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Form 8.3

5th Feb 2026 15:00

RNS Number : 9399R
NFU Mutual
05 February 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:

National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society Ltd

(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

Auction Technology Group 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

04/02/2026

(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"

NO

 

 

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:

 

Ordinary GBP0.01 ISIN: GB00BMVQDZ64

 

 

 

Interests

Short positions

 

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

3,535,350

2.92

 

 

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

3,535,350

2.92

 

 

 

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

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

76

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

711

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

352

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

440

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

660

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

458

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

431

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

405

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

654

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

457

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

219

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

516

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

195

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

242

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

451

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

172

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

30

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

423

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

272

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

89

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

141

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

421

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

40

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

410

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

461

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

413

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

407

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

428

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

103

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

404

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

2046

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

456

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

400

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

9

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

121

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

152

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

305

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

152

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

457

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

438

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

301

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

364

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

68

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

11

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

654

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

469

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

435

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

469

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

16

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

308

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

154

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

444

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

216

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

21

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

452

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

79

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

165

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

280

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

165

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

453

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

423

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

28

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

452

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

403

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

474

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

433

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

412

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

437

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

458

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

22

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

452

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

435

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

17

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

452

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

422

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

1

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

22

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

439

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

1

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

20

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

393

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

1

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

21

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

413

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

1

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

23

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

451

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

24

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

447

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

13

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

52

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

457

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

246

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

144

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

432

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

407

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

411

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

433

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

451

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

446

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

443

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

3

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

409

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

436

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

405

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

469

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

445

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

400

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

102

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

428

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

4

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

25

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

130

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

204

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

327

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

182

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

225

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

257

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

3538

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

450

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

3

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

254

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

257

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

176

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

257

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

257

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

114

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

44

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

213

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

257

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

420

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

407

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

13

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

407

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

13

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

464

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

3524

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

450

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

411

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

478

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

406

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

21

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

5

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

377

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

52

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

452

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

433

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

459

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

96

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

1

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

219

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

446

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

22

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

444

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

1

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

18

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

365

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

80

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

421

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

22

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

4

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

407

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

21

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

5

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

22

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

276

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

420

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

31

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

438

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

435

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

446

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

23

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

3

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

403

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

21

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

5

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

22

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

461

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

420

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

24

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

2

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

453

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

159

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

8

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

38

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

269

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

381

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

1001

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

26

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

1

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

438

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

441

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

12

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

150

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

299

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

401

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

488

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

457

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

402

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

1608

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

29

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

14

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

6

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

444

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

435

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

9

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

445

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

445

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

110

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

302

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

29

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

101

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

429

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

408

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

408

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

44

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

295

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

356

281p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

55

280p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

31

280p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

341

280p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

250

280p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

424

280p

Ordinary GBP0.01

Purchase

266

280p

 

(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

 

 

 

(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

 

 

Date of disclosure:

05/02/2026

Contact name:

Alex Mann

Email*:

[email protected]

 

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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