Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Keywords Studios plc

JPMorgan Securities Plc

22 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:	21 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	548,209 568,219	23.3400 GBP 23.3600 GBP	22.4730 GBP 22.5200 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 Short Position	10,167 1,930 191 855 471 144 170 128 62 229 66 5,023 9,254 4,116 19 81 372 13 45 328 183 2,300 385 60 157 232 83 227 75 14 388 37 683 1,326 3,328 970 9,349 3,100 239 610 217 1,227 1,326 324 120 308 135 87 3,328 97 1,845 1,026	22.5600 GBP 22.6900 GBP 22.7507 GBP 22.8141 GBP 23.1801 GBP 23.1805 GBP 23.2072 GBP 23.2207 GBP 23.2617 GBP 22.5699 GBP 22.5700 GBP 22.5746 GBP 22.5982 GBP 22.5987 GBP 22.9106 GBP 22.9129 GBP 22.9131 GBP 22.9203 GBP 22.9207 GBP 22.9538 GBP 22.9547 GBP 22.9646 GBP 22.9650 GBP 22.9653 GBP 23.0181 GBP 23.0182 GBP 23.0255 GBP 23.0258 GBP 23.0342 GBP 23.0346 GBP 23.0519 GBP 23.0791 GBP 23.1359 GBP 23.2700 GBP 23.3200 GBP 22.5589 GBP 22.8628 GBP 22.9709 GBP 22.9999 GBP 23.2416 GBP 23.2578 GBP 23.2600 GBP 23.2700 GBP 23.2803 GBP 23.2807 GBP 23.2808 GBP 23.3079 GBP 23.3081 GBP 23.3200 GBP 23.3218 GBP 22.4825 GBP 22.6219 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:	22 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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