Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity and derivative transaction, the disclosure made on 9th April for dealings on 8th April has been updated. Sections 2(a) and 2(b) have been updated.
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: | Advisor to SMITH (DS) PLC |
| (d) Date dealing undertaken: | 08 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 the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" | YES - disclosed previously for INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY & 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 | 737,319 | 14.1700 GBP | 13.8800 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | Sales | 756,425 | 14.1725 GBP | 13.8800 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 | Reducing a long position | 19 | 13.9409 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 132 | 13.9409 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 63 | 13.9529 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 123 | 13.9667 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,835 | 13.9841 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 129 | 14.0100 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 452 | 14.0100 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 82 | 14.0100 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 65 | 14.0100 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 564 | 14.0100 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 86 | 14.0171 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 981 | 14.0171 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 32 | 14.0171 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 228 | 14.0171 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 3,700 | 14.0204 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 1,900 | 14.0214 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 145 | 14.0352 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 994 | 14.0352 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 9,663 | 14.0568 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,198 | 14.0673 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,012 | 14.0697 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 12,032 | 14.0777 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 141,597 | 14.0896 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 3,300 | 14.0897 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 23,136 | 14.0932 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,666 | 14.0994 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 400 | 14.1002 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 3,100 | 14.1002 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,299 | 14.1019 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 850 | 14.1019 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 251 | 14.1019 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 134 | 14.1019 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 96 | 14.1019 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 92 | 14.1019 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 8 | 14.1019 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 164 | 14.1019 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 300 | 14.1074 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 346 | 14.1169 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 39 | 14.1169 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 144 | 14.1169 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 44 | 14.1169 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 125 | 14.1169 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,024 | 14.1169 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 173 | 14.1169 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,634 | 14.1189 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 25,000 | 14.1193 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,364 | 14.1326 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 70 | 14.1372 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 112,420 | 14.1465 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 765 | 14.1465 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 8,587 | 14.1574 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 236 | 14.1629 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 39,582 | 14.1645 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,456 | 14.1651 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,666 | 14.1651 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 616 | 14.1661 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 231 | 14.1661 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 3,334 | 14.1664 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 101 | 14.1671 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 3,376 | 330.0661 ZAR |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 561 | 331.7073 ZAR |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 373 | 14.0677 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 378 | 14.1028 GBP |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 2 | 17.6400 USD |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 2 | 17.6400 USD |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 131,928 | 327.6700 ZAR |
| EUR 0.22 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a short position | 3,937 | 330.3707 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: | 11 April 2024 |
Contact name: | Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka |
Telephone number: | +33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817 |
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