International Distributions Services Regulatory News (IDS)

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

"Amendment - this form is an amendment to RNS number [0815T] published at [11:43] on [19/06/2024], changes made to section [2A 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:

18 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:

15,079,299

1.57%

5,154,920

0.54%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

2,519,695

0.26%

14,754,054

1.51%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

17,598,994

1.84%

19,664,597

2.05%

(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

1166056

3.2480 GBP

3.2138 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

316735

3.2470 GBP

3.2138 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

Increasing Short

65,242

3.2163 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,605

3.2222 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,265

3.2271 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,170

3.2298 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

14

3.2342 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

37,045

3.2140 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,718

3.2435 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

72,796

3.2183 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

737

3.2280 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,995

3.2140 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,088

3.2278 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,773

3.2308 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

174,384

3.2143 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,075

3.2280 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

56,081

3.2283 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,414

3.2292 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

63,233

3.2298 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,755

3.2306 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

146,626

3.2322 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,816

3.2272 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

207

3.2279 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,821

3.2319 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

46,716

3.2140 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

247

3.2240 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,109

3.2260 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,963

3.2297 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,022

3.2286 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,064

3.2298 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

113

3.2139 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,524

3.2176 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

63,526

3.2184 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

27,800

3.2195 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,324

3.2456 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

139,831

3.2140 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,106

3.2306 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,132

3.2316 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

97,751

3.2322 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