

2274

3.127        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

3672

3.122032        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

4384

3.078        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1286

3.091        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

2016

3.173        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

100

3.082        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

135327

3.131519        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

2675

3.151        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

976

3.1495        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

4538

3.088        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1538

3.146        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1549

3.098        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1063

3.114        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

4501

3.099        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1218

3.098409        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

5507

3.244        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1334

3.158        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

2529

3.153        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1441

3.2325        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

6616

3.16        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

971

3.221        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1216

3.195        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

524

3.193        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

5230

3.128        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1390

3.188        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

2132

3.1975        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

3886

3.167        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

3206

3.164        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

13840

2.84213583815029        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

34

3.11794117647059        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

7557

2.934751        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

40240

3.104082        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

145662

3.08656        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

45000

3.1451        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

45000

3.136697        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

170000

3.111412        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

2000

3.135129539        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

3192301

3.03353208        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

31389

2.84213606677498        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

62483

3.086        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

39051

3.089432        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

116

3.11810344827586        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

52006

3.12225973926085        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

13731

3.08714878741534        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

2553

2.977        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1434

2.976089        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

317

2.976        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1039

3.196        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

980

3.152886        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1014

3.17        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1063

3.125        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1040

3.197        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1583

3.168        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

989

3.103        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1302

3.119        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1530

2.971        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1056

3.113        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1275

3.12        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

2341

3.117        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

450

3.119111        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

14438

3.109916        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1

2.98        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

54967

3.119057        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

55249

3.08975        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

82310

3.075929        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

4058

3.129032        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

36847

3.086551        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

83400

3.085846        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

12203

3.10424        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

10920

3.08596142        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

8886

3.114994        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

41464

3.05496192        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

44406

3.08219288        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

63191

3.05142002        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

8967

3.09898423        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

50902

3.05438133        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

96298

2.92816205944049        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

11074

3.08578381795196        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

99461

3.09621387        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1008

3.161        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

2652

3.074        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

34

2.93764705882353        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

553321

3.128434        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

67680

3.13559604        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

485641

3.13559603        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

8286

3.08646391503741        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

460

3.1485        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

72431

3.086        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

609

3.079785        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

439

3.07937        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

10746

3.112392        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1608

3.12547885572139        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1239

3.131938        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

99461

3.09621         GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

45000

3.1654        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2500

3.1512186343        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

13500

3.1512206343        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

3000

3.1512216343        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

4000

3.1512196343        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

398468

2.93235899        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

116

2.93758620689655        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

3733

3.09798285561211        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

6723

2.975        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1023

3.1115        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1094

3.1145        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2772

2.974        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

914

2.981        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2859

2.970998        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2555

3.1175        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

966

3.123        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2786

2.964        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1119

2.965        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1

3.1405        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

322349

3.086094        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

7273

3.092147        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

945

3.082903        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

3391

3.102801        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

5127

3.09764785        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2611

3.112        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1139

3.151        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1210

3.155        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

870

3.1575        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

287

3.1565        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1500

2.97980666666667        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

311972

3.13318531791315        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

840000

3.13259299999048        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

400000

2.940404        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

264000

2.99693199996061        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

200000

2.947818        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

200000

2.96981985        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

4000

3.1        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

5048

3.12        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1637

3.147        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

47

3.144        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

3000

3.099        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

770

3.137        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

3022

3.15        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1894

3.135        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

354030

3.111528        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1117

3.134        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1701

2.935        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1233

3.173        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2290

3.122        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1204

2.936        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1000

3.183        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2287

3.1025        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

12434

2.939        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2302

2.9365        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

10000

3.216        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

550

2.937        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1053

3.234        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1000

3.1015        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

891

2.944966        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

884

3.193        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1000

3.104        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

4449

2.944        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1000

3.17        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1797

3.104256        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2157

3.111        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

676

2.972        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

611

2.989        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









 

(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:

13 February 2024

Contact name:

Richard Howard

Telephone number:

+44 (0)207 568 9128

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk

 

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

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

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