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RNS Number : 4719K Quilter PLC 12 April 2024
FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Full name of discloser: Quilter PLC (and subsidiaries)
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if
different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a
trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form DS Smith PLC
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this
and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 11/04/2024
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date
prior to the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making Yes - Mondi PLC
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one
class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security.
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing
(if any)
Class of relevant security: 10p ordinary
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 24,859,249 1.80
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
24,859,249 1.80
TOTAL:
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded
options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be
given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors'
and other employee options)
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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 Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
10p ordinary Purchase 1,200 4.074936
10p ordinary Purchase 458 4.079996
10p ordinary Purchase 285 4.085
10p ordinary Sale 16,090 4.114209
10p ordinary Sale 11,136 4.0874000
10p ordinary Sale 50 4.0840000
10p ordinary Sale 4,400 4.0841000
10p ordinary Sale 600 4.0841000
10p ordinary Sale 66,181 4.0841000
10p ordinary Sale 550 4.0841000
10p ordinary Sale 4,600 4.0841000
10p ordinary Sale 3,345 4.0841000
10p ordinary Sale 750 4.0841000
10p ordinary Sale 5,400 4.0841000
10p ordinary Sale 3,118 4.0841000
10p ordinary Sale 700 4.0841000
10p ordinary Sale 4,154 4.0841000
10p ordinary Sale 750 4.0841000
10p ordinary Sale 3,945 4.0841000
10p ordinary Sale 2,800 4.0841000
10p ordinary Sale 2,259 4.0841000
10p ordinary Sale 400 4.0841000
10p ordinary Sale 1,909 4.0841000
10p ordinary Sale 1,825 4.0841000
10p ordinary Sale 1,650 4.0841000
10p ordinary Sale 914 4.0841000
10p ordinary Sale 681 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 710 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 605 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 175 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 240 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 235 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,900 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,654 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,300 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 275 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 820 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 390 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 600 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 13,105 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 1,590 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 600 4.0825
10p ordinary Sale 1,470 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 1,018 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,220 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 660 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 2,418 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 6,108 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 950 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 550 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 2,418 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,143 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 390 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,900 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,200 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,200 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 750 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 590 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 527 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 2450 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 890 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 410 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 370 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 407 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 890 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 890 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 900 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 636 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,200 4.0745
10p ordinary Sale 1,272 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 636 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 782 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 2,036 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 480 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 4,086 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 1,400 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 290 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 890 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 636 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 410 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,400 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 530 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 800 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 890 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,590 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 841 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 2,163 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,400 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,340 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 1,390 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 1,552 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 1,300 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,100 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 600 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,300 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 5 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 5 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 354 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 400 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,470 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 950 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 900 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 715 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 700 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 700 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 2854 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 750 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 655 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 800 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 400 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,350 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 695 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 800 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 400 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 800 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 3,250 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 6,500 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 800 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 3,000 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 900 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 750 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,800 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,120 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 900 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,500 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,400 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 2,000 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 700 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1000 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 700 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 330 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 610 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 2,000 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 860 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,800 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 2,000 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,200 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 500 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 1,100 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 300 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 970 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 4,000 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 540 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 1,690 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 8,890 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,000 4.114209
10p ordinary Sale 410 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 750 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 900 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 17,000 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 380 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 720 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,150 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 1,655 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 470 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 750 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 420 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,050 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 700 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,110 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 500 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 800 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 380 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,040 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 575 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 440 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 420 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 185 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 700 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 820 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,550 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 400 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 350 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 480 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1000 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 145 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 605 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,220 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 820 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 2,250 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 7,500 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,900 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 600 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 2,927 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,400 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,409 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 2,545 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 600 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 2,400 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 2,545 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 3,945 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 1,104 4.0841
10p ordinary Sale 500 4.085052
10p ordinary Sale 1,118 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 220 4.078
10p ordinary Sale 182 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 1,800 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 800 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 300 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 680 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 500 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 500 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 1,300 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 1,075 4.0874
10p ordinary Sale 1,500 4.0874
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference securities Price per unit
e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
position
(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 Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
e.g. American, European etc.
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, conversion
10p ordinary Transfer in 10,273
4. 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 person
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 person 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
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
Date of disclosure: 12/04/2024
Contact name: Henry Nevin
Telephone number: +44 (0)207 150 4209
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 disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/) .
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