REG - Equiniti Share Plan International Distri - Form 8.3 - International Distribution Services plc
22/04/2025 12:15
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RNS Number : 6953F Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd 22 April 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 17(th) April 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: 46,466,632 4.85%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
46,466,632 4.85%
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 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 196 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 386 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 3,900 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 413 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 545 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,929 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,613 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 63 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 724 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 422 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,185 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 550 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 377 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 349 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 73 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 25 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 34 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 465 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 125 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 249 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 122 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 282 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 18 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,888 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,804 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 625 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 31 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 22 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 471 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 78 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,539 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 620 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 149 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 100 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 363 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,690 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 292 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 299 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,378 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 53 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 44 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 322 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 677 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 2,200 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,000 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,762 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 891 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 2,106 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 36 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 552 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 778 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 22 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 511 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,804 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,690 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 138 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 63 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 79 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 25 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 27 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 213 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 185 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 61 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 66 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 751 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,669 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,762 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 7 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 37 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 574 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 41 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 887 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 2,766 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 972 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 300 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 60 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 758 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 2,508 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 562 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 725 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 37 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 23 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 326 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 50 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 313 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 22 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 137 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 984 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,390 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 313 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 50 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 300 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 291 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 100 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 353 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 387 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 168 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 797 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 165 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,375 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 2,005 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 376 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 67 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 11 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 200 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 46 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 200 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 644 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 12 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 2,106 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,020 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,334 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 300 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 479 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 179 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 59 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 30 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 553 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 58 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 73 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 204 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 115 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 155 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 69 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 173 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 122 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 76 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 146 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 388 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 37 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 72 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 778 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 110 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,160 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 22 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 90 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 100 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 68 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 142 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 191 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 51 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 14 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 51 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 69 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 143 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 40,731 £3.658
(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: 22(nd) April 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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