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J.P. Morgan Securities Plc, as sole financial adviser to Arlington Capital Partners and Greenlight Bidco, reported dealings in 20p ordinary shares of Gooch & Housego plc on 16 July 2026. The firm purchased 50,171 shares at prices between 12.0000 GBP and 12.1501 GBP, and sold 165,570 shares at prices between 12.0000 GBP and 12.2000 GBP. Additionally, J.P. Morgan undertook cash-settled equity swap transactions, decreasing long positions by 5,284 shares, decreasing short positions by 118,506 shares, and increasing long positions by 2,456 shares at various specified prices.
| Date | 20 Jul 2026 |
| Time | 15:31:20 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 0918N |
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 |
Gooch & Housego plc |
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: |
Sole Financial Adviser to Arlington Capital Partners ("ACP") and Greenlight Bidco Limited ("Bidco"), a newly formed company owned indirectly by ACP |
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(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
16 July 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 |
50,171 |
12.1501 GBP |
12.0000 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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20p ordinary |
Equity Swap |
Decrease Long |
326 |
12.0502 GBP |
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273 |
12.0508 GBP |
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855 |
12.0752 GBP |
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308 |
12.0795 GBP |
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281 |
12.1296 GBP |
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85 |
12.1300 GBP |
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167 |
12.1481 GBP |
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3,269 |
12.1501 GBP |
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8,345 |
12.0452 GBP |
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40 |
12.0488 GBP |
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244 |
12.0607 GBP |
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2,599 |
12.0913 GBP |
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55 |
12.0980 GBP |
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188 |
12.0981 GBP |
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110 |
12.1204 GBP |
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17 |
12.1994 GBP |
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1,836 |
12.0707 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: |
20 July 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.