Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-International Distributions

JPMorgan Securities Plc

19 April 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:	18 April 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	1,688,395 1,406,323	2.8860 GBP 2.8520 GBP	2.6100 GBP 2.6027 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	2,137 1,183 4,267 889 4,039 12,870 23,065 524 1,225 100,000 6,504 117,602 25,235 17,536 30,730 3,676 6,991 80 78,703 622 47 246 9,221 1,384 3,000 63,513 31,598 20,568 1,470 40,135 1,131 60,296 1,352 2,527 33 24,072 7,582 63 4,694 34,129 4,811 135,704 375 13,158 13,710 4,523 25,067 26,767 598 61,200 2,164 17,165 3,193 758 111 37 9,221 10,500 204 15,728 18,489 50,750 41,073 355 633 120	2.6135 GBP 2.6569 GBP 2.6696 GBP 2.6704 GBP 2.6727 GBP 2.6972 GBP 2.7228 GBP 2.7253 GBP 2.7290 GBP 2.6027 GBP 2.6049 GBP 2.6070 GBP 2.6200 GBP 2.6667 GBP 2.6678 GBP 2.6701 GBP 2.6775 GBP 2.6868 GBP 2.6878 GBP 2.6954 GBP 2.6997 GBP 2.7046 GBP 2.7086 GBP 2.7100 GBP 2.7182 GBP 2.7186 GBP 2.7211 GBP 2.7218 GBP 2.7256 GBP 2.7292 GBP 2.7369 GBP 2.7491 GBP 2.7514 GBP 2.7536 GBP 2.7537 GBP 2.7540 GBP 2.8479 GBP 2.8515 GBP 2.8516 GBP 2.7058 GBP 2.7454 GBP 2.6513 GBP 2.6561 GBP 2.6627 GBP 2.6653 GBP 2.6723 GBP 2.6880 GBP 2.6889 GBP 2.6900 GBP 2.6915 GBP 2.6926 GBP 2.6935 GBP 2.7050 GBP 2.7061 GBP 2.7071 GBP 2.7083 GBP 2.7086 GBP 2.7194 GBP 2.7283 GBP 2.7448 GBP 2.7525 GBP 2.7540 GBP 2.7543 GBP 2.8180 GBP 2.8347 GBP 2.8523 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:	19 April 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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