Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-International Distributions plc

JPMorgan Securities Plc
20 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:

17 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

1,498,310

 

 2,287,299

 3.2352 GBP

 

 3.2390 GBP

 3.1940 GBP

 

 3.1920 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

3,691

 342,594

 18

 7,835

 59,273

 7,024

 19,241

 2,975

 3,644

 5,517

 4,678

 6,869

 2,258

 

 1,399

 983,000

 23,140

 11,865

 81,995

 7,675

 246,423

 1,765

 23,262

 955

 2,755

 198

 34,588

 1,537

 39,776

 15,840

 5,740

 1,284

 5,012

 3,884

 

 11,965

 144

 12,797

 847

 28,586

 2,761

 1,102

 2,073

 828

 48,596

 3,415

 3,840

 35

 743

 

 170,563

 5,427

 10

 48,778

 4,635

 44,139

 49,181

 3,057

3.1991 GBP

3.2000 GBP

3.2049 GBP

3.2064 GBP

3.2108 GBP

3.2122 GBP

3.2146 GBP

3.2198 GBP

3.2204 GBP

3.2222 GBP

3.2231 GBP

3.2323 GBP

3.2354 GBP

 

3.1951 GBP

3.1976 GBP

3.1997 GBP

3.1998 GBP

3.2000 GBP

3.2080 GBP

3.2089 GBP

3.2113 GBP

3.2120 GBP

3.2150 GBP

3.2177 GBP

3.2197 GBP

3.2198 GBP

3.2200 GBP

3.2204 GBP

3.2217 GBP

3.2226 GBP

3.2239 GBP

3.2250 GBP

3.2309 GBP

 

3.1998 GBP

3.2147 GBP

3.2151 GBP

3.2180 GBP

3.2194 GBP

3.2198 GBP

3.2200 GBP

3.2213 GBP

3.2229 GBP

3.2240 GBP

3.2291 GBP

3.2311 GBP

3.2336 GBP

3.2364 GBP

 

3.1967 GBP

3.2003 GBP

3.2013 GBP

3.2081 GBP

3.2191 GBP

3.2261 GBP

3.2276 GBP

3.2310 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:

20 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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