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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 : 8297K  UBS AG (EPT)  16 April 2024

 

This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 6546K released at
12:09 on the 15(th) 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:                                                                11 April 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               4829548                     4.13062        GBP                    4.06400        GBP

 10p Ordinary                Sell              6004401                     4.13000        GBP                    4.06400        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                                                                           14131                           4.082617        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           4156                            4.08846469        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           96815                           4.09831398        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           24389                           4.08719        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           314                             4.0796624        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           4740                            4.0865211        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           262                             4.079        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           10900                           4.10186330275229        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           11100                           4.09171441441441        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1620                            4.09662345679012        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           3251                            4.103257        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           42791                           4.1291738917062        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1950000                         4.100307        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           379489                          4.13        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           10064                           4.098        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           2000                            4.099052        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           304254                          4.104963        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           8376                            4.096        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           2000                            4.099        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           50209                           4.08        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           4739                            4.074        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           7913                            4.076        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           4820                            4.077        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           2877                            4.078        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           3869284                         4.122        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           23164                           4.1259        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          1320                            4.13062121212121        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          34746                           4.08        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          7012                            4.079064        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          680                             4.130206        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          438014                          4.13        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          40536                           4.0841        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          552822                          4.08753074        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          141201                          4.129296        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          20005                           4.08877730567358        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          3975                            4.08187        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          7905                            4.08071473750791        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          11700                           4.08181025641026        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          377                             4.08551459        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          45483                           4.1299108        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          322                             4.08035404        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          4232                            4.086252        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          2                               4.11        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          24                              4.10483299666667        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          8578                            4.088774        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          7677                            4.13005163        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          1321                            4.12364118        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          53871                           4.10092309        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          9368                            4.087281        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          80000                           4.0885        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          48858                           4.083079        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          3869284                         4.122        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          182000                          4.083        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          22615                           4.09081587        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          21158                           4.10220541        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          5970                            4.0862111        GBP

 10p Ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           23164                           4.12190

                                                                                                                                                                 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:  16 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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