Bank of America Merrill Lynch 20241120_DS SMITH PLC_8.5 EPT NON-RI_BOFASE
November 21 2024 - 6:48AM
RNS Regulatory News
RNS Number : 1928N
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
21 November 2024
FORM 8.5
(EPT/NON-RI)
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION
DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI")
STATUS
(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)
Rule 8.5 of the
Takeover Code (the "Code")
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(a)
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Name
of exempt principal trader:
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BofA Securities Europe SA
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(b)
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Name
of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each
offeror/offeree
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DS SMITH PLC
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(c)
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Name
of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is
connected:
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INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
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(d)
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Date
position held/dealing undertaken:
For an opening position disclosure, state the
latest
practicable date prior to the
disclosure
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20/11/2024
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(e)
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In
addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the
exempt principal trader making disclosures in
respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer,
state "N/A"
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YES
(INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO)
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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If
there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than
one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in
1(b), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional
class of relevant security.
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following
the dealing (if any)
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Class of relevant
security:
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10p ordinary
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Interests
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Short Positions
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Number
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%
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Number
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%
|
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(1)
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Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled:
|
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427,437
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0.031%
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139,575
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0.010%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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17,636
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0.001%
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5,956
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0%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives
(including options) and
agreements to purchase/sell:
|
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0
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0%
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0
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0%
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TOTAL:
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445,073
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0.032%
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145,531
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0.011%
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All
interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including
traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant
securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open
Positions).
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors'
and other employee options)
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Class of relevant security in
relation to
which subscription right
exists:
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N/A
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Details, including nature of the
rights
concerned and relevant
percentages:
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N/A
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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Where there have been dealings in more than one class of
relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy
table 3(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.
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Class of relevant security
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Purchases/
sales
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Total number of securities
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Highest price
per unit
paid/received
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Lowest price
per unit
paid/received
|
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10p ordinary
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Purchase
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779,102
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5.745 GBP
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5.67 GBP
|
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10p ordinary
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Sale
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780,533
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5.745 GBP
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5.696 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
|
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Class of
relevant security
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Product
description
e.g. CFD
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Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a
long/short position, increasing/reducing
a
long/short position
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Number of reference
securities
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Price per unit
|
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10p ordinary
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Swaps - Equity Swaps
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Increasing a Long Position
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1,431
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5.73 GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
of
relevant security
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Product description
e.g. call option
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Writing, purchasing, selling, varying
etc.
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Number
of
securities to which option
relates
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Exercise
price
per unit
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Type
e.g. American, European etc.
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Expiry date
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Option money paid/ received per
unit
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
|
|
Class of relevant security
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Product
description
e.g. call option
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Exercising/
exercised
against
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Number of
securities
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Exercise Price per
unit
|
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of
relevant security
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Nature of
dealing
e.g. subscription, conversion
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Details
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Price per
unit (if applicable)
|
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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(a)
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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"
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None
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or derivatives
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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"
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None
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open
Positions) attached?
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No
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Date of disclosure:
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21/11/2024
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Contact name:
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Frank Lui
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Telephone number:
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+44207 996 6418
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a
Regulatory Information
Service.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation
in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638
0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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