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Merrill Lynch International, an exempt principal trader, filed a Rule 8.5 Public Dealing Disclosure on 12 January 2026, detailing its dealings in AUCTION TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC securities on 09 January 2026. On this date, the firm purchased 7,346 0.01p ordinary shares at prices between 3.260000 GBP and 3.324884 GBP, and sold 5,601 0.01p ordinary shares at prices between 3.305000 GBP and 3.328462 GBP. Additionally, the disclosure reported cash-settled equity swap transactions, including increasing long positions on 469 reference securities, increasing short positions on 3,691 reference securities, reducing short positions on 3,691 reference securities, and reducing long positions on 2,214 reference securities.
| Date | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Time | 10:54:25 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 5295O |
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")
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1. |
KEY INFORMATION |
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Merrill Lynch International |
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AUCTION TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC |
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AUCTION TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC |
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09/01/2026 |
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N/A |
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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.
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(a) |
Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant security |
Purchases/ |
Total number of securities |
Highest price |
Lowest price |
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0.01p ordinary |
Purchase |
7,346 |
3.324884 GBP |
3.260000 GBP |
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0.01p ordinary |
Sale |
5,601 |
3.328462 GBP |
3.305000 GBP |
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(b) |
Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of |
Product description |
Nature of dealing |
Number of reference securities |
Price per unit |
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0.01p ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Increasing a Long Position |
122 |
3.304834 GBP |
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0.01p ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Increasing a Short Position |
3,691 |
3.280458 GBP |
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0.01p ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Reducing a Short Position |
3,691 |
3.328394 GBP |
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0.01p ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Reducing a Long Position |
208 |
3.324883 GBP |
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0.01p ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Reducing a Long Position |
15 |
3.324883 GBP |
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0.01p ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Reducing a Long Position |
571 |
3.324883 GBP |
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0.01p ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Reducing a Long Position |
498 |
3.324883 GBP |
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0.01p ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Increasing a Long Position |
347 |
3.328394 GBP |
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0.01p ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Reducing a Long Position |
449 |
3.280458 GBP |
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0.01p ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Reducing a Long Position |
473 |
3.280458 GBP |
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(c) |
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) |
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class |
Product description e.g. call option |
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. |
Number |
Exercise |
Type |
Expiry date |
Option money paid/ received per unit |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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(ii) |
Exercise |
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Class of relevant security |
Product description |
Exercising/ |
Number of |
Exercise Price per |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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(d) |
Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant security |
Nature of dealing |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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3. |
OTHER INFORMATION |
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(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 |
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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: |
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None |
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Date of disclosure: |
12/01/2026 |
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Contact name: |
Kamil Dziedzic |
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Telephone number: |
+353 86 168 4821 |
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.