Form 8.3 - KEYWORDS STUDIOS PLC

Maven Investment Partners Ltd
22 May 2024
 

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:

Maven Investment Partners Limited

(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.

N/A

(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:

N/A

(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:

     For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

2024-05-21

(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"

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:

800,678

1.01

0

0.00

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

1,115

0.00

0

0.00

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0

0

0

 

     TOTAL:

801,793

1.01

0

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

GBX

1p ordinary

Purchase

55,388

2302.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,504

2323.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,317

2328.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,463

2330.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,198

2326.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,927

2329.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,302

2334.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,604

2324.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,339

2332.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,475

2331.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

592

2335.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,867

2336.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,089

2333.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,362

2322.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,189

2325.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,634

2327.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,097

2320.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,504

2318.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,255

2314.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,539

2321.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

51

2319.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,005

2316.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,834

2312.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

63

2313.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,256

2317.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

145

2310.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

722

2315.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,472

2311.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,559

2304.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,125

2306.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

478

2305.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,364

2303.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,895

2301.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,000

2294.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,923

2295.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,463

2296.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

470

2285.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,384

2288.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

63

2287.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

638

2289.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,472

2290.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,960

2292.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

13

2291.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,696

2275.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

304

2276.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,634

2268.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

101

2260.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

265

2262.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,000

2266.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

184

2248.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

82

2253.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,135

2256.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,072

2254.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

707

2255.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,004

2258.00

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

2240.00

 

(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

GBX


 

 




 

(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?

NO

 

 

Date of disclosure:

2024-05-22

Contact name:

Maria Ajijo

Telephone number*:

+44 20 3198 4487

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

 

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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