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RNS Number : 3483J UBS AG (EPT) 04 April 2024
This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 1803J released at
12:03 on the 3(rd) April 2024. Amendments to sections 2a and 2b. All other
information remains unchanged.
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 Smith (DS) plc
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is Mondi Plc connected to UBS
connected:
(d) Date dealing undertaken: 27 March 2024
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader YES
making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
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 18259645 3.97050 GBP 3.84000 GBP
10p Ordinary Sell 21011931 3.97050 GBP 3.84000 GBP
(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
10p Ordinary CFD Long 250000 3.904168 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 100000 3.9274 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 379352 3.957831 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 100000 3.9418 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 300000 3.92552707 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 52420 3.9629485 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 1350000 3.93028525 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 18849 3.9315 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 290156 3.966 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 33425 3.88712670157068 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 29168 3.948923 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 130182 3.908459 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 22 3.858 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 1748 3.965801 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 92484 3.9015839 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 155656 3.849075 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 28219 3.948418 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 113878 3.871773 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 17977 3.860046 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 1909 3.89807438 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 2000000 3.847649 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 509 3.949 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 1103 3.947 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 394157 3.960574 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 294459 3.95279998 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 225000 3.9457 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 7500 3.888729619 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 5 3.948 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 682892 3.863192 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 78758 3.9376008786409 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 279 3.969 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 20767 3.922596 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 4919 3.917216 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 14204 3.849074 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 150000 3.890597 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 4156636 3.9210676 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 6802 3.903309320788 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 1076 3.91300185873606 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 354925 3.88960225399732 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 1490751 3.54526 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 750010 3.93994 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 1581 3.92736875395319 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 195000 3.90091 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 389000 3.86911249 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 230872 3.9164 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 34632 3.86 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 23088 3.87880934 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 598379 3.966 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 21963 3.910942 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 11594 3.85777874 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 32 3.9540625 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 10393 3.89300126 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 192629 3.87202969 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 102973 3.86021526 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 27480 3.87202966 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 58373 3.93078415 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 19913 3.858857 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 102 3.94823039 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 989953 3.943617 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 2000000 3.86229 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 625 3.944 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 14163 3.940762 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 75000 3.850696 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 1750000 3.8899 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 75000 3.902707 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 150000 3.852707 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 389000 3.8753 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 200000 3.85986 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 12511 5.00751126 USD
10p Ordinary CFD Short 34900 3.87123467 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Long 578100 3.939936 GBP
10p Ordinary CFD Short 578100 3.939936 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 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
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: 04 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
monitoring@disclosure.org.uk (mailto:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk)
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
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/) .
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