Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-International Distribution Amend

JPMorgan Securities Plc

08 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:	6 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	422,652  369,843	3.4099 GBP 3.4100 GBP	3.3680 GBP 3.3600 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	9,674  48,777  29  200  4,000  100,000  34  5,709  2,722  1,584  11  590  140  874  4,074  7,268  13,810  9,430  1,256  31,169  955  16,056  587  46,950  150  1,360  53,050  8,753  59  5  231  5,173  9,280  629  685  318  881  7  2,421	3.3687 GBP 3.3770 GBP 3.3785 GBP 3.3833 GBP 3.3860 GBP 3.3600 GBP 3.3677 GBP 3.3680 GBP 3.3717 GBP 3.3755 GBP 3.3757 GBP 3.3777 GBP 3.4004 GBP 3.4041 GBP 3.3680 GBP 3.3700 GBP 3.3927 GBP 3.3683 GBP 3.3722 GBP 3.3781 GBP 3.3810 GBP 3.3856 GBP 3.3912 GBP 3.3917 GBP 3.3922 GBP 3.3923 GBP 3.4011 GBP 3.3678 GBP 3.3959 GBP 3.3979 GBP 3.4079 GBP 3.4100 GBP 3.3680 GBP 3.3695 GBP 3.3807 GBP 3.3823 GBP 3.3840 GBP 3.3852 GBP 3.3940 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:	8 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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