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RNS Number : 5882G GoldmanSachs International 29 April 2025
Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity and Derivative transactions, the
disclosure made on 10(th) April for dealings on 9(th) April has been updated.
Section 2(a) and 2(b) has been updated.
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: (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
(b) 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
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES PLC
connected:
(d) Date dealing undertaken: 09 April 2025
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader N/A
making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "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 Purchases 69,916 3.6530 GBP 3.6520 GBP
1p ordinary Sales 3,463,429 3.6530 GBP 3.6470 GBP
(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
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 3,770 3.6463 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,044 3.6463 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 17,999 3.6463 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,727 3.6463 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,938 3.6463 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,042 3.6463 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 6,130 3.6463 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 12,708 3.6463 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 132 3.6463 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 116 3.6463 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 124 3.6463 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 890 3.6463 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,824 3.6463 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 17,130 3.6463 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,521 3.6513 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 5,711 3.6516 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 7,601 3.6516 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 7,929 3.6516 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,426,241 3.6520 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 43,003 3.6520 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 1,426,241 3.6520 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 275,301 3.6520 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 43,003 3.6520 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 275,301 3.6520 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 80 3.6520 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 10,924 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,746 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 42,864 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 54 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 59,720 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 19,908 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 76,560 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,112 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 872 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 3,982 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 19,484 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 26,644 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 27,630 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 5,046 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 4,648 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 11,052 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 35,920 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 7,346 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 7,794 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 16,884 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 842 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,180 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,180 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 860 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 27,630 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 47,850 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 20,764 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 6,550 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 50 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 22,210 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 27,308 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 46,540 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 378 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 25,328 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 86,128 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 578 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 7,756 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 83,158 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 19,908 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,090 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 15,586 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,377 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 19,484 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 19,908 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 5,238 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 462 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 19,180 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 31,174 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,112 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 560 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 66,628 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 44,208 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 38,968 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 22,104 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 3,516 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 27,720 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 19,908 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 4,000 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,746 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 422 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 140,360 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 5,526 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 7,250 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 106,606 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 7,962 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 4,226 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 7,844 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 4,382 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 62 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 5,525 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 11,000 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 15,950 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 65,998 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 3,090 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 27,630 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 436 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 4,422 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 195,444 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 85,654 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 11,972 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,040 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 846 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 3,108 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 19,484 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 780 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 846 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 872 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 27,720 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 15,366 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,100 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,074 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 13,860 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,690 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 282 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 32,692 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 64,392 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,148 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 19,612 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,180 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 19,870 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 11,088 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 27,720 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 6,538 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 3,896 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 5,544 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 334 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 11,088 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 62,270 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,040 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,180 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 644 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 60,786 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 298,604 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 415,790 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,112 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 27,720 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 7,794 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 60,398 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 15,408 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 7,250 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 55,260 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 7,962 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 58,570 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,040 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 8,382 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 11,052 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 9,954 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 3,380 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 958 3.6523 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1,308 3.6529 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 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
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: 29 April 2025
Contact name: Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka
Telephone number: +33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817
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.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .
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