Form 8.3 - Keywords Studios plc

BNP Paribas London
17 June 2024
 

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1.

KEY INFORMATION


 

 (a)  Full name of discloser:

 

BNP Paribas SA

 (b)  Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

       The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.


 (c)  Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

       Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Keywords Studios plc

 (d)  If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:


 (e)  Date position held/dealing undertaken:

       For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

14/06/2024

 (f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

       If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

No:

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE


 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.


 

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)


 

Class of relevant security:

 

GB00BBQ38507 (1p ordinary)

 

 

 

Interests

 

Short Positions

 

 


Number

%

Number

%

  (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

           1,958,004

   2.45

            -566,381

   -.71

  (2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

             146,091

    .18

          -1,268,523

  -1.59

  (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

                   0


                   0


       TOTAL:

           2,104,095

   2.64

          -1,834,904

  -2.30

 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.


 

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).


 

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors'' and other employee options)


 

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:


Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:


 

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE


 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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

Purchase/sale

Number of

securities

Price per unit

GB00BBQ38507

  Purchase

20834

GBP 21.6000

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

597

GBP 21.6400

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

4

GBP 21.6800

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

50000

GBP 21.8000

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

383

GBP 21.9000

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

1048

GBP 21.9200

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

678

GBP 21.9300

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

40

GBP 21.9400

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

2

GBP 21.9700

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

1190

GBP 21.9800

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

1150

GBP 21.9900

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

10492

GBP 22.0000

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

1142

GBP 22.0100

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

217265

GBP 22.0200

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

27009

GBP 22.0400

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

593

GBP 22.0500

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

91304

GBP 22.0521

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

655

GBP 22.0600

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

104597

GBP 22.0700

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

96576

GBP 22.0800

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

3398

GBP 22.1000

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

235000

GBP 22.1711

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

3444

GBP 22.2600

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

11497

GBP 22.2800

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

2606

GBP 22.2900

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

638

GBP 22.3000

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

18

GBP 22.3400

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

5729

GBP 22.3600

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

914

GBP 22.3799

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

93

GBP 22.3800

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

26610

GBP 22.4000

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

2482

GBP 22.4200

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

4948

GBP 22.4400

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

60784

GBP 22.4600

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

610

GBP 22.4700

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

16752

GBP 22.4800

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

507

GBP 22.5696

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

4921

GBP 22.6200

GB00BBQ38507

Purchase

43250

GBP 22.6200

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-1250

GBP 21.6000

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-89

GBP 21.6200

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-850

GBP 21.6800

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-295

GBP 21.7200

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-40125

GBP 21.8000

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-50000

GBP 21.9200

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-50000

GBP 22.0200

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-48000

GBP 22.0263

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-9

GBP 22.0400

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-164

GBP 22.0600

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-152

GBP 22.1200

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-27000

GBP 22.1243

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-40000

GBP 22.1243

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-60000

GBP 22.1243

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-200000

GBP 22.1243

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-73000

GBP 22.1243

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-100000

GBP 22.1243

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-60000

GBP 22.1243

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-100000

GBP 22.1243

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-10268

GBP 22.1243

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-60000

GBP 22.1243

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-33197

GBP 22.1243

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-75000

GBP 22.4190

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-155

GBP 22.4200

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-142

GBP 22.4400

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-172

GBP 22.5000

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-277

GBP 22.6039

GB00BBQ38507

Sale

-643

GBP 22.6200

 

(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

references

securities

Price per

unit

GB00BBQ38507

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

             -51,600

               22.6200 GBP

GB00BBQ38507

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

              -5,400

               22.6200 GBP

GB00BBQ38507

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

              -7,052

              22.6200 GBP

GB00BBQ38507

Contract for Difference

Reducing Long Position

              -4,921

               22.6200 GBP

GB00BBQ38507

Contract for Difference

Reducing Long Position

                -283

               22.6200 GBP

GB00BBQ38507

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

                 277

               22.6200 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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

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 person 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"

 

 

 

 

(b)

Indemnity and other dealing arrangements


 

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person 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"

 

 

 

 

(c)

Attachments


 

Is a supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

 

No

 

 

Date of Disclosure:

 

     17/06/2024

Contact Name

 

     Compliance Control Room

Telephone Number:

 

     0207 595 9695

 

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 disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.


 

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.


 

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


 

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