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

JPMorgan Securities Plc

12 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:	J.P. Morgan Securities Plc
(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:	Corporate Broker to Auction Technology Group plc
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	09 January 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	118,235	3.3350 GBP	3.2700 GBP
	Sale	267,009	3.3265 GBP	3.2600 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	Equity Swap	Decrease Long	134	3.2803 GBP
			2,550	3.2845 GBP
			281	3.2928 GBP
			84	3.3003 GBP
			4,641	3.3004 GBP
			935	3.3005 GBP
			700	3.3070 GBP
			194	3.3163 GBP
			558	3.3215 GBP
		Decrease Short	56	3.2846 GBP
			2,209	3.2907 GBP
			32,020	3.2921 GBP
			5,993	3.2930 GBP
			8,182	3.2993 GBP
			354	3.2999 GBP
		Increase Long	405	3.2798 GBP
			5,583	3.2800 GBP
			20,640	3.2858 GBP
			146	3.2880 GBP
			118	3.2897 GBP
			1,933	3.2901 GBP
			3,215	3.2905 GBP
			5,806	3.2914 GBP
			7,131	3.2915 GBP
			10,557	3.2922 GBP
			71	3.2937 GBP
			7,053	3.2938 GBP
			13,479	3.2959 GBP
			31,506	3.3042 GBP
			1,378	3.3053 GBP
			2,971	3.3078 GBP
			1,784	3.3092 GBP
			2,343	3.3097 GBP
			1,757	3.3130 GBP
			1,710	3.3265 GBP
		Increase Short	100	3.2800 GBP
			10,165	3.2801 GBP
		Opening a long position	588	3.3299 GBP
		Opening a short position	541	3.2800 GBP
			47	3.3151 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

(ii)        Exercise

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

(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)

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:	12 January 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 [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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