Form8.5(EPT/NON-RI)INTERNATIONA DI SVC PLC Replace

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

"Amendment - this form is an amendment for RNS number [8709Q] published at [11:05] on [03/06/2024 ], changes made to section [2A and B ,3A and B]."

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS

(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Name of exempt principal trader:

BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD

(b)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES PLC

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS SERVICES PLC

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

31 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 the offer?

NO

2.

POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:

1p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

7,986,361

0.83%

4,785,565

0.49%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

2,496,013

0.26%

7,670,452

0.80%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

10,482,374

1.09%

12,456,017

1.29%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

1p ordinary

Purchase

2293708

3.3700 GBP

3.3385 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1925788

3.3680 GBP

3.3360 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

11,617

3.3628 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

118

3.3505 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

544

3.3556 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,367

3.3565 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

18,827

3.3597 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

395,666

3.3619 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

31,461

3.3624 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,160

3.3583 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

472

3.3504 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

16,802

3.3602 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,482

3.3620 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6

3.3600 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

541

3.3660 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,511

3.3580 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

743

3.3637 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,090

3.3656 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

356

3.3677 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,498

3.3558 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

865,546

3.3591 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,994

3.3360 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25

3.3380 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

221

3.3420 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,782

3.3554 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,327

3.3581 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

444

3.3494 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

90,804

3.3520 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,001

3.3553 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

190

3.3580 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

141,737

3.3583 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

449

3.3590 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

81,490

3.3620 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,893

3.3634 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

351

3.3501 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

124

3.3560 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

784

3.3579 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

47,076

3.3533 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,908

3.3585 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

120,207

3.3620 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,204

3.3543 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,881

3.3583 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,120

3.3579 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,036

3.3603 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

875

3.3622 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,903

3.3520 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,524

3.3578 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

350,647

3.3582 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,203

3.3614 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,789

3.3620 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,056

3.3639 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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:

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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

31-Mar-25

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213