International Distributions Services Regulatory News (IDS)

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

"Amendment - this form replaces RNS number [6122U] published at [11:14] on [01/07/2024 ], changes made to section [3 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:

28 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:

16,727,360

1.75%

2,191,012

0.23%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

1,436,040

0.15%

16,127,086

1.68%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

18,163,400

1.90%

18,318,098

1.91%

(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

348081

3.2160 GBP

3.2020 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

860924

3.2136 GBP

3.2021 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,931

3.2106 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

528,587

3.2040 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,444

3.2081 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,078

3.2085 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

6,658

3.2135 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,091

3.2102 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

100

3.2080 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

696

3.2040 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

712

3.2100 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

4,995

3.2128 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

14,690

3.2057 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

893

3.2128 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,982

3.2060 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,375

3.2078 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,249

3.2110 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,719

3.2036 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

54,661

3.2040 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

236

3.2089 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

515

3.2160 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,755

3.2061 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,102

3.2073 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

62,592

3.2040 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,733

3.2114 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

507,642

3.2160 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,581

3.2120 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,312

3.2102 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,990

3.2128 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

34,347

3.2058 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,000

3.2027 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,940

3.2040 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,989

3.2092 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,956

3.2115 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

43,007

3.2040 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

591

3.2090 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