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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")
The Form 8.5 - Animalcare Group Plc announcement released on 17th April 2026 at 12:00 under RNS No 9404A has been amended.
Amendments are identified with an asterisk (*).
The full amended text is shown below.
1. KEY INFORMATION
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(a) Name of exempt principal trader: |
Panmure Liberum Limited |
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree |
Animalcare Group plc |
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: |
Animalcare Group plc |
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(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
16 Apr 2026 |
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(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" |
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
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Class of relevant security |
Purchases/ sales
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Total number of securities |
Highest price per unit paid/received |
Lowest price per unit paid/received |
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20p ordinary |
Purchase |
89,588* |
3.32751 GBP |
3.3 GBP |
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20p ordinary |
Sales |
111,333 |
3.335 GBP |
3.324 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. CFD |
Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position |
Number of reference securities |
Price per unit |
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(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing, or varying
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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 e.g. American, European etc. |
Expiry date |
Option money paid/ received per unit |
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(ii) Exercise
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Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. call option |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit |
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
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Class of relevant security |
Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) |
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3. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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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" |
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NONE
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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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" |
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NONE
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Date of disclosure: |
08/05/2026 |
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Contact name: |
Paul Crispin |
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Telephone number: |
+44 (0)207 886 2574 |
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 dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
Panmure Liberum Limited, an exempt principal trader, filed an amended Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) Public Dealing Disclosure concerning Animalcare Group plc on 08 May 2026. On 16 April 2026, Panmure Liberum Limited purchased 89,588 20p ordinary shares of Animalcare Group plc at prices between 3.3 GBP and 3.32751 GBP, and sold 111,333 20p ordinary shares at prices between 3.324 GBP and 3.335 GBP.
| Date | 8 May 2026 |
| Time | 14:28:23 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 6567D |