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Barclays Capital Securities Ltd, an exempt principal trader, filed an amended Form 8.5 on May 3, 2024, regarding its positions and dealings in International Distributions Services PLC's 1p ordinary shares on April 22, 2024. On this date, the firm reported total interests of 13,994,021 shares (1.45%) and total short positions of 16,176,441 shares (1.68%). Dealings included purchases of 1,126,250 shares and sales of 1,055,142 shares, along with various cash-settled derivative transactions.
| Date | 3 May 2024 |
| Time | 07:00:05 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 1544N |
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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)- Amendment to section 3b |
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Replaces form released on 11:34 23/04/2024 |
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RNS Number : 7037L |
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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) |
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN |
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EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS |
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(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE) |
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Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") |
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KEY INFORMATION |
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(a) |
Name of exempt principal trader: |
BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD |
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(b) |
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose |
INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS SERVICES PLC |
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relevant securities this form relates: |
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(c) |
Name of the party to the offer with which exempt |
INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS SERVICES PLC |
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principal trader is connected |
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(d) |
Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
22-Apr-24 |
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(e) |
In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal |
NA |
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trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER |
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(a) |
Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any) |
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Class of relevant security: |
1p ordinary |
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Interests |
Short Positions |
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Number |
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(%) |
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: |
11,504,932 |
1.20% |
5,283,224 |
0.55% |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives: |
2,489,089 |
0.25% |
10,893,217 |
1.13% |
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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0.00% |
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0.00% |
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13,994,021 |
1.45% |
16,176,441 |
1.68% |
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TOTAL: |
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(b) |
Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive options) |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3 |
DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER |
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(a) |
Purchase and sales |
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Class of relevant |
Purchase/sale |
Total number of |
Highest price per unit |
Lowest price per unit |
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security |
securities |
paid/received |
paid/received |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1055142 |
2.8780 GBP |
2.7538 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1126250 |
2.8780 GBP |
2.7538 GBP |
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(b) |
Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of |
Product description |
Nature of dealing |
Number of |
Price per |
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relevant |
reference |
unit |
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security |
securities |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening Long |
3,131 |
2.7540 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening Long |
5,980 |
2.7929 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening Long |
6,056 |
2.7920 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Long |
12,376 |
2.7540 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening Long |
12,838 |
2.7876 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Closing Long |
15,461 |
2.7796 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
27,600 |
2.8028 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening Long |
58,437 |
2.7542 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
83 |
2.7500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
198 |
2.7800 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
579 |
2.7920 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
12,610 |
2.8408 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Short |
33,907 |
2.7540 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,368 |
2.7780 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,640 |
2.7906 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
8,261 |
2.8354 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
9,564 |
2.8070 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
11,542 |
2.7922 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
42,683 |
2.7540 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
44,077 |
2.8244 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
259 |
2.8079 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,055 |
2.8363 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,107 |
2.8011 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,758 |
2.7999 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,101 |
2.8051 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
19,779 |
2.8398 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
78,040 |
2.7797 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
31 |
2.7818 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
585 |
2.8177 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,213 |
2.7722 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,029 |
2.7773 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
7,128 |
2.7740 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
15,671 |
2.8566 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
121,420 |
2.7540 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
1 |
2.7800 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
671 |
2.7876 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
830 |
2.7765 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
852 |
2.8234 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
1,155 |
2.7892 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
10,739 |
2.7860 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
19,128 |
2.8034 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
23,300 |
2.8285 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
29,779 |
2.8357 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
43,452 |
2.7694 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Opening Long |
53,816 |
2.8364 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening Short |
1,587 |
2.7542 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening Short |
1,667 |
2.7540 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening Short |
51,041 |
2.7539 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening Short |
61,568 |
2.7538 GBP |
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(c) |
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) |
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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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 |
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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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security |
securities |
unit |
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(d) |
Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant |
Nature of Dealings |
Details |
Price per unit (if |
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applicable) |
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4 |
OTHER INFORMATION |
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(a) |
Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by |
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the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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NONE |
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(b) |
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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NONE |
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Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? |
NO |
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Date of disclosure: |
03-May-24 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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