Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Keywords Studios plc Amend

JPMorgan Securities Plc
18 June 2024
 

AMENDMENT

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:

14 June 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

 311,952

 

 297,288

22.6200 GBP

 

22.6200 GBP

21.9324 GBP

 

21.7782 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

5,461

 45

 823

 

 4,083

 372

 2,517

 9

 9,000

 900

 2,042

 4,327

 500

 162

 2,401

 2,082

 117

 

 28

 3,224

 274

 

 2,593

 3,154

 1,514

 9,000

 3,800

 10,441

 300

 12,318

 242

22.1588 GBP

22.2462 GBP

22.5918 GBP

 

21.7782 GBP

21.8901 GBP

22.0320 GBP

22.0382 GBP

22.0677 GBP

22.1400 GBP

22.3318 GBP

22.3484 GBP

22.3492 GBP

22.5393 GBP

22.6189 GBP

22.6191 GBP

22.6196 GBP

 

22.2398 GBP

22.3229 GBP

22.4452 GBP

 

21.9611 GBP

21.9826 GBP

22.0007 GBP

22.0115 GBP

22.1777 GBP

22.2468 GBP

22.2469 GBP

22.4414 GBP

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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

18 June 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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

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

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