Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-International Distribution Amend

JPMorgan Securities Plc

06 August 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 Distribution 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:	2 August 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	3,306,399  1,040,524	3.4740 GBP 3.4690 GBP	3.4400 GBP 3.4280 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 Opening a short position	2,366,680  5,701  472  356  1,000  226,607  258,918  27  1,888  2,792  3,677  860  1,466  4,309  16,942  39,753  35,410  340  3,941  21,202  5,619  81,618  4,704  16,478  314  73  11,167  1  4,107  2,114  401  5,189  67,702  3,071  113,525  596  100  934  10,110  2,406  39,941  3,227  262  17,126  14,215  20,114  39,343  375,374	3.4400 GBP 3.4461 GBP 3.4463 GBP 3.4504 GBP 3.4512 GBP 3.4397 GBP 3.4422 GBP 3.4437 GBP 3.4444 GBP 3.4446 GBP 3.4448 GBP 3.4450 GBP 3.4457 GBP 3.4458 GBP 3.4459 GBP 3.4460 GBP 3.4476 GBP 3.4480 GBP 3.4483 GBP 3.4524 GBP 3.4583 GBP 3.4584 GBP 3.4589 GBP 3.4636 GBP 3.4660 GBP 3.4436 GBP 3.4458 GBP 3.4500 GBP 3.4584 GBP 3.4400 GBP 3.4435 GBP 3.4462 GBP 3.4464 GBP 3.4501 GBP 3.4517 GBP 3.4547 GBP 3.4572 GBP 3.4581 GBP 3.4612 GBP 3.4620 GBP 3.4622 GBP 3.4626 GBP 3.4640 GBP 3.4644 GBP 3.4649 GBP 3.4656 GBP 3.4682 GBP 3.4552 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:	6 August 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 [phone].

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

 

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