International Distributions Services Regulatory News (IDS)

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

"Amendment - this form replaces RNS number [0638R] published at [11:33] on [04/06/2024], 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:

03 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:

9,178,033

0.96%

3,871,528

0.40%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

1,570,474

0.16%

8,870,770

0.93%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

10,748,507

1.12%

12,742,298

1.33%

(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

2989892

3.3700 GBP

3.3516 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

884162

3.3700 GBP

3.3517 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

20

3.3640 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2

3.3500 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

111,201

3.3519 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,553

3.3560 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,267

3.3563 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,559

3.3575 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

7,950

3.3520 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

25,498

3.3606 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

110,472

3.3622 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

46,519

3.3624 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

610

3.3700 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

63,341

3.3608 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

80

3.3640 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,394

3.3517 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,006

3.3577 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,644

3.3600 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,846

3.3569 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,211

3.3582 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,775

3.3589 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,590

3.3516 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

133,747

3.3520 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

172,304

3.3564 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,822

3.3569 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,426

3.3581 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,238

3.3589 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

168,341

3.3603 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

240,000

3.3604 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

75,000

3.3616 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,599

3.3622 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,025

3.3640 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

30,734

3.3519 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

915

3.3655 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

23,539

3.3587 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,105

3.3589 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,314

3.3607 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

58,534

3.3628 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,151

3.3655 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,306

3.3602 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,730

3.3544 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,474

3.3563 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,124

3.3564 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

292

3.3565 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,855

3.3516 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

133,481

3.3520 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

369,916

3.3567 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,852

3.3568 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

52,128

3.3601 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

560,000

3.3604 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

175,000

3.3616 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,136

3.3630 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:

28 Mar 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213