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REG - Equiniti Share Plan International Distri - Form 8.3 - International Distribution Services plc

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RNS Number : 5697Y  Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd  26 February 2025

FORM 8.3

 

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

 (a) Full name of discloser:                                                      Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited

 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if           Trustee: Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited
 different from 1(a):

      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a

 trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.                  Beneficiaries: IDS employee beneficiaries of Royal Mail Share Incentive Plan

                                                                                  Settlor: International Distribution Services plc

 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form   International Distribution Services plc
 relates:

      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this
 and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
 (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:

      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date       25(th) February 2025
 prior to the disclosure
 (f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
 disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

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

 

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one
class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security.

 

(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:                                          Ordinary shares of 1p each

                                                                      Interests            Short positions

                                                                      Number      %        Number    %
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                     49,705,078  5.19%
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
 purchase/sell:
                                                                      49,705,078  5.19%

      TOTAL:

 

 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

 

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded
options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be
given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

 

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors'
and other employee options)

 

 Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

 

 

3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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  Purchase/sale  Number of securities  Price per unit

 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           1,491                 £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           1,576                 £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           640                   £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           248                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           481                   £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           81                    £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           391                   £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           49                    £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           658                   £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           387                   £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           111                   £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           649                   £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           1,422                 £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           652                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           1,064                 £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           284                   £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           785                   £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           397                   £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           1,510                 £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           77                    £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           463                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           178                   £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           179                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           81                    £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           44                    £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           2,046                 £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           328                   £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           1,309                 £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           463                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           78                    £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           893                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           1,105                 £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           1,173                 £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           1,864                 £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           81                    £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           681                   £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           179                   £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           184                   £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           21                    £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           75                    £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           200                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           64                    £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           1,641                 £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           1,127                 £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           394                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           81                    £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           129                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           81                    £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           253                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           470                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           171                   £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           51                    £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           564                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           335                   £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           306                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           867                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           3,849                 £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           1,274                 £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           665                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           854                   £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           503                   £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           151                   £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           762                   £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           671                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           913                   £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           875                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           184                   £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           570                   £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           682                   £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           65                    £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           75                    £3.6505
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           396                   £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           917                   £3.6485
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           115                   £3.6525
 Ordinary 1p shares          Sale           19,671                £3.65

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Nature of dealing                                                              Number of reference securities  Price per unit

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

 

(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                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit

                                                                                                                                                                                      e.g. American, European etc.

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit

                             e.g. call option

 

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

 

 Class of relevant security  Nature of dealing               Details  Price per unit (if applicable)

                             e.g. subscription, conversion

 

 

4.         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 person
 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 person 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

 

(c)        Attachments

 

 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?  NO

 

 

 Date of disclosure:  26(th) February 2025
 Contact name:        Wendy Butcher
 Telephone number*:   07834 946627

 

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 disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be
included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market
Surveillance Unit.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .

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