{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"16540","rtpr_id":"nGNE831jbf","ticker":"INVP","exchange":"LSE","all_tickers":["INVP"],"title":"REG-Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-NCC Group plc","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-01T08:20:12.090Z","article_body":"FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)\n\nPUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED\nINTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY \nRule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)\n\n1.        KEY INFORMATION\n\n (a) Name of exempt principal trader: Investec Bank plc \n (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relate: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree NCC Group plc \n (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: Investec is Joint Broker to NCC Group plc \n (d) Date dealing undertaken: 30 (th)April 2026 \n (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 \n\n2.        DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER\n\nWhere there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities\nof the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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\n Class of relevant security Purchases/ sales Total number of securities Highest price per unit paid/received Lowest price per unit paid/received \n Ordinary shares Purchases 11,924 120.6 117.4 \n Ordinary shares Sales 21,924 117.84 116.64 \n\n(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions\n\n 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 \n N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A \n\n(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)\n\n(i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying\n\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 e.g. American, European etc. Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit \n N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A \n\n(ii)        Exercise\n\n Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit \n N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A \n\n(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)\n\n Class of relevant security Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion Details Price per unit (if applicable) \n N/A N/A N/A N/A \n\n3.        OTHER INFORMATION\n\n(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements\n\n 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” \n None \n\n(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to\noptions or derivatives\n\n 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” \n None \n\n\n\n Date of disclosure: 01st May 2026 \n Contact name: Priyali Bhattacharjee \n Telephone number: +91-9923757332 \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 dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638\n0129.\n\nThe Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at\nssssssswwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNE831jbf","title":"REG-Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-NCC Group plc","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"INVP","created":"2026-05-01T08:20:12.090Z","tickers":["INVP"],"exchange":"LSE","article_body":"FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)\n\nPUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED\nINTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY \nRule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)\n\n1.        KEY INFORMATION\n\n (a) Name of exempt principal trader: Investec Bank plc \n (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relate: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree NCC Group plc \n (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: Investec is Joint Broker to NCC Group plc \n (d) Date dealing undertaken: 30 (th)April 2026 \n (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 \n\n2.        DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER\n\nWhere there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities\nof the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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\n Class of relevant security Purchases/ sales Total number of securities Highest price per unit paid/received Lowest price per unit paid/received \n Ordinary shares Purchases 11,924 120.6 117.4 \n Ordinary shares Sales 21,924 117.84 116.64 \n\n(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions\n\n 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 \n N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A \n\n(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)\n\n(i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying\n\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 e.g. American, European etc. Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit \n N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A \n\n(ii)        Exercise\n\n Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit \n N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A \n\n(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)\n\n Class of relevant security Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion Details Price per unit (if applicable) \n N/A N/A N/A N/A \n\n3.        OTHER INFORMATION\n\n(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements\n\n 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” \n None \n\n(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to\noptions or derivatives\n\n 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” \n None \n\n\n\n Date of disclosure: 01st May 2026 \n Contact name: Priyali Bhattacharjee \n Telephone number: +91-9923757332 \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 dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638\n0129.\n\nThe Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at\nssssssswwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk."},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-05-01T08:20:12.187318421Z","server_sent_at_ms":1777623612187},"received_at":"2026-05-01T08:20:12.249Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"12319","press_release_id":"16540","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Banks","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"regulatory","narrative":"Investec Bank plc filed a Rule 8.5 public dealing disclosure regarding its activities as Joint Broker to NCC Group plc.\n\nOn April 30, 2026, the exempt principal trader purchased 11,924 ordinary shares and sold 21,924 ordinary shares in NCC Group.\n\nTransaction prices ranged from a low of 117.4 to a high of 120.6 for purchases, and between 116.64 and 117.84 for sales.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine regulatory filing."},"keyFigures":{},"quotedText":"","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Priyali Bhattacharjee"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Investec Bank plc","ticker":"INVP","relationship":"exempt principal trader / filer"},{"name":"NCC Group plc","relationship":"client / offeree"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"120.6","context":"Highest price per unit paid for purchases"},{"amount":"117.4","context":"Lowest price per unit paid for purchases"},{"amount":"117.84","context":"Highest price per unit received for sales"},{"amount":"116.64","context":"Lowest price per unit received for sales"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"Routine Rule 8.5 disclosure by an exempt principal trader (Investec Bank plc) acting as Joint Broker for NCC Group plc. 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