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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Auction Technology Group plc

RNS Number : 1290R

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

30 January 2026

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

(a)	Name of exempt principal trader:

Merrill Lynch International

(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

(c)	Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

AUCTION TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC

(d)	Date dealing undertaken:

29/01/2026

(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

Class of relevant security

Purchases/
sales

Total number of securities

Highest price
per unit
paid/received

Lowest price
per unit
paid/received

0.01p ordinary

Purchase

250,139

3.090000 GBP

3.050000 GBP

0.01p ordinary

Sale

276,145

3.076917

GBP

3. 020000 GBP

(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions

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
0.01p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	535	3.079846 GBP
0.01p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	9,163	3.020000 GBP
0.01p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	279	3.020000 GBP
0.01p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	3,241	3.020000 GBP
0.01p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	520	3.063009 GBP
0.01p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	78	3.063009 GBP
0.01p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,648	3.063009 GBP
0.01p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	10,681	3.062685 GBP
0.01p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	139	3.050152 GBP

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

(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(ii)

Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise Price per unit
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

3.	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 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"

None

(b)	Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

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"

None

Date of disclosure:	30/01/2026
Contact name:	Kamil Dziedzic
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.

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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Auction Technology Group plc - Auction Technology Group PLC | RNS | Ticker

RNS Number : 1290R

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

30 January 2026

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

(a)	Name of exempt principal trader:

Merrill Lynch International

(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

(c)	Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

AUCTION TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC

(d)	Date dealing undertaken:

29/01/2026

(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

(a)	Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchases/
sales

Total number of securities

Highest price
per unit
paid/received

Lowest price
per unit
paid/received

0.01p ordinary

Purchase

250,139

3.090000 GBP

3.050000 GBP

0.01p ordinary

Sale

276,145

3.076917

GBP

3. 020000 GBP

(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions

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
0.01p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	535	3.079846 GBP
0.01p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	9,163	3.020000 GBP
0.01p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	279	3.020000 GBP
0.01p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	3,241	3.020000 GBP
0.01p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	520	3.063009 GBP
0.01p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	78	3.063009 GBP
0.01p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,648	3.063009 GBP
0.01p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	10,681	3.062685 GBP
0.01p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	139	3.050152 GBP

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

(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(ii)

Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise Price per unit
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

3.	OTHER INFORMATION

(a)	Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

None

(b)	Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

None

Date of disclosure:	30/01/2026
Contact name:	Kamil Dziedzic
Telephone number:	+353 86 168 4821

END

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