<div id="readability-page-1"><div>RNS Number : 6898T JPMorgan Securities Plc 19 February 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>Spire Healthcare 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 Spire Healthcare Group PLC</td></tr><tr><td>(d) Date dealing undertaken:</td><td>18 February 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">1p ordinary</td><td>Purchase</td><td>844,212</td><td>2.0550 GBP</td><td>1.9760 GBP</td></tr><tr><td> Sale</td><td> 943,279</td><td> 2.0575 GBP</td><td> 1.9760 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="26">1p ordinary</td><td>Equity Swap</td><td>Decrease Long</td><td>5,103</td><td>2.0085 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>9,978</td><td>2.0230 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>91</td><td>2.0251 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>3,120</td><td>2.0256 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>4,456</td><td>2.0259 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>50,692</td><td>2.0333 GBP</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> Decrease Short</td><td> 4</td><td> 2.0098 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>206</td><td>2.0177 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>20</td><td>2.0248 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>9,230</td><td>2.0252 GBP</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> Increase Long</td><td> 6</td><td> 2.0249 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>13,021</td><td>2.0287 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>2,401</td><td>2.0301 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>7,431</td><td>2.0318 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>4,600</td><td>2.0339 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>600</td><td>2.0425 GBP</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> Increase Short</td><td> 2,882</td><td> 2.0262 GBP</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> Opening a long position</td><td> 134,346</td><td> 2.0100 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>3,835</td><td>2.0247 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>9,593</td><td>2.0250 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>3,916</td><td>2.0399 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>451</td><td>2.0400 GBP</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> Opening a short position</td><td> 97</td><td> 2.0001 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>17</td><td>2.0051 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>4,172</td><td>2.0100 GBP</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>13,509</td><td>2.0347 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>19 February 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 Spire Healthcare Group plc under Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code. On February 18, 2026, the firm purchased 844,212 ordinary shares at prices ranging from £1.9760 to £2.0550 and sold 943,279 shares at similar prices. The report also details various cash-settled and stock-settled derivative transactions, including opening and closing positions. No indemnity or option arrangements were reported. The disclosure was made on February 19, 2026, by Hetvi Shah.

REG - JPMorgan Sec.Plc Spire Healthcare Grp - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Spire Healthcare Group plc