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

UBS AG (EPT)

13 February 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:	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:	12 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
10p Ordinary	Buy	1437140	3.20900        GBP	3.09621        GBP
10p Ordinary	Sell	1599440	3.20500        GBP	3.14299        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	1309	3.17056531703591        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	9102	3.18960667985058        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	8570	3.195953        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	2423	3.18606        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	21400	3.19403364485981        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	20284	3.18687980674423        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	4583	3.19031420466943        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	2847	3.16981032665964        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	7006	3.1784324172966        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	8558	3.17843969        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	23600	3.17746777        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	7340	3.17392835        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	3255	3.18377975        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	1090	3.19164888        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	58474	3.19499993        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	1791	3.191        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	767	3.203        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	2831	3.188        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	1790	3.1895        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	1046	3.1835        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	1833	3.173        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	1410	3.197        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	1041	3.179        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	261	3.182        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	760	3.18        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	1046	3.171        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	255	3.17        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	820	3.145        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	600	3.144        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	22228	3.174422        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	347	3.196        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	4000	3.1911073321        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	26185	3.189408        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	1673	3.194842        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	82543	3.192884        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	27555	3.191713        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	4617	3.190862        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	6607	3.188185        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	387	3.191227        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	8056	3.1920829982994        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	49348	3.195        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	28285	3.186832        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	136618	3.18279894        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	5530	3.195114        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	4000	3.165693        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	3752	3.17990405        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	2603	3.188274        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	10	3.1602442        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	2101	3.187872        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	2533	3.187627        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	2243	3.194288        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	22844	3.19037209        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Long	400	3.193        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1946	3.18368961973279        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	2000	3.1915515344        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	14634	3.195        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	2083	3.20141766329333        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	7640	3.19196467        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	4074	3.20045763        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	14138	3.19048021        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	9075	3.18883756        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	615	3.1800954        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	13224	3.19934227        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1041	3.209        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	273	3.192        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	4224	3.186        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1041	3.161        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1041	3.187        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	800	3.193        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	97304	3.194863        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1840	3.18        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	25883	3.19547927210911        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	4142	3.189596        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	6833	3.19516        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1	3.185        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	36085	3.185281        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	300	3.151758        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	972	3.17688        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1221	3.195642        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	7390	3.166        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	2518	3.19503994        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	173261	3.194993        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	32229	3.19209283564492        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	4654	3.194194        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	494	3.15913        GBP
10p Ordinary	CFD	Short	10771	3.187073        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:	[phone]

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 [e-mail]

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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