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Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity and Derivative transactions, the disclosure made on 15th May for dealings on 14th May has been updated. Section 2(a) and 2(b) has been updated.
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: | (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL |
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | TATE & LYLE PLC |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | TATE & LYLE PLC |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 14 May 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 the 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 |
29 1/6p ordinary | Purchases | 13,683,308 | 5.7600 GBP | 3.7580 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | Sales | 12,175,473 | 5.7950 GBP | 3.7476 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 |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 1,648 | 3.7523 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 115 | 3.7714 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 11,200 | 3.9093 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 19,137 | 3.9276 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 5,880 | 3.9414 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 4,267 | 3.9428 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1 | 3.9430 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 5,880 | 4.4145 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Closing a long position | 1,026 | 4.9922 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 296 | 4.9922 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 3,489 | 5.0242 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 54,624 | 5.0546 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 1,186 | 5.1293 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,332 | 5.1313 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 975 | 5.3679 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,000 | 5.3899 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 98,836 | 5.3899 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 2,912 | 5.3907 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 24,443 | 5.3907 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 11,961 | 5.3907 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 5,630 | 5.3907 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 796 | 5.3907 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 4,048 | 5.3907 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 4,704 | 5.3983 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 100 | 5.4013 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 6,300 | 5.4048 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 7,056 | 5.4085 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 5,224 | 5.4088 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 408 | 5.4129 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 7,950 | 5.4160 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 368 | 5.4167 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 24,709 | 5.4324 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,000 | 5.4324 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 40,364 | 5.4324 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Closing a long position | 9,329 | 5.4324 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 75,388 | 5.4364 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 1,547 | 5.4429 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Closing a long position | 69,264 | 5.4479 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 2,985 | 5.4493 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 77,991 | 5.4493 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 21,721 | 5.4493 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 516 | 5.4493 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Closing a long position | 823 | 5.4493 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Closing a long position | 171 | 5.4493 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Closing a long position | 180 | 5.4493 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 20,550 | 5.4496 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Closing a short position | 1,607 | 5.4500 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,402 | 5.4504 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,821 | 5.4648 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 180 | 5.4648 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 171 | 5.4648 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 527 | 5.4648 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 7,056 | 5.4695 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 588 | 5.4801 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 3,617 | 5.4849 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,316 | 5.5051 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Closing a long position | 1,592 | 5.5090 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Closing a long position | 408 | 5.5090 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Closing a long position | 4 | 5.5090 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Closing a long position | 5,956 | 5.5090 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 67,104 | 5.5239 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 11,760 | 5.5485 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 8,064 | 5.5739 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 603,900 | 5.6176 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Closing a long position | 21,954 | 5.6448 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Closing a long position | 3,114 | 5.6448 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Closing a long position | 8,064 | 5.6709 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 541,134 | 5.6761 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Closing a short position | 796 | 5.6906 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 622 | 5.6906 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 4,401 | 5.6906 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 19,110 | 5.6906 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Closing a short position | 5,630 | 5.6906 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 2,276 | 5.6906 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Closing a short position | 2,912 | 5.6906 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Closing a short position | 4,048 | 5.6906 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Closing a short position | 24,443 | 5.6906 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 3,164 | 5.6906 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 21,314 | 5.6906 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 11,760 | 5.6941 GBP |
29 1/6p ordinary | CFD | Closing a long position | 114,149 | 5.7790 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: | 20 May 2026 |
| Contact name: | Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka |
| Telephone number: | +33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817 |
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.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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