RET - Form 8.3 - JTC PLC

O'Connor Alternative Investments

03 August 2026

 

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.	O'Connor Alternative Investments, LLC
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	JTC plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	27 July 2026. In addition, Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. has dealt on previous dates during the offer period as attached at the end of this form.
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	N/A

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	1p ordinary, ISIN: JE00BF4X3P53
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	6,487,178*	3.7146
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	6,487,178*	3.7146

*The above total includes interests previously disclosed by UBS O'Connor, which was acquired by Cantor Fitzgerald effective 01/04/26

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit

(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
JTC.S=GB	CFD	Increasing a long position	263	13.2364
JTC.S=GB	CFD	Increasing a long position	23	13.2365

(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)

4.         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 person 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 person 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

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

No

Additional Dealings

(a)        Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit	Date of Dealing
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	48,208	13.0298	1-Apr-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	159,486	13.137	1-May-2026
JTC.S=GB	Sale	15,058	13.13	1-May-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	13,992	13.18	1-Jun-2026
JTC.S=GB	Sale	47,469	13.1697	1-Jun-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	49,453	13.21	23-Jun-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	547	13.2078	23-Jun-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	50,000	13.21	23-Jun-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	708	13.22	24-Jun-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	1,411	13.2144	24-Jun-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	85,000	13.2192	24-Jun-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	74,569	13.223	25-Jun-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	9,991	13.2258	25-Jun-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	3,917	13.2399	26-Jun-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	19,817	13.2219	26-Jun-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	19,812	13.2362	26-Jun-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	3,321	13.2351	26-Jun-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	125,000	13.2347	26-Jun-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	95,000	13.2448	27-Jun-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	1,912	13.24	27-Jun-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	3,088	13.24	27-Jun-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	14,614	13.24	1-Jul-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	100,000	13.235	1-Jul-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	45,539	13.2701	2-Jul-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	4,502	13.2714	2-Jul-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	11,990	13.2494	2-Jul-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	1,041	13.25	24-Jul-2026
JTC.S=GB	Purchase	74	13.25	24-Jul-2026

Date of disclosure:	3 August 2026
Contact name:	Charles Mathys
Telephone number*:	1-312-469-7510

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 disclosure requirements on [phone].

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

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

 

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