Form 8.5(EPT/NON-RI)-International Distribut Amend

Barclays PLC
03 May 2024
 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)- Amendment to section 2a and 3b

 




Replaces form released on 11:20 29/04/2024

 




RNS Number :  4204M

 














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

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS SERVICES PLC


 relevant securities this form relates:

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS SERVICES PLC


 principal trader is connected

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

26-Apr-24

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal

NA


 trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

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:

12,095,704

1.26%

5,101,183

0.53%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

2,308,531

0.24%

11,412,609

1.19%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

14,404,235

1.50%

16,513,792

1.72%


 TOTAL:


 

 








(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

Purchase/sale

Total number of

Highest price per unit

Lowest price per unit





 security

 securities

 paid/received

 paid/received

1p ordinary

Sale

344394

2.7781  GBP

2.7119  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

634237

2.7980  GBP

2.7104  GBP

 








(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product  description

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per




 relevant

 reference

 unit




 security

 securities


1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

5,107

2.7120  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

7,387

2.7182  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

82,599

2.7119  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

2.7100  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

748

2.7688  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

775

2.7563  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,002

2.7476  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,507

2.7279  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,819

2.7400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,945

2.7180  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,033

2.7496  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,779

2.7405  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,165

2.7487  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,104

2.7241  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45,128

2.7119  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

4,406

2.7332  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

8,326

2.7119  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

29,359

2.7120  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

179

2.7507  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

999

2.7360  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,805

2.7420  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,633

2.7160  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,357

2.7420  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,384

2.7342  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,269

2.7352  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

240,294

2.7120  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

6

2.7300  GBP

 








(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions  (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option








 of

 description

 purchasing,

 of

 price

 date

 money








 relevant


 selling,

 securities

 per unit


 paid/








 security


 varying etc

 to which



 received











 option



 per unit











 relates




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








(ii)

Exercising

 






Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per




 security

 securities

 unit

 

 

 

 

 

 








(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if



 security

 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:

03-May-24

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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