| FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - Amendment to 2a | |||||||
| 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: | 30 Aug 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: | 20,991,527 | 2.19% | 962,191 | 0.10% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 441,629 | 0.05% | 19,628,501 | 2.05% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 21,433,156 | 2.24% | 20,590,692 | 2.15% | |||
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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 | 1549530 | 3.4066 GBP | 3.3880 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 967531 | 3.3970 GBP | 3.3859 GBP | |||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 132,464 | 3.3900 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 11,481 | 3.3925 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 6,944 | 3.3934 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 327 | 3.3939 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 400 | 3.4030 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 602 | 3.4008 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 596 | 3.3933 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 196,756 | 3.3900 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,218 | 3.3906 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,997 | 3.3940 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 11,555 | 3.4066 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 208 | 3.3877 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,119 | 3.3899 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,523 | 3.3908 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 788 | 3.3913 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 750 | 3.3959 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 502 | 3.3940 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 181 | 3.3940 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,282 | 3.3998 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 150,321 | 3.3900 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,436 | 3.3906 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,576 | 3.3949 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,012 | 3.3966 GBP | |||
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| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | ||||||
| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | ||||||
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| (ii) | Exercising |
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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: | 02 Sep 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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