| 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: | 25 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 | ||||||
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| 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: | 20,351,488 | 2.12% | 2,619,992 | 0.27% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 1,969,568 | 0.21% | 19,719,266 | 2.06% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 22,321,056 | 2.33% | 22,339,258 | 2.33% | |||
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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 | 420925 | 3.4424 GBP | 3.4117 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 476102 | 3.4420 GBP | 3.4120 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 | 1,039 | 3.4333 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 826 | 3.4357 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2,357 | 3.4359 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,184 | 3.4361 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 10,480 | 3.4380 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 160 | 3.4383 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 4,166 | 3.4394 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 834 | 3.4428 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,953 | 3.4314 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 954 | 3.4380 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 480 | 3.4272 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 100 | 3.4350 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 819 | 3.4299 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 33,933 | 3.4361 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 703 | 3.4361 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 22,483 | 3.4315 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,491 | 3.4352 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,702 | 3.4117 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,531 | 3.4341 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 21,920 | 3.4356 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13,866 | 3.4380 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,801 | 3.4099 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,735 | 3.4137 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 78 | 3.4299 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,495 | 3.4312 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 26,501 | 3.4380 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 11,465 | 3.4398 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,784 | 3.4399 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,848 | 3.4295 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,433 | 3.4314 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 532 | 3.4380 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 70,800 | 3.4196 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 80,500 | 3.4369 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12,890 | 3.4312 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,972 | 3.4117 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,280 | 3.4340 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,708 | 3.4380 GBP | |||
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| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | ||||||
| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | ||||||
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | ||||||
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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: | 26 Jul 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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