20240402_MONDI PLC_8.5 EPT RI_UK_MLI

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

03 April 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:	02/04/2024
(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) (INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO)

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	1,368,387	14.075 GBP	13.69 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Sale	989,166	14.075 GBP	13.685 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 Short Position	112	14.074 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	112	13.834 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	62,622	13.803 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	2,229	14.075 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	95,175	13.903 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	20,955	13.879 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	20,955	13.874 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	267	13.874 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,552	13.883 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	704	13.888 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,063	13.883 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	2,673	13.779 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	2,904	13.79 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	11,733	13.746 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	63	13.725 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	2,096	13.725 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	2,096	13.725 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	1,675	324.674 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	8,544	13.779 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	10,058	13.781 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	3,982	13.802 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	625	13.815 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	97	13.732 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	68	13.808 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	8,651	13.726 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	392	14.074 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	759	13.837 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,730	13.725 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	18,935	13.725 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	76,745	13.725 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	76,745	13.75 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	18,872	13.819 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	2,096	13.725 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	56,284	13.725 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	332,818	13.725 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	2,096	13.725 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	52,397	13.835 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	148	13.733 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	7,379	13.724 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	704	13.888 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	3,602	13.798 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	732	13.839 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	203	13.836 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,082	13.895 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	3,335	13.895 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	2,688	13.803 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	848	13.812 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	477	13.859 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	114	13.725 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	5,348	13.773 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	5,633	13.773 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	4,389	326.805 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	2,024	326.805 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	969	331.155 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	513	13.743 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	40,222	13.739 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	7,050	13.831 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	9,359	13.739 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	8,088	326.459 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	969	331.072 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	969	331.072 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	8,088	326.459 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,920	13.883 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	102	13.883 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	28	13.883 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	14,166	13.724 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	156	13.836 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,319	13.793 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	421	13.883 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,473	13.792 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	144	13.883 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:	03/04/2024
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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