Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Keywords Studios plc Amend

JPMorgan Securities Plc

24 May 2024

 

AMENDMENT

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:	J.P. Morgan Securities Plc
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Keywords Studios plc
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	Financial Advisor to EQT Group
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	22 May 2024
(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

2.         DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where 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

Class of relevant security	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
1p ordinary	Purchase Sale	191,737  190,281	22.6000 GBP 22.6160 GBP	22.0000 GBP 22.0000 GBP

(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	Decrease Long Decrease Short Increase Long Increase Short	5  5,740  8,924  11,991  1,683  500  468  2,388  5,290  22  700  228  5  2,360  7,775  123  114  2,777  5,679  3,971  5  1,197  110  16,516  513  2,500  3,600  293  7,900  226  77  61  36  676  22	22.0409 GBP 22.2133 GBP 22.3330 GBP 21.9994 GBP 22.2226 GBP 22.2432 GBP 22.3631 GBP 22.3865 GBP 22.3866 GBP 22.4800 GBP 22.5005 GBP 22.0000 GBP 22.0409 GBP 22.1616 GBP 22.2268 GBP 22.2269 GBP 22.2998 GBP 22.3687 GBP 22.3688 GBP 22.3872 GBP 22.3978 GBP 22.0011 GBP 22.0707 GBP 22.0911 GBP 22.2017 GBP 22.2168 GBP 22.3581 GBP 22.3646 GBP 22.3930 GBP 22.3931 GBP 22.4022 GBP 22.4267 GBP 22.4401 GBP 22.4478 GBP 22.4800 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)

3.         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 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"

None

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

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"

None

Date of disclosure:	24 May 2024
Contact name:	Natasha Mondon
Telephone number:	01202 325175

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 dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

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

 

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