Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-LondonMetric & Schroder REIT Ltd

JPMorgan Securities Plc
18 June 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

A consortium comprising LondonMetric Property plc and Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

Financial advisor to a consortium comprising LondonMetric Property plc and Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

17 June 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"

Yes, Picton Property Income Limited

 

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

Schroder REIT ordinary NPV

Purchase

66,105

0.4715 GBP

0.4641 GBP


Sale


49,692


0.4681 GBP


0.4635 GBP

 



Class of relevant security

Purchases/ sales

 

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

LondonMetric 10p ordinary

Purchase

2,899,060

1.8630 GBP

1.8176 GBP


Sale


2,002,220


1.8590 GBP


1.8180 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

Schroder REIT ordinary NPV

Equity Swap

Decrease Long

21,890

0.4670 GBP

 


Decrease Short


760


0.4675 GBP

 




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

LondonMetric 10p ordinary

Equity Swap

Decrease Long

16,829

1.8240 GBP



99,358

1.8241 GBP



73,240

1.8244 GBP



103,056

1.8335 GBP



4,287

1.8493 GBP



1,632

1.8630 GBP

 


Decrease Short


477


1.8190 GBP



4

1.8205 GBP



2,290

1.8214 GBP



3,686

1.8217 GBP



20

1.8219 GBP



3,769

1.8230 GBP



38,446

1.8237 GBP



44,669

1.8240 GBP



10,646

1.8247 GBP



8,548

1.8252 GBP



110,311

1.8281 GBP



15,842

1.8297 GBP



5,498

1.8320 GBP



3,148

1.8340 GBP



1,303

1.8368 GBP



750

1.8375 GBP



4,878

1.8379 GBP



203

1.8410 GBP

 


Increase Long


3,500


1.8220 GBP



59,057

1.8239 GBP



200

1.8265 GBP



15,681

1.8287 GBP

 


Increase Short


2,773


1.8176 GBP



15

1.8231 GBP



5,822

1.8236 GBP



63,460

1.8238 GBP



340,094

1.8240 GBP



5,384

1.8241 GBP



7,694

1.8243 GBP



20,020

1.8267 GBP



288,653

1.8316 GBP



13,887

1.8364 GBP



12,524

1.8375 GBP



6,242

1.8429 GBP

 


Opening a long position


711


1.8220 GBP



330,441

1.8240 GBP

 


Opening a short position


268,911


1.8240 GBP



30,921

1.8269 GBP



31,320

1.8394 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









 

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






 

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:

18 June 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.

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