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

Released : Mar 14, 2024

RNS Number : 8991G
UBS AG (EPT)
14 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:

            UBS Investment Bank, London

(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:

            Mondi Plc connected to UBS

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

            13 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

 

 

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

Buy

 

6004917

3.46020        GBP

3.34900        GBP

10p Ordinary

Sell

 

997569

3.39249        GBP

3.34900        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

CFD

 

Long

21461

3.371976        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

517

3.36489748        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

2624

3.374        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

834

3.381        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1102

3.368207        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

2940

3.36467262        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

100022

3.37194        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1004

3.387        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

4

3.371249995        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1532

3.366        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

49892

3.36        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

881

3.36682179341657        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

2392

3.364        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1429

3.369197        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

40904

3.359832        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

17628

3.35976457907874        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

5135

3.3600343        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

3951

3.368876        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

44225

3.362203        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

30853

3.361724        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

181

3.366989        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

2157

3.37        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1907

3.37238175        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

111

3.36245495        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

134

3.379876        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

220972

3.37202193038032        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

2964

3.36682186234818        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

941

3.368932        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2500000

3.370726        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

45797

3.360513352403        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

9186

3.365        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

195

3.388        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

89930

3.36        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

125015

3.362514        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

5677

3.390042        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

93633

3.3656842948        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2501

3.386        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

230236

3.36631024        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2699

3.387        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

22167

3.36716380204809        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

4265

3.366        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

441

3.382        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

5741

3.375        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1152

3.3679566        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

5466

3.38        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

510

3.369        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

14654

3.37137437        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

17606

3.38487277        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2076

3.364845        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1357

3.37167944        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2463

3.38660171        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

3855

3.36188093        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

129879

3.391695        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

4387

3.3599846        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

466

3.37254292        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

57730

3.363012        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

3319

3.363406        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1300

3.3643254        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

5360

3.356        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

4128

3.360167        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

7609

3.363203        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

6131

3.373433        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

9309

3.36299853        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

634544

3.38204717        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

500000

3.4072        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1000000

3.3543        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

35932

3.362671        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:

14 March 2024

Contact name:

Richard Howard

Telephone number:

+44 (0)207 568 9128

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [email protected]

 

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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