6th Aug 2026 15:00
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: | Citadel Group |
(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. | N/A |
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | BODYCOTE PLC |
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: | N/A |
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure | 5 August 2026 |
(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
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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: | ISIN GB00B3FLWH99 17 3/11p ordinary | |||
| Interests | Short positions | ||
| Number | % | Number | % |
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 0 | 0.00 | 52,080 | 0.03 |
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
| 3,624,275 | 2.12 | 0 | 0.00 |
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
TOTAL: | 3,624,275 | 2.12 | 52,080 | 0.03 |
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: | N/A |
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: | N/A |
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 |
Common | Buy Transaction | 496 | 7.5600 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 312 | 7.5800 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 207 | 7.5900 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 527 | 7.6100 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 522 | 7.6150 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 185 | 7.6150 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 73 | 7.6151 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,396 | 7.6200 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 15 | 7.6253 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,800 | 7.6300 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 10 | 7.6350 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 227 | 7.6350 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 17 | 7.6353 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 5,317 | 7.6400 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 149 | 7.6450 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 726 | 7.6500 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 186 | 7.6550 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 17 | 7.6653 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 573 | 7.6700 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 156 | 7.6800 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 8 | 7.6850 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 175 | 7.6850 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 149 | 7.6850 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 14 | 7.6900 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 48 | 7.6950 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 3 | 7.6967 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 5 | 7.7000 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 188 | 7.7050 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 19 | 7.7053 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 17 | 7.7053 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 371 | 7.7300 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 180 | 7.7650 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 15 | 7.7653 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 65 | 7.7700 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 161 | 7.7900 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 190 | 7.7950 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 150 | 7.8000 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 396 | 7.8050 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 856 | 7.8200 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 260 | 7.8250 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 143 | 7.8250 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 85 | 7.8251 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 184 | 7.8300 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 12 | 7.8350 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 19 | 7.8353 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 17 | 7.8353 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 6 | 7.8367 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 264 | 7.8450 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 88 | 7.8500 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 120 | 7.8550 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 690 | 7.8600 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 34 | 7.8650 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 19 | 7.8653 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 492 | 7.8700 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 845 | 7.8800 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,803 | 7.8850 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 121 | 7.8850 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 168 | 7.8900 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 162 | 7.8950 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 219 | 7.8950 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,546 | 7.9000 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 604 | 7.9050 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 19 | 7.9053 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 772 | 7.9100 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 500 | 7.9125 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 220 | 7.9200 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 173 | 7.9250 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 25 | 7.9252 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 17 | 7.9253 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 3,070 | 7.9350 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 197 | 7.9350 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 23 | 7.9352 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 17 | 7.9353 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 34 | 7.9400 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 168 | 7.9450 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 217 | 7.9450 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,904 | 7.9500 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 22 | 7.9550 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 11 | 7.9555 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,531 | 7.9600 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 17 | 7.9653 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 9 | 7.9656 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 223 | 7.9700 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 256 | 7.9750 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 187 | 7.9750 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 13 | 7.9800 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 169 | 7.9900 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 218 | 8.0000 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 14 | 8.0050 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 25 | 8.0052 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 25 | 8.0100 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 690 | 8.0150 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 107 | 8.0150 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 129 | 8.0151 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 21 | 8.0152 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 17 | 8.0153 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 43 | 8.0200 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 216 | 8.0250 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 161 | 8.0250 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 21 | 8.0252 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 471 | 8.0300 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 23 | 8.0400 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 56 | 8.0550 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 447 | 8.0550 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 157 | 8.0600 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 313 | 8.0700 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 160 | 8.0900 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 422 | 8.2150 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 208 | 8.2250 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 211 | 8.2750 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 272 | 8.2900 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 8 | 8.7700 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 17 | 8.8500 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 778 | 8.9100 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 288 | 8.9150 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 19 | 8.9153 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 20 | 8.9250 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 182 | 9.0150 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 33 | 9.0152 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 29 | 9.0352 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 17 | 9.0353 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 22 | 9.0600 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 489 | 9.0750 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 55 | 9.0851 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 41 | 9.0900 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 43 | 9.1000 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 251 | 9.1100 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 14 | 9.1200 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 16 | 9.1250 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 263 | 9.1250 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,316 | 9.1300 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 300 | 9.1350 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 9 | 9.1356 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 572 | 9.1850 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 160 | 9.1950 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 189 | 9.1950 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 169 | 9.1950 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 23 | 9.1952 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 60 | 9.2050 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 35 | 9.2051 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 624 | 9.2150 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 13 | 9.2154 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 11,051 | 9.2300 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 41 | 9.2500 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 7 | 7.5900 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 745 | 7.6000 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 398 | 7.6050 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 195 | 7.6050 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 212 | 7.6100 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 278 | 7.6150 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 417 | 7.6150 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 183 | 7.6150 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 29 | 7.6152 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1,088 | 7.6200 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 364 | 7.6250 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 379 | 7.6250 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 3 | 7.6267 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 233 | 7.6300 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 198 | 7.6350 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 571 | 7.6350 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 227 | 7.6350 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 165 | 7.6350 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 132 | 7.6400 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 2 | 7.6450 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 150 | 7.6500 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1 | 7.6600 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 288 | 7.6900 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 5,250 | 7.7050 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 241 | 7.7050 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 188 | 7.7100 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 65 | 7.7700 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 222 | 7.8150 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 170 | 7.8600 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 354 | 7.8650 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 203 | 7.8700 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 2 | 7.8800 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 45 | 7.8851 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 3 | 7.8867 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 752 | 7.9000 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 90 | 7.9050 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 137 | 7.9050 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 562 | 7.9100 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 404 | 7.9150 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 219 | 7.9200 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 185 | 7.9250 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 163 | 7.9250 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 173 | 7.9350 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 269 | 7.9400 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 219 | 7.9500 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 168 | 7.9550 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 319 | 7.9700 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 58 | 7.9750 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 587 | 7.9900 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 570 | 7.9950 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 275 | 7.9950 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 271 | 7.9950 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 177 | 7.9950 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 3,396 | 8.0000 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 18 | 8.0050 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 284 | 8.0100 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 212 | 8.0150 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 19 | 8.0153 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 3 | 8.0167 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1,965 | 8.0200 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 168 | 8.0250 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 379 | 8.0250 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 105 | 8.0250 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 5 | 8.0260 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 187 | 8.0300 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 173 | 8.0350 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 4 | 8.0400 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 596 | 8.0450 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 749 | 8.0500 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 173 | 8.0550 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 157 | 8.0550 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 217 | 8.0900 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 26 | 8.1000 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 49 | 8.1151 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 272 | 8.1350 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1,200 | 8.1400 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 631 | 8.1600 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 160 | 8.1750 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 180 | 8.2150 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 115 | 8.2150 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 33 | 8.2200 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 211 | 8.2350 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 339 | 8.2400 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 187 | 8.2700 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 110 | 8.7950 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 295 | 8.7950 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 394 | 8.7950 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 3 | 8.8100 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 383 | 8.8200 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 14 | 8.8600 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 480 | 9.0000 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 121 | 9.0100 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1,010 | 9.0200 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 319 | 9.0450 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 446 | 9.0500 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 69 | 9.1251 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 190 | 9.1300 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 68 | 9.1450 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 993 | 9.1450 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 17,174 | 9.1500 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 28 | 9.1650 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 153 | 9.1650 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 73 | 9.1651 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 919 | 9.1700 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 605 | 9.1750 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1,351 | 9.1800 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 500 | 9.1850 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 651 | 9.1850 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 33 | 9.1852 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 210 | 9.1900 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 903 | 9.2050 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 86,670 | 9.2100 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 7,032 | 9.2200 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 14 | 9.2250 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 993 | 9.2250 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 105 | 9.2250 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1,705 | 9.2300 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 |
Common | CFD | Opening long position | 188 | 7.6290 GBP |
Common | CFD | Opening long position | 1,402 | 7.6745 GBP |
Common | CFD | Opening long position | 974 | 7.7964 GBP |
Common | CFD | Opening long position | 1,770 | 7.8430 GBP |
Common | CFD | Opening long position | 76,985 | 7.8904 GBP |
Common | CFD | Opening long position | 76,984 | 7.8904 GBP |
Common | CFD | Opening long position | 16,002 | 7.9175 GBP |
Common | CFD | Opening long position | 631 | 7.9621 GBP |
Common | CFD | Opening long position | 50,000 | 7.9674 GBP |
Common | CFD | Opening long position | 50,000 | 7.9674 GBP |
Common | CFD | Reducing long position | 39,601 | 8.0472 GBP |
Common | CFD | Reducing long position | 2,815 | 8.7458 GBP |
Common | CFD | Reducing long position | 3,071 | 8.7860 GBP |
Common | CFD | Opening long position | 9,628 | 8.9101 GBP |
Common | CFD | Reducing long position | 22,694 | 9.0219 GBP |
Common | CFD | Reducing long position | 19,928 | 9.0226 GBP |
Common | CFD | Reducing long position | 379 | 9.0434 GBP |
Common | CFD | Opening long position | 8 | 9.2300 GBP |
Common | CFD | Reducing long position | 3,805 | 9.2300 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) |
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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
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(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
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(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO |
Date of disclosure: | 6 August 2026 |
Contact name: | Paula Santos |
Telephone number*: | 020 7645 9700 |
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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
*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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