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

UBS AG (EPT)
12 March 2024
 

This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 3660G released at 11:56 on the 11th March 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 March 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

10p Ordinary

Buy

 

29629577

3.50099        GBP

3.41200        GBP

10p Ordinary

Sell

 

21078408

3.50099        GBP

3.41350        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

10308

3.5        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

173700

3.44563275762809        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1000

3.427        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

205043

3.465687        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

372

3.419        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

3509

3.458        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

2000

3.435        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1000

3.434        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

3138

3.4295        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

4522

3.449093        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

20000

3.45        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

9000

3.4890747222        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

4500

3.4890737222        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

854140

3.45584889        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

19317

3.445164        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

39332

3.45734414725923        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

18788

3.45862252501597        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

339446

3.42        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

605

3.45314215        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

21906

3.435648        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

220751

3.427641        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

10019

3.452266        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

6419

3.45216        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

5657

3.44983913735195        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

50000

3.4855        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

7600

3.467        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

50177

3.4620565        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

41797

3.454559        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

21839

3.45701951        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

3050

3.44370738        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

120009

3.429932        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

15165

3.466266        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

5267

3.4396403        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

113430

3.47454611        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

38590

3.450206        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

19028

3.4612353        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

11566

3.469561        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

8851

3.44195345        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1239759

3.43300    GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

2000000

3.45823    GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2000000

3.45823    GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1239759

3.43300    GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

24508

3.460641        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1000000

3.4807        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

3819

3.42531331        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

4800

3.49512916666667        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

573556

3.435146        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

5002

3.498        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2190

3.4965        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2733

3.5        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

207357

3.439475        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

8318

3.473        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

4352

3.45        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

350000

3.4387        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

28700

3.4399529999899        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

190804

3.4441797172        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

71300

3.4416882188        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

39265

3.4425543993        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

175756

3.4806509649        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

192544

3.4497558164        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1140000

3.444442        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

300000

3.4787808        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

500000

3.427621        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1750000

3.466571        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2000000

3.4472556        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

500000

3.4317432        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2000

3.4443217046        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

3000

3.4443167046        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

4000

3.48        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

55005

3.42        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

204

3.42294118        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

51580

3.4537        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

179102

3.4547        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

57776

3.4251        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

57774

3.4857        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

57774

3.433        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

134707

3.48379661042114        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

72535

3.45639112152754        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

807

3.44809355        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

192784

3.4203982        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2545

3.442132        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

663

3.420166        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

49386

3.420171        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

3448

3.4714089        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

113430

3.471735        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

22709

3.446582        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

5815

3.457763        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

675000

3.482668        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:

12 March 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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