Form 8.3 - International Distribution Services plc

Societe Generale SA

10 September 2024

 

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	SOCIETE GENERALE SA
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	International Distribution Services plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	09/09/2024
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	N/A

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(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:	10,517,303	1.10	101,479	0.01
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	17,012	0.00	61,867	0.01
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	10,534,315	1.10	163,346	0.02

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee 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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)        Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,207	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	6	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	6	3.436
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,271	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	407	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	9	3.434
1p ordinary	Purchase	5	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	84	3.444
1p ordinary	Purchase	398	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	3	3.436
1p ordinary	Purchase	41	3.448
1p ordinary	Purchase	60	3.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	373	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	19	3.448
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,600	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	796	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	800	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	252	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,600	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	987	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	630	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	4	3.434
1p ordinary	Purchase	9	3.43
1p ordinary	Purchase	40	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	13	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	2,280	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	19	3.448
1p ordinary	Purchase	41	3.436
1p ordinary	Purchase	225	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	421	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	5	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	141	3.444
1p ordinary	Purchase	3	3.436
1p ordinary	Purchase	2	3.433
1p ordinary	Purchase	28	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	446	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	3	3.436
1p ordinary	Purchase	5	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	2	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	588	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	384	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,200	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,200	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	800	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	24	3.446
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,600	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	762	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	6	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	37	3.446
1p ordinary	Purchase	274	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,600	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	25	3.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	113	3.448
1p ordinary	Purchase	3	3.436
1p ordinary	Purchase	12	3.433
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,966	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	42	3.448
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,002	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	17	3.434
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,847	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	306	3.444
1p ordinary	Purchase	110	3.444
1p ordinary	Purchase	3	3.436
1p ordinary	Purchase	595	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	796	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	88	3.444
1p ordinary	Purchase	44	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	321	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	3	3.436
1p ordinary	Purchase	40	3.438
1p ordinary	Purchase	17	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	5	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	3.43
1p ordinary	Purchase	59	3.442
1p ordinary	Purchase	182	3.434
1p ordinary	Purchase	5	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	75	3.446
1p ordinary	Purchase	24	3.444
1p ordinary	Purchase	427	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,407	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	5	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	5	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	4	3.433
1p ordinary	Purchase	39	3.436
1p ordinary	Purchase	117	3.436
1p ordinary	Purchase	97	3.448
1p ordinary	Purchase	141	3.444
1p ordinary	Purchase	2,630	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,335	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	16	3.434
1p ordinary	Purchase	276	3.438
1p ordinary	Purchase	3	3.436
1p ordinary	Purchase	24	3.44
1p ordinary	Purchase	15	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	290	3.436
1p ordinary	Purchase	83	3.442
1p ordinary	Purchase	17	3.438
1p ordinary	Purchase	3,999	3.41
1p ordinary	Purchase	5,029	3.41
1p ordinary	Purchase	11,785	3.41
1p ordinary	Purchase	21,045	3.41
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,031	3.418
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,112	3.418
1p ordinary	Purchase	2	3.436
1p ordinary	Purchase	683	3.436
1p ordinary	Purchase	733	3.436
1p ordinary	Purchase	746	3.436
1p ordinary	Purchase	938	3.436
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,017	3.418
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,045	3.416
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,148	3.436
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,196	3.422
1p ordinary	Purchase	8	3.416
1p ordinary	Purchase	15	3.416
1p ordinary	Purchase	28	3.416
1p ordinary	Purchase	35	3.416
1p ordinary	Purchase	44	3.416
1p ordinary	Purchase	66	3.416
1p ordinary	Purchase	272	3.424
1p ordinary	Purchase	332	3.424
1p ordinary	Purchase	350	3.424
1p ordinary	Purchase	399	3.428
1p ordinary	Purchase	679	3.424
1p ordinary	Purchase	750	3.434
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,013	3.436
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,230	3.432
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,409	3.422
1p ordinary	Purchase	1,474	3.422
1p ordinary	Purchase	16,814	3.41
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.432
1p ordinary	Sale	182	3.432
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.441
1p ordinary	Sale	31	3.432
1p ordinary	Sale	5	3.44
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	30	3.44
1p ordinary	Sale	5	3.436
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	5	3.438
1p ordinary	Sale	10	3.44
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.436
1p ordinary	Sale	6	3.44
1p ordinary	Sale	5	3.436
1p ordinary	Sale	5	3.436
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.432
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.432
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	5	3.44
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.432
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.432
1p ordinary	Sale	17	3.442
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	11	3.44
1p ordinary	Sale	42	3.44
1p ordinary	Sale	23	3.41
1p ordinary	Sale	63	3.432
1p ordinary	Sale	7	3.432
1p ordinary	Sale	13	3.432
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.432
1p ordinary	Sale	5	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	3	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.432
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	5	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	8	3.432
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	11	3.44
1p ordinary	Sale	8	3.432
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	5	3.436
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.441
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	5	3.436
1p ordinary	Sale	5	3.436
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.432
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	21	3.432
1p ordinary	Sale	6	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	21	3.432
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	5	3.432
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	5	3.436
1p ordinary	Sale	26	3.44
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.436
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.432
1p ordinary	Sale	5	3.44
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.44
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.44
1p ordinary	Sale	27	3.44
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.434
1p ordinary	Sale	8	3.432
1p ordinary	Sale	2	3.432
1p ordinary	Sale	1	3.44
1p ordinary	Sale	16,814	3.41
1p ordinary	Sale	3	3.44
1p ordinary	Sale	90	3.44
1p ordinary	Sale	98	3.44
1p ordinary	Sale	424	3.44
1p ordinary	Sale	737	3.44
1p ordinary	Sale	3,243	3.43
1p ordinary	Sale	140	3.41

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	719	3.433532181
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3,318	3.4399053
1p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	45	3.4370308
1p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	15,000	3.4330296

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing 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 person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person 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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:	10/09/2024
Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
Telephone number:	[phone]

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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