RNS Number : 5328L
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
22 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:

19/04/2024

(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

2,768,061

15.24 GBP

13.565 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

2,519,638

15.365 GBP

13.59 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

Opening a Short Position

8,562

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

1,115

14.283 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

454

14.283 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,983

14.962 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

26,575

14.907 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

26,814

14.907 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

43,270

14.907 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

29,803

14.907 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2,989

14.907 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

759

15.042 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,300

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

357

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

314

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

286

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

291

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,450

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

30

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

286

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,360

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,450

15.02 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,438

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

290

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

2,553

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

1,203

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

45,174

14.907 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

10,335

14.907 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

2

15.014 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

25,693

15.014 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

11,806

15.014 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

8,548

15.014 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

2,553

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

17,500

14.843 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

1,203

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

286

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

754

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

75,889

14.843 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

3,649

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

15

14.843 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

20,640

14.843 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

1,084

14.843 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

216

14.843 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

2

14.843 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

1,302

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

5,383

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

215,802

14.854 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

53,744

14.843 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

19,310

14.843 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

452

13.645 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

6,488

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

17,523

14.843 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

3,591

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

18

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

4,850

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

290

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

24

14.843 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

36,558

14.843 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

30,515

14.843 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,437

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

9

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,786

14.345 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

3,495

14.962 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,141

14.962 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2,955

14.962 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Long Position

2,353

15.048 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

1,250

14.922 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

3,600

14.922 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

545

14.922 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

1,375

14.922 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

10,000

15.08 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

5,000

15.08 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

5,000

15.08 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

5,000

14.926 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

2,500

13.687 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

2,500

14.926 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

2,500

14.926 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

5,000

14.943 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

12,500

13.687 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Long Position

5,254

15.023 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

100,000

14.918 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

36,735

15.052 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

95,175

15.052 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

23,090

14.787 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

150,000

14.897 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

45,000

15.052 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

87,254

14.124 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

86,605

14.129 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

965

14.129 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

10,977

15.027 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

5,099

14.915 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

5,374

14.991 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

11,645

15.077 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

251

15.001 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

1

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

280

15.06 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

24

15.036 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

71

15.039 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

13

15.06 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

23

14.868 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

9

15.003 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

75

15.045 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

115

15.107 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

1,452

15.107 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

142

15.015 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

489

15.06 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Long Position

843

13.641 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

466

13.685 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Short Position

16,489

15.024 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Long Position

6,366

353.799 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

1,832

353.799 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

2,659

15.115 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

80,022

14.775 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

11,652

14.775 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

29,598

14.775 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

3,781

14.775 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

153,207

14.779 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

3,025

357.058 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

6,892

357.058 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

18,115

355.652 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

18,115

355.652 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Long Position

81,927

15.047 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

68

15.014 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Short Position

64,366

15.047 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

34,962

15.014 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

151

15.014 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Long Position

81,927

15.014 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

11,955

15.014 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

7

15.014 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1

15.014 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Long Position

80

13.684 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Long Position

25,000

14.799 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

20,424

15.01 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

9,750

15.022 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Long Position

3,357

15.007 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:

22/04/2024

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.

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