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RNS Number : 2357L  JPMorgan Securities Plc  03 June 2025

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  FD Technologies plc
 relates:

      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is        Joint Financial Adviser and Joint Corporate Broker to FD Technologies plc and
 connected:                                                                      TA Associates Management, L.P.
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                    2 June 2025
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    N/A
 making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?

      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "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

 0.5p ordinary               Purchase          63,429                      24.4500 GBP                           24.1621 GBP

                             Sale              22,272                      24.4500 GBP                           24.1500 GBP

 

(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
 0.5p ordinary               Equity Swap          Decrease Long                                                                  13                              24.2357 GBP

                                                                                                                                 156                             24.2395 GBP

                                                                                                                                 359                             24.2617 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,520                           24.2742 GBP

                                                                                                                                 2                               24.3015 GBP

                                                                                                                                 47                              24.3018 GBP

                                                  Decrease Short                                                                 14                              24.2000 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,332                           24.2900 GBP

                                                                                                                                 100                             24.2998 GBP

                                                  Increase Long                                                                  35                              24.2240 GBP

                                                                                                                                 197                             24.2482 GBP

                                                  Increase Short                                                                 414                             24.1669 GBP

                                                                                                                                 9                               24.2378 GBP

                                                                                                                                 558                             24.2381 GBP

                                                                                                                                 100                             24.2502 GBP

                                                                                                                                 3                               24.2521 GBP

                                                                                                                                 153                             24.2524 GBP

                                                                                                                                 32                              24.2525 GBP

                                                                                                                                 27,334                          24.2621 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,120                           24.2675 GBP

                                                                                                                                 21                              24.2677 GBP

                                                                                                                                 731                             24.3003 GBP

                                                  Opening a Long Position                                                        126                             24.2493 GBP

                                                  Opening a Short Position                                                       40                              24.2007 GBP

                                                                                                                                 9,609                           24.2012 GBP

                                                                                                                                 86                              24.2500 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                           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

 

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

 

(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

 

 

 Date of disclosure:  3 June 2025
 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
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .

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