Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-International Distributions Plc

JPMorgan Securities Plc

22 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:	19 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	995,273 1,039,602	2.7840 GBP 2.7780 GBP	2.6860 GBP 2.6880 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	17,165 1,921 31,623 12,600 2,136 930 19,520 430 7,165 2,489 8,463 145 1,866 35,085 6,926 13,887 7,477 5,078 22,321 1,109 3,000 11,908 59,980 405 190 20,188 146 3,795 121 27 1,011 15,493 1,866 1,443 6,926 138,869 187,711 6,571 2,768 12,922 50 43 332,362	2.6994 GBP 2.7133 GBP 2.7177 GBP 2.7233 GBP 2.7288 GBP 2.6848 GBP 2.6850 GBP 2.6937 GBP 2.6951 GBP 2.6983 GBP 2.7035 GBP 2.7064 GBP 2.7089 GBP 2.7096 GBP 2.7165 GBP 2.7202 GBP 2.7216 GBP 2.7217 GBP 2.7220 GBP 2.7237 GBP 2.7248 GBP 2.7255 GBP 2.7265 GBP 2.7280 GBP 2.7264 GBP 2.6850 GBP 2.6923 GBP 2.6936 GBP 2.6980 GBP 2.6983 GBP 2.7032 GBP 2.7046 GBP 2.7089 GBP 2.7106 GBP 2.7165 GBP 2.7185 GBP 2.7210 GBP 2.7220 GBP 2.7223 GBP 2.7224 GBP 2.7258 GBP 2.7323 GBP 2.7220 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:	22 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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