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:Investec Bank plc | (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offereeAdvanced Medical Solutions Group Plc | (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:Investec is Advisor & Joint Broker to Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc | (d) Date dealing undertaken:26th June 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 securityPurchases/ sales Total number of securitiesHighest price per unit paid/receivedLowest price per unit paid/received | Ordinary sharesPurchase1,705,802279278 | Ordinary sharesSales2,238,448280.5278.25 |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of relevant securityN/A | Product description e.g. CFDN/A | Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short positionN/A | Number of reference securitiesN/A | Price per unitN/A |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
| Class of relevant securityN/A | Product description e.g. call optionN/A | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.N/A | Number of securities to which option relatesN/A | Exercise price per unitN/A | Type e.g. American, European etc.N/A | Expiry dateN/A | Option money paid/ received per unitN/A |
(ii) Exercise
| Class of relevant securityN/A | Product description e.g. call optionN/A | Exercising/ exercised againstN/A | Number of securitiesN/A | Exercise price per unitN/A |
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
| Class of relevant securityN/A | Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversionN/A | DetailsN/A | Price per unit (if applicable)N/A |
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:29th June 2026 | Contact name:Abhishek Gawde | Telephone number:+91-9923757332 |
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.
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