RNS Number : 7243P
JPMorgan Securities Plc
23 May 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:

21 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

652,212

 

568,219

23.3400 GBP

 

23.3600 GBP

22.4336 GBP

 

22.5200 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 Short Position

 

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

 

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:

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.

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