Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-International Distributions plc

JPMorgan Securities Plc
16 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:

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:

15 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

7,357,330

 

6,172,102

3.3176 GBP

 

3.3040 GBP

2.7140 GBP

 

2.7140 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 Long Position

 

 

Opening a Short Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,055

3

1,155

1,977

2

3,961

19,893

15,723

134,612

770

3,935

118,690

94,091

3,252

64,694

50,000

 

12,702

2,318

18,319

6,581

3,220

80,051

97,212

196,324

194,297

427,861

76,077

12,528

16,191

92,527

17,890

1,319

13,551

12,185

42,085

330,112

295,140

234,345

144,353

29,721

200,000

170,699

29,497

26,026

11,000

 

118

436

1,556

84,938

13,666

44

5,356

2

116,976

11,135

 

6,311

468

20,746

367

11,212

14,663

53,000

1,144

4,990

310

153,462

103,292

29,247

12,528

2

226,179

20,918

33,626

24,778

63,292

58,994

 

400,000

121,753

 

25,000

50,000

62,903

80,000

150,000

148,907

930,000

800,000

800,000

198,085

2.7402 GBP

2.7460 GBP

2.7603 GBP

2.8060 GBP

2.9866 GBP

3.0376 GBP

3.1004 GBP

3.1369 GBP

3.1480 GBP

3.1483 GBP

3.1543 GBP

3.1569 GBP

3.1719 GBP

3.2061 GBP

3.2340 GBP

3.2352 GBP

 

2.7337 GBP

2.7837 GBP

2.8394 GBP

3.0032 GBP

3.0033 GBP

3.0353 GBP

3.0358 GBP

3.1030 GBP

3.1057 GBP

3.1501 GBP

3.1598 GBP

3.1715 GBP

3.1755 GBP

3.1766 GBP

3.1820 GBP

3.1877 GBP

3.1916 GBP

3.1936 GBP

3.1970 GBP

3.1976 GBP

3.2246 GBP

3.2460 GBP

3.2501 GBP

3.2538 GBP

3.2546 GBP

3.2587 GBP

3.2596 GBP

3.2631 GBP

3.2825 GBP

 

2.7140 GBP

2.8020 GBP

2.9939 GBP

3.1478 GBP

3.1480 GBP

3.1653 GBP

3.1680 GBP

3.1819 GBP

3.1824 GBP

3.1886 GBP

 

2.7306 GBP

2.7540 GBP

2.9169 GBP

3.0023 GBP

3.0216 GBP

3.0421 GBP

3.1087 GBP

3.1480 GBP

3.1483 GBP

3.1494 GBP

3.1527 GBP

3.1565 GBP

3.1574 GBP

3.1715 GBP

3.1823 GBP

3.2109 GBP

3.2202 GBP

3.2214 GBP

3.2577 GBP

3.2623 GBP

3.2644 GBP

 

3.1789 GBP

3.2783 GBP

 

3.1503 GBP

3.1663 GBP

3.1856 GBP

3.2171 GBP

3.2232 GBP

3.2306 GBP

3.2336 GBP

3.2424 GBP

3.2524 GBP

3.3007 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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