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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-International Distribution Amend

By LSE RNS

RNS Number : 5826S
JPMorgan Securities Plc
14 June 2024
 

AMENDMENT

 

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")

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:

J.P. Morgan Securities Plc

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

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

International Distribution Services plc

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

Financial adviser to EP Corporate Group a.s

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

12 June 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 this offer?

     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

N/A

 

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.

 

(a)        Purchases and sales

 

Class of relevant security

Purchases/ sales

 

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

1p ordinary

Purchase

 

Sale

2,505,386

 

1,193,398

3.3517 GBP

 

3.3480 GBP

3.2940 GBP

 

3.3000 GBP

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

1p ordinary

Equity Swap

Decrease Long

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease Short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase Long

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase Short

490

 109,316

 34,998

 7,662

 263

 5,403

 2,277

 3,650

 6,611

 

 2

 101,067

 2

 7,708

 235,864

 16

 123,182

 82,361

 41,979

 1,497

 

 5,670

 6,342

 27,913

 3,050

 3,143

 2,307

 16

 6,521

 17,611

 1,372

 

 5,424

 3,253

 45,000

 16

 8,310

 5,802

 11,501

 94,905

 499,540

 71,068

 1,471

 34,970

 55,000

 18,011

 630

 500,000

 565

 630

 7,087

 285

 149,753

 250,000

3.2940 GBP

3.3200 GBP

3.3202 GBP

3.3205 GBP

3.3221 GBP

3.3243 GBP

3.3300 GBP

3.3303 GBP

3.3305 GBP

 

3.3000 GBP

3.3199 GBP

3.3217 GBP

3.3262 GBP

3.3268 GBP

3.3277 GBP

3.3281 GBP

3.3283 GBP

3.3294 GBP

3.3380 GBP

 

3.3199 GBP

3.3200 GBP

3.3206 GBP

3.3213 GBP

3.3238 GBP

3.3244 GBP

3.3295 GBP

3.3403 GBP

3.3412 GBP

3.3459 GBP

 

3.3081 GBP

3.3196 GBP

3.3200 GBP

3.3201 GBP

3.3203 GBP

3.3204 GBP

3.3213 GBP

3.3217 GBP

3.3219 GBP

3.3233 GBP

3.3242 GBP

3.3247 GBP

3.3281 GBP

3.3287 GBP

3.3289 GBP

3.3297 GBP

3.3301 GBP

3.3322 GBP

3.3338 GBP

3.3341 GBP

3.3357 GBP

3.3517 GBP

 

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit









 

(ii)        Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.         OTHER INFORMATION

 

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing 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:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

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

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

 

 

 

Date of disclosure:

14 June 2024
Contact name:

Natasha Mondon
Telephone number:

01202 325175

 

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.

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