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On 28 July 2026, Merrill Lynch International, an exempt principal trader connected to Pantheon LLC, purchased 15,602 SCHRODERS PLC 20p ordinary shares at prices ranging from 5.885 GBP to 5.890 GBP, and sold 8,282 shares at prices between 5.885 GBP and 5.888382 GBP. The firm also executed cash-settled equity swap transactions in SCHRODERS PLC 20p ordinary shares, reducing a long position by 852 securities at 5.885118 GBP, increasing a short position by 160 securities at 5.887017 GBP, and opening a short position of 6,308 securities at 5.885294 GBP.
| Date | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Time | 11:27:50 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 3992O |
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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SCHRODERS PLC |
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Pantheon LLC |
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28/07/2026 |
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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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20p ordinary |
Purchase |
15,602 |
5.890000 GBP |
5.885000 GBP |
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20p ordinary |
Sale |
8,282 |
5.888382 GBP |
5.885000 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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20p ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Reducing a long position |
852 |
5.885118 GBP |
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20p ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Increasing a short position |
160 |
5.887017 GBP |
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20p ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Opening a Short position |
6,308 |
5.885294 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: |
29/07/2026 |
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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.