<div id="readability-page-1"><div>RNS Number : 3787Q JPMorgan Securities Plc 26 January 2026 FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITYRule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the &#34;Code&#34;)1. KEY INFORMATION<div><table><tbody><tr><td>(a) Name of exempt principal trader: </td><td>J.P. Morgan Securities Plc</td></tr><tr><td>(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree</td><td>Auction Technology Group plc</td></tr><tr><td>(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:</td><td>Corporate Broker to Auction Technology Group plc</td></tr><tr><td>(d) Date dealing undertaken:</td><td>23 January 2026</td></tr><tr><td>(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 &#34;N/A&#34;</td><td>N/A</td></tr></tbody></table></div>2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERWhere 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<div><table><tbody><tr><td>Class of relevant security</td><td>Purchases/ sales</td><td>Total number of securities</td><td>Highest price per unit paid/received</td><td>Lowest price per unit paid/received</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">0.01p ordinary</td><td>Purchase</td><td>53,446</td><td>3.3775 GBP</td><td>3.3236 GBP</td></tr><tr><td> Sale</td><td> 188,840</td><td> 3.3800 GBP</td><td> 3.3146 GBP</td></tr></tbody></table></div>(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions<div><table><tbody><tr><td>Class of relevant security</td><td>Product descriptione.g. CFD</td><td>Nature of dealinge.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position</td><td>Number of reference securities</td><td>Price per unit</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="33">0.01p ordinary</td><td>Equity Swap</td><td>Decrease Long</td><td>8,987</td><td>3.3301 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>3,166</td><td>3.3426 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>10,199</td><td>3.3471 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>2</td><td>3.3541 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>193</td><td>3.3551 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>886</td><td>3.3653 GBP</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> Decrease Short</td><td> 14,343</td><td> 3.3189 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>3,894</td><td>3.3407 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>2,204</td><td>3.3426 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>2,855</td><td>3.3470 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>1,374</td><td>3.3519 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>8,622</td><td>3.3599 GBP</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> Increase Long</td><td> 372</td><td> 3.3146 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>1,902</td><td>3.3246 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>5,735</td><td>3.3308 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>3,519</td><td>3.3341 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>28,465</td><td>3.3344 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>1,400</td><td>3.3376 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>453</td><td>3.3403 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>25,805</td><td>3.3453 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>1,209</td><td>3.3475 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>59</td><td>3.3489 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>1,337</td><td>3.3494 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>3,419</td><td>3.3500 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>770</td><td>3.3529 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>16,716</td><td>3.3556 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>16,130</td><td>3.3557 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>12,658</td><td>3.3585 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>5,265</td><td>3.3591 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>444</td><td>3.3597 GBP</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> Opening a long position</td><td> 52</td><td> 3.3649 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>320</td><td>3.3699 GBP</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> Opening a short position</td><td> 372</td><td> 3.3300 GBP</td></tr></tbody></table></div>(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying<ul><li>Class of relevant security</li><li>Product description e.g. call option</li><li>Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.</li><li>Number of securities to which option relates</li><li>Exercise price per unit</li><li>Typee.g. American, European etc.</li><li>Expiry date</li><li>Option money paid/ received per unit</li></ul>(ii) Exercise<ul><li>Class of relevant security</li><li>Product descriptione.g. call option</li><li>Exercising/ exercised against</li><li>Number of securities</li><li>Exercise price per unit</li></ul>(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)<ul><li>Class of relevant security</li><li>Nature of dealinge.g. subscription, conversion</li><li>Details</li><li>Price per unit (if applicable)</li></ul>3. OTHER INFORMATION(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements<ul><li>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 &#34;none&#34;</li><li>None</li></ul>(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives<ul><li>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 &#34;none&#34;</li><li>None</li></ul><div><table><tbody><tr><td>Date of disclosure:</td><td>26 January 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Contact name:</td><td>Hetvi Shah</td></tr><tr><td>Telephone number:</td><td>44 2034 936359</td></tr></tbody></table></div>Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service. 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J.P. Morgan Securities Plc disclosed its dealings in Auction Technology Group plc under Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code. On January 23, 2026, it purchased 53,446 ordinary shares at prices ranging from £3.3236 to £3.3775 and sold 188,840 shares at prices between £3.3146 and £3.3800. The report also includes details of cash-settled derivative transactions and other dealings. The disclosure was made on January 26, 2026, by Hetvi Shah, with contact details provided for further inquiries.

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