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FORM 8.5
(EPT/NON-RI)
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"Amendment - this form
replaces RNS number [9355O] published at [11:39] on [17/05/2024],
changes made to section [2A,3A and B]."
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION
DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
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EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS
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(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT
APPLICABLE)
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Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Name of exempt principal trader:
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BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
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(b)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES 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 DISTRIBUTIONS SERVICES PLC
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(d)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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16-May-24
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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?
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NO
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
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to
which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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1p
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)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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9,489,260
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0.99%
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5,376,738
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0.56%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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3,254,527
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0.34%
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8,829,043
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0.92%
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(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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12,743,787
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1.33%
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14,205,781
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1.48%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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(a)
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Purchase and sales
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Class of relevant
security
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Purchase/sale
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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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1p ordinary
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Purchase
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1211736
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3.3500
GBP
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3.1600
GBP
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1p ordinary
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Sale
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1030692
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3.2200
GBP
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3.1600
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
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
reference
securities
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Price per
unit
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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22,248
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3.2095
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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24,777
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3.2200
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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138,844
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3.2053
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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5,857
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3.1935
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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3,498
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3.2104
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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9,898
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3.2200
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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26,821
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3.1947
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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2,198
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3.2028
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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107,261
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3.2196
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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94,679
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3.2200
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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1,000
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3.3500
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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270
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3.2060
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,988
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3.2082
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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8,371
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3.2198
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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4,400
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3.2120
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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764
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3.2065
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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7,491
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3.1993
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,745
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3.2025
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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33,810
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3.2038
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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82,935
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3.2044
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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68,551
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3.2200
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1
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3.1780
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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11,062
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3.2057
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,455
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3.2100
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,398
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3.2107
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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40,149
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3.1883
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,700
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3.1959
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,130
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3.1999
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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25,429
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3.2013
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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32,508
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3.2027
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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2,078
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3.1940
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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10,807
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3.2004
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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970
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3.2033
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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6,282
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3.2082
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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72,137
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3.2105
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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120,593
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3.2200
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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130
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3.2059
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,673
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3.2072
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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3,855
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3.2067
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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67,860
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3.2091
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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3,743
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3.2169
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,616
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3.2143
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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2,466
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3.2092
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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100,305
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3.2048
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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40,300
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3.2121
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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32,259
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3.2038
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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28,834
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3.2049
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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77,430
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3.2200
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
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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
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Expiry
date
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Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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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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(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
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit (if
applicable)
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4.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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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:
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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 of future acquisition or
disposal of any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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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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03 Mar 2025
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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