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J.P. Morgan Securities Plc, as an exempt principal trader and corporate broker to Auction Technology Group plc, disclosed dealings in Auction Technology Group plc's 0.01p ordinary shares. On 05 January 2026, the firm purchased 596,813 ordinary shares at prices ranging from 3.1350 GBP to 3.3900 GBP, and sold 417,835 ordinary shares at prices ranging from 3.1300 GBP to 3.3750 GBP. The disclosure also included details of various cash-settled derivative transactions, specifically equity swaps, involving reference securities.
| Date | 7 Jan 2026 |
| Time | 16:41:07 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 0544O |
AMENDMENT
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
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(a) Name of exempt principal trader: |
J.P. Morgan Securities Plc |
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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 |
Auction Technology Group plc |
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: |
Corporate Broker to Auction Technology Group plc |
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(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
05 January 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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0.01p ordinary |
Purchase |
596,813 |
3.3900 GBP |
3.1350 GBP |
Sale |
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(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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0.01p ordinary |
Equity Swap |
Decrease Long
Decrease Short
Increase Long
Increase Short
Opening a long position
Opening a short position |
10 133 7 800 90 443 20,473 5,597 23,232 770 39 3,107 5,785
100 916 2,393 19,103 2,512 7,062 2,582 7,721 2,295
481 82,934 249 3,000 597 5,200 10,885 744 6,596 4,452
3,183 52,650 100
1,001 433 876
50,000 100,000 50,000 45 50,000 1,829 129,888 481 |
3.2053 GBP 3.2251 GBP 3.2353 GBP 3.2363 GBP 3.2465 GBP 3.2478 GBP 3.2873 GBP 3.2968 GBP 3.3037 GBP 3.3501 GBP 3.3537 GBP 3.3562 GBP 3.3571 GBP
3.2200 GBP 3.2356 GBP 3.2669 GBP 3.2800 GBP 3.2850 GBP 3.3052 GBP 3.3485 GBP 3.3500 GBP 3.3547 GBP
3.2670 GBP 3.2836 GBP 3.2841 GBP 3.2908 GBP 3.3235 GBP 3.3387 GBP 3.3514 GBP 3.3543 GBP 3.3566 GBP 3.3598 GBP
3.2375 GBP 3.2971 GBP 3.3500 GBP
3.2500 GBP 3.2651 GBP 3.3758 GBP
3.1502 GBP 3.2002 GBP 3.3002 GBP 3.3152 GBP 3.3167 GBP 3.3500 GBP 3.3503 GBP 3.3674 GBP |
(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: |
07 January 2026 |
Contact name: |
Hetvi Shah |
Telephone number: |
44 2034 936359 |
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.