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J.P. Morgan Securities Plc, acting as an Exempt Principal Trader and Corporate Broker for Spire Healthcare Group plc, disclosed dealings in Spire Healthcare Group plc 1p ordinary shares on 16 December 2025. This included the purchase of 205,721 shares at prices ranging from 1.6540 GBP to 1.6940 GBP, and the sale of 227,199 shares at prices ranging from 1.6500 GBP to 1.6940 GBP. Additionally, the firm executed various cash-settled equity swap transactions, decreasing long positions by 5,434 shares, decreasing short positions by a total of 35,406 shares, increasing long positions by a total of 60,125 shares, increasing short positions by 290 shares, and opening long positions for 7,432 shares.
| Date | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Time | 11:04:30 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 9659L |
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 |
Spire Healthcare Group plc |
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: |
Corporate Broker to Spire Healthcare Group PLC |
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(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
16 December 2025 |
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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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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
205,721 |
1.6940 GBP |
1.6540 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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1p ordinary |
Equity Swap |
Decrease Long |
5,434 |
1.6657 GBP |
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16,978 |
1.6559 GBP |
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12,888 |
1.6591 GBP |
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2,770 |
1.6672 GBP |
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4,208 |
1.6551 GBP |
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7,270 |
1.6557 GBP |
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8,433 |
1.6575 GBP |
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8,389 |
1.6600 GBP |
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284 |
1.6660 GBP |
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13,038 |
1.6699 GBP |
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94 |
1.6708 GBP |
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6,493 |
1.6618 GBP |
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908 |
1.6695 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: |
17 December 2025 |
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.