Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - International Dist Svs plc

Barclays PLC

14 June 2024

 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)
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 DISTRIBUTION SERVICES PLC
(d)	Date position held/dealing undertaken:			13 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:				13,753,340	1.44%	4,764,346	0.50%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				2,417,274	0.25%	13,498,642	1.41%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				16,170,614	1.69%	18,262,988	1.91%
(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	1770911	3.3219  GBP	3.2715  GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	1675786	3.3200  GBP	3.2510  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	645	3.3020  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	1,165	3.3049  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	1,857	3.3063  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	23,919	3.2993  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	28,157	3.2960  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	537	3.3036  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	636	3.3025  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,189	3.2989  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,286	3.2957  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,330	3.3087  GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	2,432	3.3160  GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	2,890	3.3163  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,607	3.3038  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,083	3.3019  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	8,745	3.2959  GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	10,351	3.3174  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	11,914	3.3108  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	15,467	3.2931  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	15,950	3.2898  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	30,865	3.2921  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	36,724	3.3054  GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	58,974	3.2959  GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	185,755	3.2960  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	2,044	3.3096  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	4,289	3.3006  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	9,365	3.3029  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	20,757	3.3094  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	60,354	3.3183  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	470,000	3.2992  GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	1	3.3000  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	774	3.3160  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	963	3.3219  GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	1,368	3.3102  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,897	3.2902  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,981	3.2850  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,094	3.2962  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	8,989	3.2878  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	12,942	3.3025  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	16,386	3.2958  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	38,822	3.2848  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	86,649	3.2990  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	125,025	3.2975  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	144,033	3.2960  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	188,200	3.2997  GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	244,728	3.2960  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	407,986	3.3005  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	7,000	3.2748  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	27,500	3.2743  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	37,800	3.2572  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	43,700	3.2849  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	57,550	3.2977  GBP
1p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	104,700	3.2726  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:				14 Jun 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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