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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") | |||||||
1. | KEY INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Name of exempt principal trader: | BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD | |||||
(b) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES PLC | |||||
(c) | Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES PLC | |||||
(d) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 02 Jul 2024 | |||||
(e) | In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal | NO | |||||
2. | POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(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: | 1p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 16,996,657 | 1.77% | 2,210,009 | 0.23% | |||
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 1,428,588 | 0.15% | 16,378,838 | 1.71% | |||
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| 18,425,245 | 1.92% | 18,588,847 | 1.94% | |||
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(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive options) | ||||||
Class of relevant security in relation to |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchase and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Total number of | Highest price per unit | Lowest price per unit | |||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 134142 | 3.2513 GBP | 3.2100 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | Sale | 135841 | 3.2520 GBP | 3.2100 GBP | |||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,248 | 3.2303 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 4,519 | 3.2320 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 13,453 | 3.2339 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 2,943 | 3.2100 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 194 | 3.2382 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 4,950 | 3.2461 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,790 | 3.2346 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 622 | 3.2460 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 500 | 3.2312 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 500 | 3.2395 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 66 | 3.2380 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 853 | 3.2367 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4 | 3.2100 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 999 | 3.2139 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,474 | 3.2303 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,078 | 3.2344 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 298 | 3.2360 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 17,797 | 3.2387 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,739 | 3.2418 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,007 | 3.2320 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 16,447 | 3.2340 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,083 | 3.2352 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 901 | 3.2368 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 77 | 3.2339 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 826 | 3.2347 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,664 | 3.2360 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,339 | 3.2366 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 17,165 | 3.2340 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,024 | 3.2420 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,762 | 3.2497 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,014 | 3.2346 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,942 | 3.2361 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 347 | 3.2460 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,125 | 3.2385 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,899 | 3.2393 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 59 | 3.2100 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,324 | 3.2369 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 161 | 3.2480 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 27,568 | 3.2340 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,844 | 3.2404 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | ||||||
(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | ||||||
Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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(ii) | Exercising |
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Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | ||||||
Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements | ||||||
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, | |||||||
NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives | ||||||
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | |||||||
NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments | ||||||
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 03 Jul 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 |
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