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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's 0.01p ordinary shares on 19 January 2026 for transactions undertaken on 12 January 2026. The firm purchased 194,579 shares, with prices ranging from 3.2250 GBP to 3.3500 GBP, and sold 229,486 shares, with prices ranging from 3.2250 GBP to 3.3497 GBP. Additionally, J.P. Morgan Securities Plc executed various cash-settled equity swap transactions referencing a total of 314,354 ordinary shares.
| Date | 19 Jan 2026 |
| Time | 08:10:40 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 3992P |
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: |
12 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 |
194,579 |
3.3500 GBP |
3.2250 GBP |
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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 |
2,279 |
3.2251 GBP |
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383 |
3.2253 GBP |
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4,683 |
3.2365 GBP |
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2,952 |
3.2537 GBP |
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5,265 |
3.2655 GBP |
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9,753 |
3.2781 GBP |
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266 |
3.2921 GBP |
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1,300 |
3.2967 GBP |
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2,389 |
3.3028 GBP |
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1,294 |
3.2343 GBP |
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1,388 |
3.2513 GBP |
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31,588 |
3.2590 GBP |
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5,014 |
3.2700 GBP |
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1,900 |
3.2851 GBP |
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2,022 |
3.2900 GBP |
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5,503 |
3.2999 GBP |
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28,684 |
3.3027 GBP |
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6,596 |
3.2402 GBP |
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6,372 |
3.2534 GBP |
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3,514 |
3.2571 GBP |
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4,812 |
3.2601 GBP |
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20,445 |
3.2606 GBP |
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199 |
3.2648 GBP |
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7,621 |
3.2670 GBP |
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300 |
3.2674 GBP |
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1,275 |
3.2675 GBP |
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8,886 |
3.2766 GBP |
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13,461 |
3.2786 GBP |
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114 |
3.2800 GBP |
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4,633 |
3.2849 GBP |
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1,600 |
3.2911 GBP |
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1,800 |
3.2962 GBP |
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48 |
3.3497 GBP |
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43,869 |
3.3037 GBP |
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13,885 |
3.3153 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: |
19 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.