International Distributions Services Regulatory News (IDS)

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

"Amendment - this form replaces RNS number [3513S] published at [11:44] on [13/06/2024], 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:

12 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:

12,852,416

1.34%

3,958,465

0.41%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

1,641,918

0.17%

12,614,499

1.32%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

14,494,334

1.51%

16,572,964

1.73%

(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

1336996

3.3431 GBP

3.3200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1144610

3.3420 GBP

3.3180 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

141,744

3.3200 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,791

3.3237 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

141,744

3.3200 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,328

3.3384 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,650

3.3257 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

654

3.3197 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,046

3.3314 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

858

3.3253 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

90,842

3.3255 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

470,000

3.3183 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,632

3.3255 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

3.3000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,444

3.3180 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3

3.3200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,610

3.3325 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

259

3.3420 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

95,835

3.3200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,409

3.3213 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

54,798

3.3274 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

43,030

3.3317 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

407

3.3320 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7

3.3096 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,907

3.3199 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,839

3.3259 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,667

3.3279 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

149

3.3300 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

46,361

3.3348 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,891

3.3257 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,922

3.3266 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

176

3.3220 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,164

3.3229 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

55

3.3333 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6

3.3200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,579

3.3308 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

111,811

3.3200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

279,787

3.3279 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

983

3.3320 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