Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Smith (DS) plc

Released : Mar 12, 2024

RNS Number : 5394G
JPMorgan Securities Plc
12 March 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:

J.P. Morgan Securities Plc

(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Smith (DS) plc

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

Corporate broker to Smith (DS) plc

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

11 March 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, Mondi plc

 

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

10p ordinary

Purchase

 

Sale

5,360,711

 

 5,790,479

3.4400 GBP

 

 3.4360 GBP

3.3615 GBP

 

 3.3623 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

10p ordinary

Equity Swap

Decrease Long

 

 

 

 

Decrease Short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase Long

 

 

 

 

Increase Short

 

 

 

 

Opening a long position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening a short position

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

 10,254

 5,924

 13,749

 

 4,385

 1,363

 4,053

 9,002

 1,091

 2,270

 1,191,529

 139,097

 

 18,040

 5,465

 59,306

 8,262

 

 6,899

 7,567

 1,308

 9,249

 

 3,204

 3,920

 189,639

 46,229

 673

 30,161

 14,378

 30,175

 499,651

 278

 

 643

 9

 2,497

 353

 54

 23

 264

 1,000,000

 778,203

 60,234

3.3840 GBP

3.4113 GBP

3.4182 GBP

3.4218 GBP

 

3.3923 GBP

3.4027 GBP

3.4033 GBP

3.4043 GBP

3.4051 GBP

3.4097 GBP

3.4190 GBP

3.4213 GBP

 

3.4013 GBP

3.4061 GBP

3.4119 GBP

3.4131 GBP

 

3.3820 GBP

3.3839 GBP

3.4086 GBP

3.4149 GBP

 

3.3947 GBP

3.3964 GBP

3.3993 GBP

3.4002 GBP

3.4019 GBP

3.4020 GBP

3.4050 GBP

3.4059 GBP

3.4190 GBP

3.4195 GBP

 

3.3635 GBP

3.3871 GBP

3.3906 GBP

3.3910 GBP

3.3953 GBP

3.3957 GBP

3.3982 GBP

3.4117 GBP

3.4190 GBP

3.4192 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









 

(ii)        Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

12 March 2024

Contact name:

Natasha Mondon

Telephone number:

01202 325175

 

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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