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: | (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS 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: | SMITH (DS) PLC |
| (d) Date dealing undertaken: | 27 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 the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" | YES - disclosing today for INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY and disclosed previously for SMITH (DS) 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 |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | Purchases | 1,709,445 | 14.2600 GBP | 13.9150 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | Sales | 1,503,878 | 14.2825 GBP | 13.9200 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 | CFD | Opening a short position | 200 | 13.9366 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,663 | 13.9417 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 38 | 13.9500 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 15 | 13.9500 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 10 | 13.9500 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 11 | 13.9500 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 30 | 13.9500 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 99 | 13.9500 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 123 | 13.9500 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 3 | 13.9521 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 115 | 13.9548 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 26,036 | 13.9589 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 952 | 13.9771 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,728 | 13.9771 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 13,942 | 13.9771 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 863 | 13.9771 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 1,248 | 13.9785 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 14,923 | 13.9801 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 30,000 | 13.9818 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 647 | 13.9847 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,739 | 13.9856 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 698 | 13.9861 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 1,279 | 13.9899 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 6,021 | 13.9902 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,799 | 13.9902 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 85 | 13.9902 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 195 | 13.9902 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 2,663 | 14.0074 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 10,275 | 14.0132 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 28 | 14.0171 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 113,538 | 14.0172 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 42,056 | 14.0246 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 2,719 | 14.0285 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 113,538 | 14.0335 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 6,100 | 14.0381 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,115 | 14.0483 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,889 | 14.0483 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 6,580 | 14.0483 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,756 | 14.0483 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 14,467 | 14.0483 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 33 | 14.0544 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 8,992 | 14.0570 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 59 | 14.0804 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 1,422 | 14.0865 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 37 | 14.0865 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 427 | 14.0865 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 11,354 | 14.0904 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 4,134 | 14.0904 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 50,000 | 14.0962 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 200 | 14.0983 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 4 | 14.1014 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 22,549 | 14.1099 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 35,718 | 14.1148 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 152,624 | 14.1148 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 35,546 | 14.1148 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 39,883 | 14.1148 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 48,800 | 14.1289 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 50,000 | 14.1545 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 28 | 14.1864 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 480 | 14.1949 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 3,874 | 14.1949 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 264 | 14.1950 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 240 | 14.1950 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 480 | 14.1989 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 3,874 | 14.1989 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 264 | 14.1989 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 240 | 14.1989 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 101,174 | 14.1993 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 110,702 | 14.1993 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 13,079 | 14.2178 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 33,631 | 14.2178 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 96 | 14.2190 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 29 | 14.2190 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 37 | 14.2221 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 253 | 14.2221 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 43,688 | 14.0684 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 942 | 14.1015 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a short position | 25,983 | 334.7870 ZAR |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 20,590 | 339.9199 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 |
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(ii) Exercise
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising / exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
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(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) |
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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" |
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NONE
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(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" |
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NONE
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Date of disclosure: | 28 March 2024 |
Contact name: | Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka |
Telephone number: | +33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817 |
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