Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 3628L
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
19 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:

18/04/2024

(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

499,056

13.766 GBP

13.59 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Sale

437,465

13.765 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

Increasing a Long Position

736

323.638 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

110

325.176 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Long Position

1,379

13.764 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

1,362

13.644 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,438

13.712 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

357

13.765 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

1,810

13.7 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

4,951

13.765 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

4,665

325.666 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,139

13.693 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

736

323.638 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

6,422

325.176 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,311

325.176 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

299

13.641 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Long Position

39

13.766 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

3,605

13.765 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

15,648

13.674 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

3,704

13.764 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

357

13.765 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

4,951

13.765 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

41,819

13.674 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

258

13.765 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

48,624

13.708 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

83

13.674 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

11,896

13.674 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

2,441

13.674 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

32

13.699 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Long Position

6,284

13.766 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

1,614

13.766 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

331

13.766 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Long Position

1

13.678 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Short Position

23,067

13.674 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Long Position

965

13.673 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Long Position

213

13.674 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

23,067

13.673 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

1

13.67 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Long Position

1,309

13.765 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Short Position

960

13.72 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

960

13.765 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Long Position

450

325.271 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Long Position

450

323.557 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

286

323.557 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Short Position

1,832

325.271 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

315

13.671 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

27,907

13.742 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,418

13.742 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

62,353

13.658 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

25,165

13.742 GBP

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

7

323.394 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

266

323.394 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

606

323.394 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

17

323.394 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

6,422

325.176 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

110

325.176 ZAR

EUR 0.22 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

1,311

325.176 ZAR

 

(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:

19/04/2024

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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