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REG - UBS AG (EPT) Smith (DS) PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) -Smith (DS) Plc - Amendment

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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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