REG - Equiniti Share Plan International Distri - Form 8.3 - International Distribution Services plc
23/04/2025 14:15
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RNS Number : 9046F Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd 23 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 22(nd) 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: 46,243,485 4.83%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
46,243,485 4.83%
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 300 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 742 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 400 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 169 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 3,903 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 13 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 563 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 743 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 802 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 300 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 73 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 77 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,400 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 256 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 432 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 55 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 33 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 336 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,668 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 219 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 57 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 433 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 78 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 379 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,083 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,804 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 300 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 860 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 481 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 28 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 428 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 67 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 413 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 2,160 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 702 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 55 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 3,102 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 300 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 675 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 220 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 200 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 632 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 725 £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 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,371 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 85 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 785 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 176 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 300 £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 193 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 690 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,164 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,801 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 546 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,342 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 25 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 143 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 300 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 350 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 773 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £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 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 829 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,132 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 172 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 200 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 160 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 500 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 159 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 40 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 233 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 83 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 41 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 42 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 106 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 58 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,505 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 593 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 567 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £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 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 44 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 564 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 581 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 300 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 352 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 427 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 13 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 43 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 802 £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 148 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 23 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 584 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 897 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 750 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,078 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 7 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 192 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 47 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 72 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 754 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 66 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 2,893 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 500 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 750 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 161 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 91 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,804 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 250 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 592 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 892 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,086 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 25 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 857 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 93 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 63 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 666 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 28 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 811 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 110 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 300 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 440 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 13 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £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 913 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,263 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 913 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 183 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,171 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 174 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 150 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 176 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 183 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 141 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 184 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 134 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 108 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 183 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 834 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 64 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 64 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 73 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 61 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 76 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 224 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 28 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 685 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 119 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 2,722 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 29 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 65 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 871 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 19 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 1,471 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 357 £3.6545
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 339 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 104 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 195 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 82 £3.6565
Ordinary 1p shares Sale 81,034 £3.654636
(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: 23(rd) 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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