International Distributions Services Regulatory News (IDS)

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

"Amendment - this form replaces RNS number [9012S] published at [11:46] on [18/06/2024], changes made to section [3A and B]."

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 relevant securities this form relates:

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES PLC

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS SERVICES PLC

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

17 Jun 2024

(e)

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?

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:

14,627,315

1.53%

5,307,880

0.55%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

2,604,838

0.27%

14,002,375

1.46%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

17,232,153

1.80%

19,310,255

2.02%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive 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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

1p ordinary

Purchase

902676

3.2930 GBP

3.2202 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

820815

3.2900 GBP

3.2285 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

27,833

3.2269 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

363,677

3.2300 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

27,833

3.2269 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

462

3.2425 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,435

3.2464 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,427

3.2300 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

1,230

3.2333 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

31,406

3.2300 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,304

3.2457 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,677

3.2423 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,344

3.2478 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,490

3.2398 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

585

3.2398 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,427

3.2323 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,890

3.2340 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,586

3.2379 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,856

3.2558 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

57,908

3.2300 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

293

3.2320 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

997

3.2340 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,433

3.2356 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

99,587

3.2370 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

54,624

3.2491 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

136

3.2299 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,633

3.2581 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7

3.2679 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

58,110

3.2300 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,446

3.2307 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,459

3.2317 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

111

3.2320 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,308

3.2345 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,198

3.2464 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,174

3.2469 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,524

3.2311 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

121,088

3.2357 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

24,750

3.2323 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,798

3.2852 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

20,750

3.2318 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,771

3.2366 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,324

3.2407 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

52,356

3.2300 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,970

3.2303 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,608

3.2347 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

28,854

3.2392 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

271,294

3.2436 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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 exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

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:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

31-Mar-25

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213