Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

Citigroup Global Markets Limited
08 May 2024
 

 


FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

 

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH

RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:

Citigroup Global Markets Limited

(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

International Distributions Services plc

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

EP Corporate Group a.s.

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

07 May 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 this offer?

 If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

N/A

 

2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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

Purchases/ sales

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

1p ordinary

Purchase

113,416

GBP 2.8120

GBP 2.7560

1p ordinary

Sale

1,584,202

GBP 2.8100

GBP 2.7580

 

(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

1p ordinary

TRS

Reducing Long Position

6

GBP 2.7600

1p ordinary

TRS

Reducing Long Position

137

GBP 2.7620

1p ordinary

TRS

Reducing Long Position

106

GBP 2.7700

1p ordinary

TRS

Reducing Long Position

118

GBP 2.7740

1p ordinary

TRS

Reducing Long Position

215

GBP 2.7760

1p ordinary

TRS

Reducing Long Position

108

GBP 2.7780

1p ordinary

TRS

Reducing Long Position

972

GBP 2.7800

1p ordinary

TRS

Reducing Long Position

136

GBP 2.7820

1p ordinary

TRS

Reducing Long Position

143

GBP 2.7900

1p ordinary

TRS

Increasing Long Position

13

GBP 2.7660

1p ordinary

TRS

Increasing Long Position

52

GBP 2.7700

1p ordinary

TRS

Increasing Long Position

216

GBP 2.7760

1p ordinary

TRS

Increasing Long Position

56

GBP 2.7900

1p ordinary

TRS

Increasing Short Position

31,449

GBP 2.7800

1p ordinary

TRS

Reducing Short Position

14,518

GBP 2.7696

1p ordinary

TRS

Reducing Short Position

5,345

GBP 2.7738

1p ordinary

TRS

Reducing Short Position

3,378

GBP 2.7771

1p ordinary

TRS

Reducing Short Position

330,065

GBP 2.7783

1p ordinary

TRS

Reducing Short Position

424,126

GBP 2.7787

1p ordinary

TRS

Reducing Short Position

94,062

GBP 2.7810

1p ordinary

TRS

Reducing Short Position

870

GBP 2.7857

1p ordinary

TRS

Reducing Short Position

2,640

GBP 2.7955

1p ordinary

TRS

Reducing Short Position

63,293

GBP 2.7959

1p ordinary

TRS

Reducing Short Position

578,931

GBP 2.8058

1p ordinary

TRS

Increasing Short Position

22

GBP 2.7800

1p ordinary

TRS

Reducing Long Position

12,427

GBP 2.7818

1p ordinary

TRS

Reducing Long Position

757

GBP 2.7823

1p ordinary

TRS

Increasing Short Position

183

GBP 2.7800

 

(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)





 

3. 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 exempt principal trader 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 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 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

 

Date of disclosure:                            

08 May 2024

Contact name:

Christopher Alexander Pollock

Telephone number:

02895 954 053

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panels Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Codes dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panels website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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