Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Keywords Studios plc

JPMorgan Securities Plc

28 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:	24 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	69,208 98,652	22.1823 GBP 22.2600 GBP	21.8843 GBP 21.8562 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	140 610 1,069 42 3 1,275 93 27 51 1,825 4,409 39 1,356 79 43 482 400 308 11 1 2 23 1,597 416 25 4,199 3,690 80 419 295 330 4,670 5,867 1,767 12 149 77 346 20 3,600 308 308 1,268 2,764 1,132	22.1310 GBP 22.0121 GBP 22.0586 GBP 22.0978 GBP 22.0991 GBP 22.1005 GBP 22.1018 GBP 22.1019 GBP 22.1020 GBP 22.1057 GBP 22.1060 GBP 22.1069 GBP 22.1077 GBP 22.1079 GBP 22.1081 GBP 22.1192 GBP 22.1290 GBP 22.1299 GBP 22.1359 GBP 22.1360 GBP 22.1369 GBP 22.1378 GBP 22.1383 GBP 22.1389 GBP 22.1392 GBP 22.1396 GBP 22.1400 GBP 22.1518 GBP 22.1578 GBP 22.1733 GBP 22.1793 GBP 22.0985 GBP 22.1222 GBP 22.1312 GBP 22.1390 GBP 21.8484 GBP 22.0692 GBP 22.0930 GBP 22.1022 GBP 22.1272 GBP 22.1299 GBP 22.1400 GBP 22.1811 GBP 22.0010 GBP 21.8845 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:	28 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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