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J.P. Morgan Securities Plc, an exempt principal trader and corporate broker for Spire Healthcare Group plc, disclosed dealings on June 29, 2026, under Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code. The firm purchased 150,465 1p ordinary shares of Spire Healthcare Group plc at prices ranging from 2.1500 GBP to 2.1800 GBP, and sold 398,757 1p ordinary shares at prices between 2.1500 GBP and 2.1750 GBP. Additionally, J.P. Morgan Securities Plc executed cash-settled equity swap transactions for Spire Healthcare Group plc 1p ordinary shares, decreasing long positions by 37,403 reference securities, decreasing short positions by 330,455, increasing long positions by 41,221, and increasing short positions by 4,867 at various prices.
| Date | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Time | 14:30:33 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 8734M |
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 |
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: |
29 June 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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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
150,465 |
2.1800 GBP |
2.1500 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 |
1 |
2.1502 GBP |
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2,202 |
2.1694 GBP |
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1,903 |
2.1701 GBP |
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3,050 |
2.1721 GBP |
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9,242 |
2.1728 GBP |
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100 |
2.1750 GBP |
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20,905 |
2.1781 GBP |
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300,000 |
2.1699 GBP |
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29,216 |
2.1706 GBP |
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1,901 |
2.1699 GBP |
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16,511 |
2.1719 GBP |
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162 |
2.1749 GBP |
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1 |
2.1750 GBP |
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3,076 |
2.1641 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 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.