Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Keywords Studios plc

JPMorgan Securities Plc

30 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:	29 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	71,374 104,272	22.5136 GBP 22.5800 GBP	22.3000 GBP 22.2991 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	100 190 2,136 9,293 285 2,180 1,019 213 123 1,244 26 66 31 577 121 1,064 65 29 751 55 507 1,106 320 100 9,827 88 117 402 883 328 35 27 294 307 88 846 714 103 1,509 29 1,607 1,645 8,424 66 225 66 9,827 132 1,486 22	22.3376 GBP 22.3910 GBP 22.4450 GBP 22.2986 GBP 22.2991 GBP 22.2996 GBP 22.3000 GBP 22.3199 GBP 22.3237 GBP 22.3270 GBP 22.3578 GBP 22.3587 GBP 22.3719 GBP 22.3744 GBP 22.3746 GBP 22.3747 GBP 22.3751 GBP 22.3757 GBP 22.3759 GBP 22.3765 GBP 22.3770 GBP 22.3781 GBP 22.3782 GBP 22.3784 GBP 22.3800 GBP 22.3829 GBP 22.3918 GBP 22.3925 GBP 22.4561 GBP 22.4647 GBP 22.4666 GBP 22.4677 GBP 22.4800 GBP 22.4936 GBP 22.4942 GBP 22.4999 GBP 22.5153 GBP 22.2990 GBP 22.3449 GBP 22.3450 GBP 22.3564 GBP 22.4015 GBP 22.4420 GBP 22.3000 GBP 22.3011 GBP 22.3587 GBP 22.3800 GBP 22.4207 GBP 22.5107 GBP 22.5136 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:	30 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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