REG - NFU Mutual Auction Technology - Form 8.3
05/02/2026 15:15
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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 N/A
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.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form Auction Technology Group Plc
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this N/A
and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 04/02/2026
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date
prior to the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making NO
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
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:
3,535,350 2.92
TOTAL:
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 Nature of dealing Number of reference securities Price per unit
e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
position
(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 Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
e.g. American, European etc.
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, conversion
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*: Investments_Middle_Office@nfumutual.co.uk
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
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .
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