Form8.5(EPT/NON-RI)INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SVC
Merkur Bank KGaA
€14.80
17:59 27/09/24
FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) | |||||||
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 | INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES PLC | |||||
(c) | Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES PLC | |||||
(d) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 17 Jun 2024 | |||||
(e) | In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal | 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: | 14,627,315 | 1.53% | 5,307,864 | 0.55% | |||
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 2,604,838 | 0.27% | 14,002,375 | 1.46% | |||
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| 17,232,153 | 1.80% | 19,310,239 | 2.02% | |||
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(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive options) | ||||||
Class of relevant security in relation to |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchase and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Total number of | Highest price per unit | Lowest price per unit | |||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 902990 | 3.2930 GBP | 3.2202 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | Sale | 820798 | 3.2900 GBP | 3.2285 GBP | |||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 1,230 | 3.2333 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 1,427 | 3.2300 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 20,750 | 3.2318 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7 | 3.2679 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 136 | 3.2299 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,344 | 3.2478 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,427 | 3.2323 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,524 | 3.2311 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,174 | 3.2469 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,586 | 3.2379 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,633 | 3.2581 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,771 | 3.2366 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12,890 | 3.2340 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14,856 | 3.2558 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 17,324 | 3.2407 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 27,833 | 3.2269 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 33,633 | 3.2464 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 121,088 | 3.2357 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 363,677 | 3.2300 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 9,798 | 3.2852 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 24,750 | 3.2323 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 404 | 3.2320 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 462 | 3.2425 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 997 | 3.2340 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,970 | 3.2303 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,433 | 3.2356 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,459 | 3.2317 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,308 | 3.2345 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 11,608 | 3.2347 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 15,446 | 3.2307 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 27,833 | 3.2269 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 28,854 | 3.2392 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 33,075 | 3.2398 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 54,624 | 3.2491 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 99,587 | 3.2370 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 168,374 | 3.2300 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 271,294 | 3.2436 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 13,677 | 3.2423 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 15,304 | 3.2457 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 31,406 | 3.2300 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | ||||||
(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | ||||||
Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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(ii) | Exercising |
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Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | ||||||
Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements | ||||||
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, | |||||||
NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives | ||||||
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | |||||||
NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments | ||||||
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 18 Jun 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 |
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