Man Group PLC : Form 8.3 - Keywords Studio plc

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	Man Group PLC
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Keywords Studios plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	03/07/2024
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”	YES / NO / N/A

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	1p ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	1,530,213.00	1.91	152.00	0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	1,530,213.00	1.91	152.00	0.00

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

(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
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Reducing a long position	6,167	23.844 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	4,278	23.835 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	2,885	23.828 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	1,497	23.828 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	3,708	23.830 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	1,924	23.830 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	1,648	23.820 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	855	23.820 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	330	23.820 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	171	23.820 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	801	23.835 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	386	23.830 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	745	23.830 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	580	23.828 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	301	23.828 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	62,075	23.835 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	30,179	23.830 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	58,268	23.830 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	45,316	23.828 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	23,468	23.828 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	25,899	23.820 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	13,416	23.820 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	3,228	23.835 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	1,551	23.830 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	2,995	23.830 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	1,208	23.828 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	2,330	23.828 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	689	23.820 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	1,331	23.820 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	396	23.830 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	206	23.830 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	161	23.828 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	309	23.828 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	426	23.835 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	176	23.820 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	91	23.820 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	303	23.820 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	157	23.820 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	353	23.830 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	682	23.830 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	275	23.828 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	531	23.828 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	731	23.835 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	17,690	23.835 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	12,826	23.828 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	6,643	23.828 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	8,541	23.830 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	16,490	23.830 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	7,328	23.820 GBP
1p ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	3,795	23.820 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)

4. 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 person 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

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person 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

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?