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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 : 3489J  UBS AG (EPT)  04 April 2024

This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 1808J released at
12:05 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:                                                                28 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               7524360                     4.00717                               3.54526        GBP

                                                                           GBP
 10p Ordinary                Sell              9440383                     4.00299        GBP                    3.85864        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                                                                           307                             3.9581205        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           30925                           3.957595        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           2081                            3.99587362        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           41273                           3.918797        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           801344                          3.967        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           13480                           3.982484        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           31813                           3.966802        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           7974                            3.9825751        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           73056                           3.957636        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           20634                           3.969491        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           5607                            3.95728128        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           12463                           3.966885        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           23256                           3.9856024251806        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           12160                           3.987321        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           10758                           3.99189905186838        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1500                            3.99966666666667        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           2585                            3.9701        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           17170                           3.96082359        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           21040                           3.97039724        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           226528                          3.97707899244244        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           835                             3.954        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           3952                            3.953        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1188                            3.956        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           3769                            3.955        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1608                            3.9535        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           600                             3.962        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           3308                            3.957        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           5011                            4.003        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           2885                            3.976        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           6256                            3.9555        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1304                            3.9655        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1835                            3.996        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1665                            4.0015        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           120219                          3.970529        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1711                            3.951        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           7126                            3.95        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           108809                          3.961        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           2801382                         3.85864185        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           11178                           3.9552        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1000000                         3.93908   GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           171900                          3.93994  GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          171900                          3.93994  GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          1000000                         3.93908   GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          200840                          3.9869        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          9798                            3.971001        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          11478                           3.97295051        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          46174                           3.8608        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          28860                           3.94390714        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          80804                           3.8666691        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          22952                           3.9509175        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          110633                          3.971282        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          16328                           3.96166217540421        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          4866                            3.972        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          920                             3.9715        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          4097                            3.977        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          61755                           3.976482        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          1944000                         5.03675764        USD

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          46882                           3.966985        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          14147                           3.959772        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          47624                           5.01571612        USD

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          512                             3.94900390625        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          462856                          3.967        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          25870                           3.9676134        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          9816                            3.968693        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          263                             3.96241825        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          9321                            3.889484        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          646                             3.99117879        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          39338                           3.967198        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          501                             3.9604374        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          37473                           3.97341339        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          3565                            3.99024978        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          2698                            3.955059        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          2349                            3.976696        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          24910                           3.968043        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          354                             3.98016384        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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