Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Keywords Studios plc

JPMorgan Securities Plc

21 May 2024

 

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:	20 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	2,768,558 2,472,178	24.7420 GBP 24.5000 GBP	22.8200 GBP 22.8200 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 Opening a Long Position Opening a Short Position	217 3,458 3,611 826 23,197 3,698 623 23,657 1,300 12,186 808 370 170,655 46,577 11,905 11,010 10,000 52,151 565 957 4,689 3,550 9,486 760 2,232 1,535 1,211 996 960 18,213 1,838 1,000 125 1,960 612 397 3,035 765 859 41,105 92 1,098 1,403 216 297 32,175 236 50,474 217 670 217 2,447 3,301 273 2,015 3,378 414 2 4,673 7,858 46 145 1,535 1,211 15 996 960 5,979 1,951 1,141 1,728 3,266 3,691 2,150 817 3,977 545 456 2,277 312 1,231 812 1,385 5,956 1,857 409 2,958 681 562 958 845 1,838 1,971 1,745 1,144 26,834 116 55 1,960 1,150 2,041 395 275 428 1,343 2,032 612 2,293 1,835 3,606 765 128 39 12,500 416 859 202 227 1,656 1,098 124 899 41 273 1,403 62 11,644 40,600 2,000 1,115 30,413 20,031	23.1635 GBP 23.3177 GBP 23.3559 GBP 23.4401 GBP 23.5136 GBP 23.5400 GBP 23.6907 GBP 23.7273 GBP 23.7805 GBP 24.0120 GBP 24.0175 GBP 24.0806 GBP 24.2629 GBP 24.3999 GBP 24.5074 GBP 24.5123 GBP 24.7420 GBP 22.8200 GBP 22.8366 GBP 22.9617 GBP 23.0141 GBP 23.4823 GBP 23.4986 GBP 23.4988 GBP 23.5168 GBP 23.5300 GBP 23.5400 GBP 23.6000 GBP 23.6200 GBP 23.6707 GBP 23.7100 GBP 23.7185 GBP 23.7207 GBP 23.7300 GBP 23.7400 GBP 23.7412 GBP 23.7500 GBP 23.7600 GBP 23.7900 GBP 23.7918 GBP 23.8070 GBP 23.8100 GBP 23.8800 GBP 23.9396 GBP 23.9576 GBP 24.0078 GBP 24.1275 GBP 24.2235 GBP 22.8200 GBP 23.0668 GBP 23.1635 GBP 23.6846 GBP 23.7657 GBP 23.7790 GBP 23.7971 GBP 23.8218 GBP 23.8393 GBP 22.8203 GBP 22.8205 GBP 22.9869 GBP 23.3980 GBP 23.5002 GBP 23.5300 GBP 23.5400 GBP 23.5830 GBP 23.6000 GBP 23.6200 GBP 23.6522 GBP 23.6688 GBP 23.6690 GBP 23.6692 GBP 23.6786 GBP 23.6787 GBP 23.6788 GBP 23.6890 GBP 23.6892 GBP 23.6894 GBP 23.6907 GBP 23.6920 GBP 23.6924 GBP 23.6932 GBP 23.6940 GBP 23.6944 GBP 23.6992 GBP 23.6993 GBP 23.7003 GBP 23.7008 GBP 23.7065 GBP 23.7066 GBP 23.7090 GBP 23.7095 GBP 23.7100 GBP 23.7109 GBP 23.7111 GBP 23.7119 GBP 23.7182 GBP 23.7213 GBP 23.7263 GBP 23.7300 GBP 23.7313 GBP 23.7335 GBP 23.7344 GBP 23.7351 GBP 23.7354 GBP 23.7396 GBP 23.7399 GBP 23.7400 GBP 23.7403 GBP 23.7497 GBP 23.7500 GBP 23.7600 GBP 23.7760 GBP 23.7804 GBP 23.7851 GBP 23.7895 GBP 23.7900 GBP 23.7994 GBP 23.8057 GBP 23.8075 GBP 23.8100 GBP 23.8120 GBP 23.8123 GBP 23.8186 GBP 23.8193 GBP 23.8800 GBP 23.4982 GBP 23.6023 GBP 22.8268 GBP 23.4998 GBP 23.6630 GBP 23.7178 GBP 24.0023 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:	21 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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