20240416_MONDI PLC_8.5 EPT RI_UK_MLI

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

17 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:	16/04/2024
(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	695,632	14.22 GBP	13.7 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Sale	892,707	14.215 GBP	13.7 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 Long Position	5,927	13.768 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	4,395	13.768 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	10,019	13.768 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	4,722	13.768 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	28,773	13.913 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	730	13.913 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	27,921	13.911 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	25,000	13.856 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	125,000	13.953 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	631	13.853 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,425	13.914 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	3,600	13.914 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,792	13.766 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	4,104	13.766 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1	13.766 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,244	13.983 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,513	13.766 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	4,224	13.766 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	31	13.766 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	3,495	13.865 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	228	13.898 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	1,000	13.917 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	2,500	14.159 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	500	14.106 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	1,000	13.764 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	2,500	14.124 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	7,500	13.886 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	5,000	13.781 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,668	14.049 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	1,668	13.938 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	2,776	13.765 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	287	13.765 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	2,503	13.765 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	26,439	13.931 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	291	13.765 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	1,360	13.802 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	30	13.765 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	116,520	13.858 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	2,776	13.765 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	84,798	13.968 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	291	13.765 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1	13.765 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	1	13.765 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	111	13.765 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	4,396	13.765 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	4,139	13.765 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	4,635	13.79 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	9	13.842 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,010	13.982 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	305	13.995 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	2,467	14 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	252	13.92 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	8,719	332.362 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	4,880	328.377 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	8,719	332.362 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	4,880	328.377 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	708	329.247 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	311	329.247 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	7,205	13.818 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	41,868	13.818 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	2,027	328.459 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	7,700	332.684 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	2,631	328.459 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	222	328.459 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	140	13.816 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	2,650	13.778 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:	17/04/2024
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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