International Distributions Services Regulatory News (IDS)

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

"Amendment - this form replaces RNS number [1860S] published at [13:44] on [12/06/2024], 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:

11 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:

12,221,924

1.28%

3,520,359

0.37%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

1,202,008

0.13%

11,980,746

1.25%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

13,423,932

1.40%

15,501,105

1.62%

(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

1503343

3.3380 GBP

3.2940 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

753576

3.3380 GBP

3.2939 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

40

3.3220 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

41,183

3.2939 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

80,169

3.2940 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

11,270

3.3318 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

121,352

3.2940 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

117

3.3141 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,820

3.3231 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,026

3.3344 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

160

3.3219 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,600

3.3034 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,325

3.3249 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

99,241

3.3122 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,784

3.3122 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,400

3.3114 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,311

3.3216 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,427

3.3270 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3

3.3273 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

44,719

3.3315 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,650

3.3373 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

98,724

3.2940 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

175,628

3.3149 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,441

3.3174 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,000

3.3256 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,410

3.3264 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,740

3.3287 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,840

3.3356 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

82,008

3.2939 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,415

3.3150 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

22,196

3.3193 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,296

3.3311 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,139

3.3340 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,721

3.3380 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,989

3.3231 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,351

3.3247 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

583

3.3344 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,149

3.3085 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

174

3.3245 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

53,700

3.3238 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6

3.3243 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

106,902

3.2940 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,195

3.3080 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

376,231

3.3149 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,732

3.3176 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,243

3.3215 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

70,000

3.3256 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,564

3.3290 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