17th Jul 2026 09:15
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: |
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(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 |
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(d) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
| 16 Jul 2026 | ||||
(e) | In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal | NO |
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| trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any) |
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Class of relevant security: | 0.5p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 24,332,540 | 2.98% | 4,010,916 | 0.49% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 1,835,396 | 0.22% | 24,375,843 | 2.98% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 26,167,936 | 3.20% | 28,386,759 | 3.47% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Total number of | Highest price per unit | Lowest price per unit | |||
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0.5p ordinary | Purchase | 16,244,775 | 4.8650 GBP | 4.8297 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | Sale | 11,510,315 | 4.8650 GBP | 4.8295 GBP | |||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 40,095 | 4.8500 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 9,151 | 4.8545 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 6,800 | 4.8548 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 595,937 | 4.8534 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 3,780 | 4.8515 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 1,891 | 4.8489 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 416 | 4.8396 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 356,836 | 4.8500 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 106,796 | 4.8520 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 15,918 | 4.8497 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 65,668 | 4.8610 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 35,630 | 4.8496 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 455,040 | 4.8538 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 491,412 | 4.8500 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 88,223 | 4.8509 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 8,406 | 4.8543 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 372,285 | 4.8530 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 621,615 | 4.8530 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 25,000 | 4.8569 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 4,024 | 4.8545 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 25,000 | 4.8300 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 275,403 | 4.8503 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 11,254 | 4.8500 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 17,450 | 4.8546 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 31,436 | 4.8533 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 4,783 | 4.8509 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 500,000 | 4.8324 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 252,295 | 4.8524 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 500,000 | 4.8504 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 250,000 | 4.8524 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 38,453 | 4.8536 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 214,258 | 4.8538 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 446 | 4.8519 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 287,479 | 4.8518 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 329,669 | 4.8500 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 131,770 | 4.8476 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 362,923 | 4.8525 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 541,769 | 4.8495 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 49,631 | 4.8494 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 468,114 | 4.8523 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 781,886 | 4.8524 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 100,000 | 4.8577 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 89,294 | 4.8525 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 61,227 | 4.8500 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 11,121 | 4.8561 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 1,642 | 4.8509 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 66,160 | 4.8509 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 775 | 4.8322 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,410 | 4.8528 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12,648 | 4.8578 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,075 | 4.8530 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 30,065 | 4.8514 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 13,320 | 4.8398 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 281,021 | 4.8524 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 468,979 | 4.8524 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 6,329 | 4.8533 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 127,883 | 4.8559 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 724 | 4.8500 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,677 | 4.8527 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,209 | 4.8537 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,252 | 4.8500 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 7,376 | 4.8582 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 420,471 | 4.8544 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 702,205 | 4.8544 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 447 | 4.8543 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,634 | 4.8591 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 74,276 | 4.8500 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 643 | 4.8520 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 29,550 | 4.8560 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,873 | 4.8546 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 154,615 | 4.8500 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 214,049 | 4.8500 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 87,583 | 4.8520 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 566,149 | 4.8520 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 27,665 | 4.8536 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,216 | 4.8500 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 23,519 | 4.8520 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 15,351 | 4.8500 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 196,355 | 4.8500 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 215,257 | 4.8483 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,668 | 4.8534 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 207,138 | 4.8502 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 458,000 | 4.8548 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 527 | 4.8590 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 346,925 | 4.8574 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 53,075 | 4.8574 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,158,585 | 4.8509 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 500,000 | 4.8524 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 84,605 | 4.8545 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 459,213 | 4.8524 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 1,012,288 | 4.8506 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 277,479 | 4.8506 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 250,000 | 4.8324 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 27,479 | 4.8574 GBP | |||
0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 97,521 | 4.8574 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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(ii) | Exercising |
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 17 Jul 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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