20240415_MONDI PLC_8.5 EPT RI_UK_MLI

Bank of America Merrill Lynch
16 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:

15/04/2024

(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

401,716

14.19 GBP

14.035 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

758,216

14.185 GBP

14.032 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

6,176

333.98 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

413

333.98 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Long Position

58,072

14.035 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2,830

14.035 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

6,241

14.135 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Long Position

776

14.135 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

11,445

14.035 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

5,184

14.135 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

1,023

14.135 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Short Position

16,704

14.135 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

355

14.135 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

2,212

14.135 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

1,920

14.135 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

836

14.135 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

13,874

14.035 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Short Position

1,300

14.057 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

290

14.035 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

290

14.035 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

3,687

14.035 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

56,956

14.046 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

2,830

14.035 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

6,488

14.035 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

1,302

14.035 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

28,174

14.081 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

3,591

14.035 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

18

14.111 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

4,378

14.034 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

156

14.034 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

8,002

14.034 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

191

14.034 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Long Position

4,846

14.034 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

18

14.034 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

562

14.034 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

11,806

14.134 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2,917

14.096 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

708

333.945 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

3,451

333.945 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

7,824

334.12 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

708

333.945 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

3,451

333.945 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

7,824

334.12 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

574

334.887 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

257

334.884 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

3,781

14.129 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

3,869

14.085 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

13,875

14.085 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

4,930

14.085 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

3,328

333.807 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

1,235

333.985 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Long Position

508

14.035 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

53

14.093 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

40

14.093 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

1

14.093 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

136

14.093 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

776

14.075 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

1,772

14.06 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Long Position

12

14.141 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

19,261

14.106 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

18,531

14.107 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

293

14.107 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

830

14.102 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

175,000

14.098 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

759

14.076 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

9,872

14.034 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

18,536

14.08 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Long Position

2,353

14.032 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Short Position

1,452

14.076 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Long Position

11

14.136 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

1

14.131 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Long Position

10

14.035 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:

16/04/2024

Contact name:

Frank Lui

Telephone number:

+44207 996 6418

 

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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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

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