23rd Mar 2026 10:00
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader: | J.P. Morgan Securities Plc |
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | Schroders plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker to Schroders plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 20 March 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 this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" | N/A |
2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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 | Purchases/ sales
| Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received | Lowest price per unit paid/received |
20p ordinary | Purchase | 3,209,961 | 5.7309 GBP | 5.7250 GBP |
| Sale | 1,173,836 | 5.7300 GBP | 5.7247 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 |
20p ordinary | Equity Swap | Decrease Long | 320 | 5.7256 GBP |
1,540 | 5.7257 GBP | |||
952 | 5.7304 GBP | |||
Decrease Short | 1,949 | 5.7244 GBP | ||
183,085 | 5.7246 GBP | |||
8 | 5.7247 GBP | |||
79,602 | 5.7249 GBP | |||
103,935 | 5.7250 GBP | |||
6,755 | 5.7251 GBP | |||
289 | 5.7260 GBP | |||
100,077 | 5.7263 GBP | |||
907 | 5.7266 GBP | |||
21,458 | 5.7275 GBP | |||
296 | 5.7276 GBP | |||
96 | 5.7298 GBP | |||
Increase Long | 602 | 5.7246 GBP | ||
29,344 | 5.7248 GBP | |||
5,616 | 5.7252 GBP | |||
Increase Short | 1,881 | 5.7202 GBP | ||
805,683 | 5.7250 GBP | |||
999 | 5.7251 GBP | |||
15 | 5.7252 GBP | |||
3,547 | 5.7253 GBP | |||
395,812 | 5.7256 GBP | |||
10,944 | 5.7266 GBP | |||
268,067 | 5.7268 GBP | |||
4,631 | 5.7270 GBP | |||
22,255 | 5.7272 GBP | |||
21,458 | 5.7275 GBP | |||
777 | 5.7281 GBP | |||
315,400 | 5.7290 GBP | |||
386,500 | 5.7293 GBP | |||
157 | 5.7306 GBP | |||
1,280 | 5.7309 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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3. 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 exempt principal trader 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 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 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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| Date of disclosure: | 23 March 2026 |
| Contact name: | Hetvi Shah |
| Telephone number: | 44 2034 936359 |
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 dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
Related Shares:
Schroders