29th Oct 2026 16:51
FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 1488Z published at 11:52 on 15/10/2026 , changes made to section 2A,3B | |||||||
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 relevant securities this form relates: | ROTORK PLC | |||||
(c) | Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected | ABB AUTOMATION HOLDING UK LIMITED (AN INDIRECT, WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF ABB LTD) | |||||
(d) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 14 Oct 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 the offer? | NO | |||||
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: | 28,028,593 | 3.43% | 1,189,808 | 0.15% | |||
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 1,041,803 | 0.13% | 27,577,554 | 3.37% | |||
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
TOTAL: | 29,070,396 | 3.56% | 28,767,362 | 3.52% | |||
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(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive options) | ||||||
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchase and sales |
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Class of relevant security | Purchase/sale | Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received | Lowest price per unit paid/received | |||
0.5p ordinary | Purchase | 127323 | 4.9260 GBP | 4.9203 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | Sale | 133875 | 4.9260 GBP | 4.9200 GBP | |||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
Class of relevant security | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of reference securities | Price per unit | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 287 | 4.9237 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 14,582 | 4.9102 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,500 | 4.9203 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 28,771 | 4.9120 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | CFD | Closing Long | 1,665 | 4.9204 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 3,034 | 4.9251 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 2,407 | 4.9244 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,823 | 4.9253 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 187 | 4.9258 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13,999 | 4.9302 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,600 | 4.9236 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 23,450 | 4.9101 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 54 | 4.9260 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13,869 | 4.9262 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,615 | 4.9100 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,422 | 4.9246 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 351,615 | 4.9120 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,672 | 4.9209 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 211,746 | 4.9124 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,180 | 4.9200 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 250,000 | 4.9124 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 287 | 4.9224 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 60 | 4.9100 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,041 | 4.9260 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,577 | 4.9256 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,537 | 4.9260 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6,936 | 4.9166 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 210 | 4.9240 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 326 | 4.9150 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 28,279 | 4.9250 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 198 | 4.9300 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 20,339 | 4.9201 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 42,044 | 4.9180 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6,585 | 4.9180 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 25,776 | 4.9171 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 489 | 4.9259 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 70 | 4.9260 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,606 | 4.9259 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 27,856 | 4.9240 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10,633 | 4.9234 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 13,176 | 4.9220 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | ||||||
(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | ||||||
Class of relevant security | Product description | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc | Number of securities to which option relates | Exercise price per unit | Type | Expiry date | Option money paid/ received per unit |
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(ii) | Exercising |
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Class of relevant security | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit | |||
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | ||||||
Class of relevant security | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) | ||||
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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: | 29 Oct 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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