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20240213_MONDI PLC_8.5 EPT RI_UK_MLI

14th Feb 2024 10:34

RNS Number : 1274D

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

14 February 2024

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:

Merrill Lynch International

(b)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whoserelevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

MONDI PLC

(c)	Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

MONDI PLC

(d)	Date dealing undertaken:

13/02/2024

(e)	In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is theexempt principal trader making disclosures inrespect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

YES

If YES, specify which:

(DS SMITH PLC)

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 classof 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 unitpaid/received	Lowest price per unitpaid/received
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Purchase	473,594	13.592 GBP	13.448 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Sale	463,658	13.62 GBP	13.44 GBP

Class of relevant security	Purchases/sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unitpaid/received	Lowest price per unitpaid/received
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Purchase	3,743	326.01 ZAR	324.47 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Sale	3,743	325.1 ZAR	325.1 ZAR

(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product descriptione.g. CFD	Nature of dealinge.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing along/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,238	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	376	336.84 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	17,485	336.84 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	376	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	17,485	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	616,303	336.84 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	616,303	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	95,392	336.84 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	115,571	336.84 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	324,499	336.84 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	80,841	336.84 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	17,861	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	42,930	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	13,722	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	19,950	323.971 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	10	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	42,930	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	42,930	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	26,368	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	17,861	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	8,227	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	573,373	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	573,373	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	80,841	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	115,571	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	324,499	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	95,392	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	8,227	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	19,950	323.971 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	10	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	42,930	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	26,368	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	13,722	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	42,858	13.515 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	15,637	13.473 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	734	13.606 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	3,569	323.89 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	10,197	323.89 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	6,184	323.89 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	6,795	13.574 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	1,443	13.46 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	432	13.575 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	65	13.459 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	17,861	336.84 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	17,861	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	867	13.46 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	1,092	13.483 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	3,709	13.46 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	4,348	13.503 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	4,348	13.46 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	867	13.505 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	3,709	13.499 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	1,092	13.46 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	37,106	13.46 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	2,894	13.46 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	2,894	13.575 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	37,106	13.571 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	495	13.462 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	3	13.5 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	4,200	13.46 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	2,141	13.46 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	1,384	13.57 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	2,231	13.509 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	3,529	13.47 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	3,529	13.47 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	45,054	13.463 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	6,533	13.522 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	87,848	13.522 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,384	13.57 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	139	13.463 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,021	13.46 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	13,157	13.511 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	2,141	13.46 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	8,107	13.511 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	10,165	13.511 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	73	13.511 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	3,680	13.463 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	125	13.46 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	41,218	13.463 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	17	13.463 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	50,853	13.529 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	17	13.565 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	122	13.566 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	93	13.566 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	3,225	13.459 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	13,234	13.459 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	59	13.586 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	59	13.459 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	925	13.573 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	7,518	13.503 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	6,013	13.509 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	3,241	13.575 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,789	13.575 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	42	13.466 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	17,660	13.46 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	29,307	13.518 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	3,342	13.48 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	5,182	13.535 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	4,505	13.499 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	8,453	13.575 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	487	13.516 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	670	13.571 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	7,433	13.575 GBP
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,238	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	8,243	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	20	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	11,331	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	70,425	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	70,425	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	616,303	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	17,861	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	11,331	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	17,861	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	20	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	8,243	323.96 ZAR
EUR 0.22 ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	616,303	323.96 ZAR

(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class ofrelevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number ofsecurities to which option relates	Exercise priceper unit	Typee.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(ii)

Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product descriptione.g. call option	Exercising/exercisedagainst	Number of securities	Exercise Price per unit
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealinge.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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:	14/02/2024
Contact name:	Frank Lui
Telephone number:	+44207 996 6418

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