Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-International Distributions plc

JPMorgan Securities Plc
17 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:

16 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

1,186,529

 

1,619,590

3.2260 GBP

 

3.2260 GBP

3.1660 GBP

 

3.1649 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

292

39,816

63,248

2

16,190

16,677

5,886

3,227

42,873

48,659

57,775

34

24,820

6,410

 

49,059

3,570

22,566

4,100

27,701

25,326

6,169

17,054

2

72,261

22,524

4,063

448,053

31,279

2,808

231,638

3,177

6,968

15,387

4,018

4,051

 

15

192

83

154,941

12,289

16

2,272

615

1,673

2,493

8,670

59,980

1,324

2,598

 

21,108

1,438

90

209,026

132

39,341

59,000

84,266

23,000

10,000

2,739

65,461

2,359

3.2001 GBP

3.2020 GBP

3.2041 GBP

3.2061 GBP

3.2067 GBP

3.2069 GBP

3.2100 GBP

3.2108 GBP

3.2110 GBP

3.2178 GBP

3.2200 GBP

3.2202 GBP

3.2205 GBP

3.2206 GBP

 

3.1842 GBP

3.1847 GBP

3.1865 GBP

3.1955 GBP

3.2002 GBP

3.2022 GBP

3.2032 GBP

3.2035 GBP

3.2037 GBP

3.2047 GBP

3.2069 GBP

3.2084 GBP

3.2090 GBP

3.2106 GBP

3.2109 GBP

3.2116 GBP

3.2119 GBP

3.2126 GBP

3.2145 GBP

3.2165 GBP

3.2200 GBP

 

3.2009 GBP

3.2017 GBP

3.2019 GBP

3.2023 GBP

3.2027 GBP

3.2038 GBP

3.2040 GBP

3.2051 GBP

3.2061 GBP

3.2090 GBP

3.2100 GBP

3.2198 GBP

3.2199 GBP

3.2200 GBP

 

3.1758 GBP

3.1923 GBP

3.1973 GBP

3.1990 GBP

3.2003 GBP

3.2039 GBP

3.2061 GBP

3.2068 GBP

3.2074 GBP

3.2116 GBP

3.2163 GBP

3.2176 GBP

3.2203 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:

17 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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