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

Released : Apr 19, 2024

RNS Number : 3462L
UBS AG (EPT)
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:

            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:

            18 April 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

 

7322816

4.00000            GBP

3.94599        GBP

10p Ordinary

Sell

 

2226252

3.99602        GBP

3.94599        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

110122

3.996        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

3473

3.99540167002591        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

2251

3.97606042        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

12000

3.97182833333333        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

89058

3.97048810887287        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

9342

3.97833119246414        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

12222

3.983744        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

14764

3.9828671091845        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1084

3.98153136531365        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

48488

3.990049        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

3037

3.963971        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1000000

3.962827        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

14211

3.99562692        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

3575

3.984856        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

643

3.974        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

14892

3.976232        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

56851

3.9959466        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

15638

3.99540094641258        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

33968

3.977499        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

3626

3.9954026475455        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

32373

3.97424944        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

500000

4.94048239        USD

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

222195

3.996        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

650000

4.928557        USD

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

4196254

4.967095        USD

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

20973

3.968315        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

27900

3.95781218637993        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

5051

3.96153632943971        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

12510

3.966        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

266

3.981992        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

125000

3.985528        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

10181

3.972        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

7224

3.979383        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

27903

3.95        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

7745

3.97        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

19228

3.98        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

6960

3.988        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

10739

3.96        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

4642

3.984        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

27638

3.974        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

14052

3.964        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

14274

3.976        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

5794

3.989854        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

8462

3.978        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

6720

3.986        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

5794

3.989047        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

6160

3.99        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

491417

3.969661        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1480

3.950865        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

31014

3.956        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2698

3.948        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

8408

3.958        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

4861

3.968        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1962

3.952        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

4349

3.961988        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

6480

3.976667        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

5507

3.96406        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

654

3.98019654        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

246

4.0        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1352

3.97769400059911        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1462

3.9784747        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2098

3.96671258        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

3526

3.97767329        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

8181

3.9714531        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

6017

3.982        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

5025

3.99305333        GBP

10p Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

44147

3.979141        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:

19 April 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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