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

JPMorgan Securities Plc

06 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:	05 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	544,163	3.3900 GBP	3.1350 GBP
	Sale	417,835	3.3750 GBP	3.1300 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	10	3.2053 GBP
			133	3.2251 GBP
			7	3.2353 GBP
			800	3.2363 GBP
			90	3.2465 GBP
			443	3.2478 GBP
			20,473	3.2873 GBP
			5,597	3.2968 GBP
			23,232	3.3037 GBP
			770	3.3501 GBP
			39	3.3537 GBP
			3,107	3.3562 GBP
			5,785	3.3571 GBP
		Decrease Short	100	3.2200 GBP
			916	3.2356 GBP
			2,393	3.2669 GBP
			19,103	3.2800 GBP
			2,512	3.2850 GBP
			7,062	3.3052 GBP
			2,582	3.3485 GBP
			7,721	3.3500 GBP
			2,295	3.3547 GBP
		Increase Long	481	3.2670 GBP
			82,934	3.2836 GBP
			249	3.2841 GBP
			3,000	3.2908 GBP
			597	3.3235 GBP
			5,200	3.3387 GBP
			10,885	3.3514 GBP
			744	3.3543 GBP
			6,596	3.3566 GBP
			4,452	3.3598 GBP
		Increase Short	3,183	3.2375 GBP
			100	3.3500 GBP
		Opening a long position	1,001	3.2500 GBP
			433	3.2651 GBP
			876	3.3758 GBP
		Opening a short position	50,000	3.1502 GBP
			100,000	3.2002 GBP
			50,000	3.3002 GBP
			45	3.3152 GBP
			50,000	3.3167 GBP
			1,829	3.3500 GBP
			129,888	3.3503 GBP
			481	3.3674 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:	06 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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