Form 8.3 - Mondi plc

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	Millennium International Management LP
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Mondi plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	15^th March 2024
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”	Yes, Smith (DS) plc

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

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(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	EUR 0.22 ordinary (GB00BMWC6P49)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	-	-	-	-
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	1,110,423	0.252%	2,391,237	0.542%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	-	-	-	-
TOTAL:	1,110,423	0.252%	2,391,237	0.542%

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).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), 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.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit (GBP)

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a short position	3,019	314.16 ZAR
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	226,429	318.60 ZAR
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	63,269	317.92 ZAR
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	333,332	318.58 ZAR
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Closing a short position	54,525	318.60 ZAR
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Opening a long position	313,206	318.58 ZAR
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	37,338	318.58 ZAR
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	565,727	318.60 ZAR
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	76,000	318.60 ZAR
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	29	318.60 ZAR
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a short position	37,182	316.53 ZAR
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a short position	120,610	316.51 ZAR
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	1,002	13.34 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a long position	1,539	13.32 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	1,128	13.32 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a short position	2,249	13.32 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a short position	67,524	13.11 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Closing a short position	17,540	13.12 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Opening a long position	70,158	13.12 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	435	13.32 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a short position	25,643	13.34 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	2,293	13.33 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	5,390	13.33 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	7,390	13.33 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	73	13.32 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	25,935	13.33 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a short position	3,494	13.32 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a short position	66,300	13.32 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	13,873	13.32 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	33,578	13.33 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a short position	732	13.25 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a short position	2,712	13.31 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	139	13.31 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a short position	67	13.30 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a short position	114	13.23 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	5,482	13.32 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	392	13.33 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	8	13.32 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	19,376	13.32 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	6,038	13.32 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	10,875	13.33 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	2,660	13.32 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	2	13.28 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a short position	3,747	13.32 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a short position	5,358	13.32 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a short position	10,921	13.35 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	2,620	13.32 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	37,807	13.33 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	3,059	13.32 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	845	13.33 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a short position	87,698	13.12 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	7,200	13.32 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a short position	2,214	13.33 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	490	13.32 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	5,777	13.33 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a short position	30	13.32 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Increasing a short position	38,038	13.32 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	12,774	13.33 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	3,591	13.33 GBP
GB00BMWC6P49	Equity Swap	Reducing a short position	10,010	13.35 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 e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

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

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

4. 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 person 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 person 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

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:	18^th March 2024
Contact name:	Stephen Glasper
Telephone number:	[phone]

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 [e-mail]. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

Category Code: RET

Sequence Number: 1215442

Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20240318T161625+0000