International Distributions Services Regulatory News (IDS)

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - Amendment

This form is an amendment for RNS number 6268M  published at 11:57 on 30/04/2024, changes made to section 3a and 3b

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:

29 Apr 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:

12,114,287

1.26%

5,148,543

0.54%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

2,484,170

0.26%

11,432,726

1.19%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

14,598,457

1.52%

16,581,269

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

223657

2.7340 GBP

2.6888 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

252434

2.7370 GBP

2.6899 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

156

2.7340 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

462

2.7137 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

198

2.7157 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

4,509

2.7245 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

43,619

2.7320 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,573

2.7320 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,833

2.7153 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

146

2.6920 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

3,053

2.7321 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

416

2.6919 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,304

2.7112 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

718

2.7500 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

268

2.7060 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

38,299

2.7064 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,416

2.7207 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,928

2.7320 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6

2.6899 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,654

2.7069 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,624

2.7116 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

43,634

2.7319 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,574

2.6937 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

838

2.6970 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,996

2.7070 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,653

2.7320 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,798

2.7112 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,394

2.7152 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

131,164

2.7152 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

41,797

2.7199 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,811

2.7094 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,897

2.7320 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