Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Rotork plc

JPMorgan Securities Plc

17 July 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	Rotork plc
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker to the Rotork plc
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	16 July 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
0.5p ordinary	Purchase	29,478,658	4.8709 GBP	4.8224 GBP
	Sale	27,911,490	4.8660 GBP	4.7750 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
0.5p ordinary	Equity Swap	Decrease Long	949	4.8500 GBP
			68,171	4.8502 GBP
			3,102	4.8518 GBP
			3,102	4.8519 GBP
			2,444	4.8529 GBP
			9,100	4.8534 GBP
			7,070	4.8538 GBP
			500	4.8544 GBP
			15,821	4.8548 GBP
			1,186,613	4.8557 GBP
		Decrease Short	2,222	4.8269 GBP
			27,067	4.8438 GBP
			133,782	4.8453 GBP
			49,889	4.8474 GBP
			36,101	4.8476 GBP
			2,100	4.8495 GBP
			23,379	4.8496 GBP
			6,937	4.8498 GBP
			1,062,906	4.8499 GBP
			49,157	4.8506 GBP
			21,760	4.8507 GBP
			101,429	4.8508 GBP
			8,374	4.8510 GBP
			17,962	4.8514 GBP
			4,881	4.8516 GBP
			54,542	4.8517 GBP
			385,787	4.8519 GBP
			243,111	4.8521 GBP
			59,451	4.8524 GBP
			720,022	4.8526 GBP
			34,173	4.8527 GBP
			107,600	4.8528 GBP
			56,056	4.8530 GBP
			1,301,688	4.8531 GBP
			83,099	4.8532 GBP
			242,491	4.8533 GBP
			1,588	4.8535 GBP
			31,955	4.8536 GBP
			2,899	4.8537 GBP
			122,708	4.8538 GBP
			3,764	4.8541 GBP
			430	4.8543 GBP
			41,589	4.8545 GBP
			20,373	4.8546 GBP
			25,468	4.8562 GBP
			304,845	4.8565 GBP
			38,801	4.8568 GBP
			64,941	4.8571 GBP
			611	4.8602 GBP
			61,537	4.8624 GBP
			31,637	4.8626 GBP
		Increase Long	1,612	4.8507 GBP
			14,133	4.8515 GBP
			16,283	4.8516 GBP
			37,715	4.8521 GBP
			73,378	4.8523 GBP
			300	4.8533 GBP
		Increase Short	216,299	4.8500 GBP
			84	4.8501 GBP
			8,167	4.8502 GBP
			18,357	4.8513 GBP
			43,857	4.8515 GBP
			4,279	4.8516 GBP
			29,855	4.8520 GBP
		27,067	4.8531 GBP
		4,844	4.8540 GBP
		1,221	4.8544 GBP
		870	4.8550 GBP
		978	4.8616 GBP
		85	4.8661 GBP
	Opening a long position	140	4.8521 GBP
		74,800	4.8537 GBP
	Opening a short position	250,000	4.8374 GBP
		250,000	4.8424 GBP
		41,343	4.8466 GBP
		100,000	4.8483 GBP
		114,179	4.8489 GBP
		100,000	4.8493 GBP
		100,000	4.8503 GBP
		358,657	4.8504 GBP
		2,040	4.8522 GBP
		500,000	4.8524 GBP
		166,900	4.8529 GBP
		36	4.8536 GBP
		262,500	4.8574 GBP
		500,000	4.8594 GBP
		500,000	4.8624 GBP
		275,000	4.8674 GBP
		250,000	4.8709 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:	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 [phone].

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

 

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