Downing LLP and Octopus Investments report conflicting Rule 8.3 disclosures

The supplied records are materially inconsistent and do not describe the same underlying event. Downing LLP reported that client funds held 1,954,500 Ramsdens Holdings Plc shares, or 5.98%, after selling 13,962 shares at 663.03 per share on 18 August 2026. Separately, Octopus Investments Ltd reported 3,847,628 Gooch & Housego plc shares, or 14.06%, after selling 3,501 shares at 12.05 per share on the same date. Both disclosures were made under Rule 8.3 of the UK Takeover Code on 19 August 2026, and both reported no derivatives, subscription rights, relevant agreements or Supplemental Form 8.

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