Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-International Distribution Amend

JPMorgan Securities Plc
16 May 2024
 

AMENDMENT

 

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:

J.P. Morgan Securities Plc

(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:

Financial adviser to EP Corporate Group a.s

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

14 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

 

Sale

802,521

 

1,335,863

2.8800 GBP

 

2.8800 GBP

2.6920 GBP

 

2.7100 GBP

 

(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

Equity Swap

Decrease Long

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease Short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase Long

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase Short

13,369

 182,194

 7,208

 3,423

 2,074

 6,403

 89,348

 1,024

 5,363

 287

 1,849

 2,309

 1,000

 4,075

 778

 2,332

 

 340,979

 28,951

 266,809

 5,108

 1,837

 26,938

 1,523

 82,414

 125,602

 2,000

 100

 1,987

 19,495

 1,000

 24,245

 33,857

 1,766

 629

 518

 

 10,548

 121,638

 9,296

 2,655

 7,732

 202

 108

 

 56

 1,984

 15,959

 69,285

 3,404

 76

 6,935

 28,394

 19,829

 48

 25,625

 4,009

 1,362

 18

 327

 10

2.7104 GBP

2.7140 GBP

2.7144 GBP

2.7174 GBP

2.7272 GBP

2.7584 GBP

2.7667 GBP

2.7722 GBP

2.7798 GBP

2.7840 GBP

2.7860 GBP

2.7881 GBP

2.7971 GBP

2.7983 GBP

2.8050 GBP

2.8070 GBP

 

2.7132 GBP

2.7137 GBP

2.7140 GBP

2.7148 GBP

2.7459 GBP

2.7518 GBP

2.7567 GBP

2.7651 GBP

2.7712 GBP

2.7730 GBP

2.7740 GBP

2.7753 GBP

2.7858 GBP

2.7883 GBP

2.7885 GBP

2.7944 GBP

2.7999 GBP

2.8060 GBP

2.8280 GBP

 

2.7139 GBP

2.7140 GBP

2.7149 GBP

2.7499 GBP

2.7618 GBP

2.7820 GBP

2.7969 GBP

 

2.7123 GBP

2.7140 GBP

2.7143 GBP

2.7148 GBP

2.7494 GBP

2.7647 GBP

2.7685 GBP

2.7694 GBP

2.7771 GBP

2.7858 GBP

2.7859 GBP

2.7935 GBP

2.8080 GBP

2.8150 GBP

2.8343 GBP

2.8583 GBP

 

(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:

16 May 2024

Contact name:

Natasha Mondon

Telephone number:

01202 325175

 

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 dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

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

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