Form8.5(EPT/NON-RI)INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUT SERVI
Merkur Bank KGaA
€15.30
18:45 03/05/24
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 DISTRIBUTIONS SERVICES PLC | |||||
(c) | Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS SERVICES PLC | |||||
(d) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 22 Apr 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: | 11,504,932 | 1.20% | 5,283,224 | 0.55% | |||
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 2,489,089 | 0.26% | 10,893,217 | 1.14% | |||
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| 13,994,021 | 1.46% | 16,176,441 | 1.69% | |||
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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 | Sale | 1055142 | 2.8780 GBP | 2.7538 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1126250 | 2.8780 GBP | 2.7538 GBP | |||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Closing Long | 3,131 | 2.7540 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Closing Long | 5,980 | 2.7929 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Closing Long | 6,056 | 2.7920 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 12,376 | 2.7540 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Closing Long | 12,838 | 2.7876 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 15,461 | 2.7796 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 27,600 | 2.8028 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Closing Long | 58,437 | 2.7542 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 83 | 2.7500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 198 | 2.7800 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 579 | 2.7920 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 12,610 | 2.8408 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 33,907 | 2.7540 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,368 | 2.7780 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,640 | 2.7906 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 8,261 | 2.8354 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 9,564 | 2.8070 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 11,542 | 2.7922 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 42,683 | 2.7540 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 44,077 | 2.8244 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 259 | 2.8079 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,055 | 2.8363 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,107 | 2.8011 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,758 | 2.7999 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,101 | 2.8051 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 19,779 | 2.8398 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 78,040 | 2.7797 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 31 | 2.7818 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 585 | 2.8177 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,213 | 2.7722 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,029 | 2.7773 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,128 | 2.7740 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 15,671 | 2.8566 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 121,420 | 2.7540 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 1 | 2.7800 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 671 | 2.7876 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 830 | 2.7765 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 852 | 2.8234 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 1,155 | 2.7892 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 10,739 | 2.7860 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 19,128 | 2.8034 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 23,300 | 2.8285 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 29,779 | 2.8357 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 43,452 | 2.7694 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 53,816 | 2.8364 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 1,587 | 2.7542 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 1,667 | 2.7540 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 51,041 | 2.7539 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 61,568 | 2.7538 GBP | |||
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(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 |
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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: | 23 Apr 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 |
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