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
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(a) Name of exempt principal trader: |
J.P. Morgan Securities Plc |
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(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 |
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: |
Financial Advisor to EQT Group |
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(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
21 May 2024 |
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(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
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Class of relevant security |
Purchases/ sales
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Total number of securities |
Highest price per unit paid/received |
Lowest price per unit paid/received |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase
Sale |
652,212
568,219 |
23.3400 GBP
23.3600 GBP |
22.4336 GBP
22.5200 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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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 |
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1p ordinary |
Equity Swap |
Decrease Long
Decrease Short
Increase Long
Increase Short
Opening a Short Position
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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
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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 |
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(ii) Exercise
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Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. call option |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit |
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
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Class of relevant security |
Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) |
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3. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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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" |
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None
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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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" |
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None
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Date of disclosure: |
23 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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.