IDS.L

Intnl Distributions Services
Norges Bank - Form 8.3 - International Distributions Services plc
20th December 2024, 11:32
TwitterFacebookLinkedIn
To continue viewing RNS, please confirm that you are a Private Investor*

* A Private Investor is a recipient of the information who meets all of the conditions set out below, the recipient:

  1. Obtains access to the information in a personal capacity;
  2. Is not required to be regulated or supervised by a body concerned with the regulation or supervision of investment or financial services;
  3. Is not currently registered or qualified as a professional securities trader or investment adviser with any national or state exchange, regulatory authority, professional association or recognised professional body;
  4. Does not currently act in any capacity as an investment adviser, whether or not they have at some time been qualified to do so;
  5. Uses the information solely in relation to the management of their personal funds and not as a trader to the public or for the investment of corporate funds;
  6. Does not distribute, republish or otherwise provide any information or derived works to any third party in any manner or use or process information or derived works for any commercial purposes.
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:           Norges Bank
(b) Owner or controller of interests  N/A
and short positions disclosed, if
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.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in        International Distributions Services plc
relation to whose relevant
securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each
offeror/offeree
(d) If an exempt fund manager         N/A
connected with an offeror/offeree,
state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing        19/12/2024
undertaken:     For an opening
position disclosure, state the
latest practicable date prior to the
disclosure
(f)  In addition to the company in    N/A
1(c) above, is the discloser 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.         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:                            1p ordinary
                                               Interests       Short positions
                 Number                        %       Number  %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or       18,370,358  1.92%
controlled:
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or
controlled:
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including
options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:                                     18,370,358  1.92%

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
       1p ordinary            Purchase           124,252         3.6160  GBP

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of      Product       Nature of    Number of   Price per unit
relevant  descriptione.g.  dealinge.g.   reference
security        CFD        opening/clos  securities
                              ing a
                            long/short
                            position,
                           increasing/r
                            educing a
                            long/short
                             position

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

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of    Product     Writing,    Number of   Exercise  Typee.g.   Expiry
Option
relevant  description  purchasing,  securities   price    American,   date
money
security     e.g.       selling,     to which     per     European
paid/
          call option    varying      option      unit      etc.
received
                          etc.       relates                                 per
unit

(ii)        Exercise

Class of      Product      Exercising/  Number of   Exercise
relevant  descriptione.g.   exercised   securities  price per
security    call option      against                  unit

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

Class of  Nature of dealinge.g.  Details  Price per unit
relevant      subscription,               (if applicable)
security       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"

(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"

(c)        Attachments

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

Date of disclosure:  20/12/2024
Contact name:        Philippe Chiaroni
Telephone number:    +47 24073000

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at
monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.  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.

This information was brought to you by Cision http://news.cision.com

TwitterFacebookLinkedIn