Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-International Distributions plc

JPMorgan Securities Plc
30 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:

29 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

5,702,939

 

6,317,714

3.3680 GBP

 

3.3966 GBP

3.2120 GBP

 

3.2900 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

243,878

34,796

15,460

85,579

60,669

32,623

1,803

205

 

7,097

237,732

326,870

35,009

5,293

131,148

14,719

89,483

313

42,065

105

287

1,658,318

336

48,531

6,887

48,597

2

719

150,100

16,231

79,027

22,630

50,000

 

5,896

10,510

15,534

49,870

23,935

243,878

338,732

 

197,534

240,469

36,602

7,540

309,617

46

2,030

100,000

4,983

300

50,917

149,992

78,828

103,530

18,694

6,887

70,439

82

28,115

37,286

98,994

 

742

20,375

1,488

2,149

68,065

2,577

14

 

38,325

69,375

1,434

3,394

10,972

86

8,215

3,636

15,500

67,673

510,000

3.2120 GBP

3.3037 GBP

3.3189 GBP

3.3298 GBP

3.3307 GBP

3.3317 GBP

3.3404 GBP

3.3431 GBP

3.3503 GBP

 

3.2990 GBP

3.3029 GBP

3.3033 GBP

3.3119 GBP

3.3227 GBP

3.3257 GBP

3.3289 GBP

3.3307 GBP

3.3323 GBP

3.3359 GBP

3.3370 GBP

3.3381 GBP

3.3390 GBP

3.3398 GBP

3.3420 GBP

3.3443 GBP

3.3450 GBP

3.3460 GBP

3.3474 GBP

3.3496 GBP

3.3500 GBP

3.3511 GBP

3.3520 GBP

3.3966 GBP

 

3.3011 GBP

3.3018 GBP

3.3063 GBP

3.3194 GBP

3.3388 GBP

3.3463 GBP

3.3500 GBP

 

3.2962 GBP

3.2998 GBP

3.3081 GBP

3.3143 GBP

3.3162 GBP

3.3191 GBP

3.3192 GBP

3.3218 GBP

3.3237 GBP

3.3240 GBP

3.3305 GBP

3.3310 GBP

3.3316 GBP

3.3325 GBP

3.3410 GBP

3.3443 GBP

3.3486 GBP

3.3500 GBP

3.3501 GBP

3.3519 GBP

3.3562 GBP

 

3.2999 GBP

3.3099 GBP

3.3268 GBP

3.3348 GBP

3.3392 GBP

3.3400 GBP

3.3439 GBP

 

3.3005 GBP

3.3020 GBP

3.3201 GBP

3.3208 GBP

3.3223 GBP

3.3242 GBP

3.3282 GBP

3.3312 GBP

3.3398 GBP

3.3500 GBP

3.3503 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:

30 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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