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Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI ROTORK PLC

24th Jul 2026 11:37

RNS Number : 8109N
Barclays PLC
24 July 2026
 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS

(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Name of exempt principal trader:

 

BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD

(b)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

 

ROTORK PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

 

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

ABB AUTOMATION HOLDING UK LIMITED (AN INDIRECT, WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF ABB LTD)

 

principal trader is connected

 

 

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

 

23 Jul 2026

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal

NO

 

 

 

trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

 

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(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:

0.5p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

21,039,953

2.57%

3,217,331

0.39%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

847,971

0.10%

20,885,723

2.56%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

21,887,924

2.68%

24,103,054

2.95%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

 

 

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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Total number of

Highest price per unit

Lowest price per unit

security

 

securities

paid/received

paid/received

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

2,358,791

4.8700 GBP

4.8509 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

1,358,924

4.8690 GBP

4.8500 GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,114

4.8559 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,157

4.8549 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,704

4.8549 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

58,768

4.8555 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,797

4.8549 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

40,426

4.8558 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

235

4.8516 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,689

4.8599 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

58,424

4.8597 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,000,000

4.8543 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,700

4.8516 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

424,233

4.8593 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

12,436

4.8503 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

7,710

4.8578 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

25,186

4.8558 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

7,378

4.8578 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,216

4.8529 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,035

4.8632 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

42,436

4.8598 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

79,617

4.8596 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,235

4.8521 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,814

4.8704 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,832

4.8592 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,183

4.8592 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

9,179

4.8587 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13

4.8519 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,490

4.8536 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

31,389

4.8582 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,845

4.8541 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,552

4.8598 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

98,799

4.8615 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

41,892

4.8591 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

31,731

4.8552 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

49,968

4.8552 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

674

4.8609 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,074

4.8522 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,376

4.8602 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20

4.8550 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

106,332

4.8564 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

46,908

4.8596 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,167

4.8596 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

739

4.8600 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,651

4.8598 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

37,473

4.8600 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,916

4.8600 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,318

4.8604 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,944

4.8600 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

165,554

4.8524 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

246

4.8600 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

41,976

4.8510 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

146,577

4.8553 GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Exercising

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

applicable)

 

 

 

 

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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:

 

 

 

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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

 

 

any derivative is referenced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

(c)

Attachments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

24 Jul 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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