{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"132042","rtpr_id":"nBw99M613a","ticker":"SDR","exchange":"LSE","all_tickers":["SDR"],"title":"REG-Computershare Trustees (Jersey) Limited Form 8.3","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-09-01T07:42:00.106Z","article_body":"Form 8.3\n\n \n\nFORM 8.3\n\nPUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY\n\nA PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE\n\nRule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)\n\n1. KEY INFORMATION\n (a) Full name of discloser:                                                      Computershare Trustees (Jersey) Limited as trustee of the Schroders Employee     \n                                                                                  Benefit Trust                                                                    \n (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if           Trustee is Schroders Employee Benefit Trust                                      \n different from 1(a):                                                             \n                                                                                \n \n                                                                                \n                                                                                \n \nThe naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the    \n                                                                                \n trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.                             \nSettlor is Schroders plc                                                        \n                                                                                  \n                                                                                \n                                                                                  \n                                                                                \n                                                                                  \n                                                                                \n                                                                                  \nBeneficiaries are defined in the Trust deed as any Employee or former Employee  \n                                                                                  or the spouse, Civil partner, surviving spouse or surviving Civil Partner of     \n                                                                                  any Employee or former Employee or the child or stepchild (in each case, under   \n                                                                                  the age of 18) of any Employee or former Employee.                               \n                                                                                  \n                                                                                \n                                                                                  \n                                                                                \n                                                                                  \n                                                                                \n                                                                                  \nEmployees are defined as “the employees of a Group Company (including           \n                                                                                  executive directors) from time to time”.                                         \n                                                                                  \n                                                                                \n                                                                                  \n                                                                                \n                                                                                  \n                                                                                \n                                                                                  \nGroup means a group within the meaning of section 1261(1) of the Companies Act  \n                                                                                  2006 of which the Company is a member and which includes any other body          \n                                                                                  corporate which is its Holding Company or Subsidiary and any other body          \n                                                                                  corporate which is a Subsidiary of that Holding Company.                         \n (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form   Schroders plc as Offeree                                                         \n relates:                                                                                                                                                          \n \n                                                                                                                                                                 \n \nUse a separate form for each offeror/offeree                                                                                                                     \n (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this                                                                                       \n and specify identity of offeror/offeree:                                                                                                                          \n (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                       28 August 2026                                                                   \n \n                                                                                                                                                                 \n \nFor an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to                                                                                   \n the disclosure                                                                                                                                                    \n (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making            N/A                                                                              \n disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?                          \n                                                                                \n \n                                                                                \n                                                                                \n \nIf it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”                                                                                                        \n\n\n2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE\n\nIf there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one\nclass of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy\ntable 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant\nsecurity.\n\n(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or\nofferee to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)\n Class of relevant security:                                          Schroders plc Ordinary Shares of 1p each            \n                                                                      Interests                 Short positions           \n \n                                                                                                                        \n \n                                                                                                                        \n                                                                      Number       %            Number       %            \n (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                     31,474,332   1.9541                                 \n (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                                                            \n \n                                                                                                                        \n \n                                                                                                                        \n (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to                                                      \n purchase/sell:                                                                                                           \n                                                                      31,474,332   1.9541                                 \n \n                                                                                                                        \n \nTOTAL:                                                                                                                  \n\n\nAll interests and all short positions should be disclosed.\n\nDetails of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded\noptions), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be\ngiven on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).\n\n(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other\nemployee options)\n Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:       \n Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:      \n\n\n3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE\n\nWhere there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities\nof the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as\nappropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.\n\nThe currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.\n\n(a) Purchases and sales\n Class of relevant security  Purchase/sale  Number of securities  Price per unit  \n                             \n                                                    \n                             \n                                                    \n                                                                                  \n                             \n                                                    \n                             \n                                                    \n\n\n(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions\n Class of relevant security  Product description  Nature of dealing                                                              Number of reference securities  Price per unit  \n                             \n                    \n                                                                                                                              \n                             \ne.g. CFD            \ne.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short                                                  \n                                                  position                                                                                                                       \n                                                                                                                                                                                 \n                             \n                                                                                                                                                   \n                             \n                                                                                                                                                   \n\n\n(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)\n\n(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying\n 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  \n                                                                                                                                                                                      \n                                                                                 \n                                                                                                                                                                                      \ne.g. American, European etc.                                                     \n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n\n\n(ii) Exercise\n Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit  \n                             \n                                                                                                  \n                             \ne.g. call option                                                                                  \n                                                                                                                                \n                                                                                                       \n                        \n                                                                                                       \n                        \n\n\n(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)\n Class of relevant security                      Nature of dealing                                   Details   Price per unit (if applicable)  \n                                                 \n                                                                                             \n                                                 \ne.g. subscription, conversion                                                                \n Schroders plc Ordinary Shares of 20 pence each  Transfer of shares out to satisfy awards exercised  (20,528)  N/A                             \n\n\n4. OTHER INFORMATION\n\n(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements\n Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or              \n understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may     \n be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person      \n making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in         \n concert with a party to the offer:                                               \n \n                                                                                \n \nIrrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there  \n are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”             \n                                                                                  \n \n                                                                                \n \n                                                                                \n \n                                                                                \n \n                                                                                \n\n\n(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or\nderivatives\n Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal,  \n between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:   \n \n                                                                            \n \n(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or       \n \n                                                                            \n \n(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant    \n securities to which any derivative is referenced:                            \n \n                                                                            \n \nIf there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state      \n “none”                                                                       \n                                                                              \n \n                                                                            \n \n                                                                            \n \n                                                                            \n \n                                                                            \n\n\n(c) Attachments\n Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?  NO  \n\n Date of disclosure:  01 September 2026  \n Contact name:        Fran Hogan         \n Telephone number*:   +4401534281884     \n\n\nPublic disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory\nInformation Service.\n\nThe Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in\nrelation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.\n\n*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be\nincluded, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel’s\nMarket Surveillance Unit.\n\nThe Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk&esheet=54597199&newsitemid=20260901381130&lan=en-US&anchor=www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk&index=1&md5=989a605657eed5da326a20bf9cfd98b0)\n.\n\nJLM 28 August 2026\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260901381130/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260901381130/en/)\n\nComputershare Trustees (Jersey) Limited\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw99M613a","title":"REG-Computershare Trustees (Jersey) Limited Form 8.3","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"SDR","created":"2026-09-01T07:42:00.106Z","tickers":["SDR"],"exchange":"LSE","article_body":"Form 8.3\n\n \n\nFORM 8.3\n\nPUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY\n\nA PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE\n\nRule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)\n\n1. KEY INFORMATION\n (a) Full name of discloser:                                                      Computershare Trustees (Jersey) Limited as trustee of the Schroders Employee     \n                                                                                  Benefit Trust                                                                    \n (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if           Trustee is Schroders Employee Benefit Trust                                      \n different from 1(a):                                                             \n                                                                                \n \n                                                                                \n                                                                                \n \nThe naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the    \n                                                                                \n trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.                             \nSettlor is Schroders plc                                                        \n                                                                                  \n                                                                                \n                                                                                  \n                                                                                \n                                                                                  \n                                                                                \n                                                                                  \nBeneficiaries are defined in the Trust deed as any Employee or former Employee  \n                                                                                  or the spouse, Civil partner, surviving spouse or surviving Civil Partner of     \n                                                                                  any Employee or former Employee or the child or stepchild (in each case, under   \n                                                                                  the age of 18) of any Employee or former Employee.                               \n                                                                                  \n                                                                                \n                                                                                  \n                                                                                \n                                                                                  \n                                                                                \n                                                                                  \nEmployees are defined as “the employees of a Group Company (including           \n                                                                                  executive directors) from time to time”.                                         \n                                                                                  \n                                                                                \n                                                                                  \n                                                                                \n                                                                                  \n                                                                                \n                                                                                  \nGroup means a group within the meaning of section 1261(1) of the Companies Act  \n                                                                                  2006 of which the Company is a member and which includes any other body          \n                                                                                  corporate which is its Holding Company or Subsidiary and any other body          \n                                                                                  corporate which is a Subsidiary of that Holding Company.                         \n (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form   Schroders plc as Offeree                                                         \n relates:                                                                                                                                                          \n \n                                                                                                                                                                 \n \nUse a separate form for each offeror/offeree                                                                                                                     \n (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this                                                                                       \n and specify identity of offeror/offeree:                                                                                                                          \n (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                       28 August 2026                                                                   \n \n                                                                                                                                                                 \n \nFor an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to                                                                                   \n the disclosure                                                                                                                                                    \n (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making            N/A                                                                              \n disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?                          \n                                                                                \n \n                                                                                \n                                                                                \n \nIf it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”                                                                                                        \n\n\n2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE\n\nIf there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one\nclass of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy\ntable 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant\nsecurity.\n\n(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or\nofferee to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)\n Class of relevant security:                                          Schroders plc Ordinary Shares of 1p each            \n                                                                      Interests                 Short positions           \n \n                                                                                                                        \n \n                                                                                                                        \n                                                                      Number       %            Number       %            \n (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                     31,474,332   1.9541                                 \n (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                                                            \n \n                                                                                                                        \n \n                                                                                                                        \n (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to                                                      \n purchase/sell:                                                                                                           \n                                                                      31,474,332   1.9541                                 \n \n                                                                                                                        \n \nTOTAL:                                                                                                                  \n\n\nAll interests and all short positions should be disclosed.\n\nDetails of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded\noptions), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be\ngiven on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).\n\n(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other\nemployee options)\n Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:       \n Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:      \n\n\n3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE\n\nWhere there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities\nof the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as\nappropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.\n\nThe currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.\n\n(a) Purchases and sales\n Class of relevant security  Purchase/sale  Number of securities  Price per unit  \n                             \n                                                    \n                             \n                                                    \n                                                                                  \n                             \n                                                    \n                             \n                                                    \n\n\n(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions\n Class of relevant security  Product description  Nature of dealing                                                              Number of reference securities  Price per unit  \n                             \n                    \n                                                                                                                              \n                             \ne.g. CFD            \ne.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short                                                  \n                                                  position                                                                                                                       \n                                                                                                                                                                                 \n                             \n                                                                                                                                                   \n                             \n                                                                                                                                                   \n\n\n(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)\n\n(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying\n 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  \n                                                                                                                                                                                      \n                                                                                 \n                                                                                                                                                                                      \ne.g. American, European etc.                                                     \n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n\n\n(ii) Exercise\n Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit  \n                             \n                                                                                                  \n                             \ne.g. call option                                                                                  \n                                                                                                                                \n                                                                                                       \n                        \n                                                                                                       \n                        \n\n\n(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)\n Class of relevant security                      Nature of dealing                                   Details   Price per unit (if applicable)  \n                                                 \n                                                                                             \n                                                 \ne.g. subscription, conversion                                                                \n Schroders plc Ordinary Shares of 20 pence each  Transfer of shares out to satisfy awards exercised  (20,528)  N/A                             \n\n\n4. OTHER INFORMATION\n\n(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements\n Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or              \n understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may     \n be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person      \n making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in         \n concert with a party to the offer:                                               \n \n                                                                                \n \nIrrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there  \n are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”             \n                                                                                  \n \n                                                                                \n \n                                                                                \n \n                                                                                \n \n                                                                                \n\n\n(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or\nderivatives\n Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal,  \n between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:   \n \n                                                                            \n \n(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or       \n \n                                                                            \n \n(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant    \n securities to which any derivative is referenced:                            \n \n                                                                            \n \nIf there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state      \n “none”                                                                       \n                                                                              \n \n                                                                            \n \n                                                                            \n \n                                                                            \n \n                                                                            \n\n\n(c) Attachments\n Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?  NO  \n\n Date of disclosure:  01 September 2026  \n Contact name:        Fran Hogan         \n Telephone number*:   +4401534281884     \n\n\nPublic disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory\nInformation Service.\n\nThe Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in\nrelation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.\n\n*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be\nincluded, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel’s\nMarket Surveillance Unit.\n\nThe Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk&esheet=54597199&newsitemid=20260901381130&lan=en-US&anchor=www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk&index=1&md5=989a605657eed5da326a20bf9cfd98b0)\n.\n\nJLM 28 August 2026\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260901381130/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260901381130/en/)\n\nComputershare Trustees (Jersey) Limited\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-01T07:42:00.152814391Z","server_sent_at_ms":1788248520152},"received_at":"2026-09-01T07:42:00.379Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260901381130/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"120942","press_release_id":"132042","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Capital Markets","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"insider_transaction","narrative":"Computershare Trustees (Jersey) Limited, as trustee of the Schroders Employee Benefit Trust, filed a Rule 8.3 disclosure identifying Schroders plc as the offeree during an offer period.\n\nThe trust disclosed an interest of 31,474,332 ordinary shares, representing 1.9541% of the company's issued capital.\n\nA transfer of 20,528 shares out of the trust was recorded to satisfy awards exercised on August 28, 2026.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine Rule 8.3 disclosure confirms SDR as takeover offeree, but no deal terms in this filing."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"shares_held":31474332,"transfer_count":20528,"ownership_percentage":"1.9541%"}},"namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Fran Hogan"}],"products":["Schroders plc Ordinary Shares of 1p each","Schroders plc Ordinary Shares of 20 pence each"],"companies":[{"name":"Computershare Trustees (Jersey) Limited","relationship":"trustee"},{"name":"Schroders Employee Benefit Trust","relationship":"owner"},{"name":"Schroders plc","ticker":"SDR","relationship":"offeree"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Routine Rule 8.3 disclosure by the Employee Benefit Trust confirming Schroders plc as the offeree in an active offer period. 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