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Merrill Lynch International, an exempt principal trader, filed a Form 8.5 disclosure on April 30, 2025, detailing dealings in INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES PLC's 1p ordinary shares undertaken on April 29, 2025. The firm purchased 1,522 ordinary shares at prices between 3.66 GBP and 3.662 GBP and sold 5,939 ordinary shares at prices between 3.658 GBP and 3.662 GBP. Additionally, Merrill Lynch International reported reducing a short position in 4,173 ordinary shares via cash-settled equity swaps at 3.661 GBP per unit.
| Date | 30 Apr 2025 |
| Time | 10:32:46 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 8300G |
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")
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1. |
KEY INFORMATION |
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Merrill Lynch International |
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INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES PLC |
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INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES PLC |
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29/04/2025 |
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N/A |
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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.
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(a) |
Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant security |
Purchases/ |
Total number of securities |
Highest price |
Lowest price |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,522 |
3.662 GBP |
3.66 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
5,939 |
3.662 GBP |
3.658 GBP |
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(b) |
Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of |
Product description |
Nature of dealing |
Number of reference securities |
Price per unit |
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1p ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Reducing a Short Position |
4,173 |
3.661 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 |
Product description e.g. call option |
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. |
Number |
Exercise |
Type |
Expiry date |
Option money paid/ received per unit |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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(ii) |
Exercise |
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Class of relevant security |
Product description |
Exercising/ |
Number of |
Exercise Price per |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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(d) |
Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant security |
Nature of dealing |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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3. |
OTHER INFORMATION |
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(a) |
Indemnity and other dealing arrangements |
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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 |
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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 the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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None |
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Date of disclosure: |
30/04/2025 |
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Contact name: |
Frank Lui |
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Telephone number: |
+44207 996 6418 |
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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.