RNS Number : 5359Q
JPMorgan Securities Plc
30 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:

20 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

3,029,122

 

2,476,295

24.7420 GBP

 

24.5000 GBP

22.8200 GBP

 

22.8200 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 long position

 

 

 

 

Opening a short position

217

 3,458

 3,611

 26,753

 1,574

 1,066

 826

 23,197

 3,698

 623

 23,657

 1,300

 95,737

 5,632

 3,815

 12,186

 808

 370

 170,655

 46,577

 11,905

 11,010

 10,000

 

 52,151

 565

 957

 4,689

 3,550

 9,486

 760

 2,232

 1,535

 1,211

 996

 960

 18,213

 1,838

 1,000

 125

 1,960

 612

 397

 3,035

 765

 859

 41,105

 92

 1,098

 1,403

 216

 297

 32,175

 236

 50,474

 

 217

 670

 217

 2,447

 3,301

 273

 2,015

 3,378

 414

 

 2

 4,673

 7,858

 46

 145

 1,535

 1,211

 15

 996

 960

 5,979

 1,951

 1,141

 1,728

 3,266

 3,691

 2,150

 817

 3,977

 545

 456

 2,277

 312

 1,231

 812

 1,385

 5,956

 1,857

 409

 2,958

 681

 562

 958

 845

 1,838

 1,971

 1,745

 1,144

 26,834

 116

 55

 1,960

 1,150

 2,041

 395

 275

 428

 1,343

 2,032

 612

 2,293

 1,835

 3,606

 765

 128

 39

 12,500

 416

 859

 202

 227

 1,656

 1,098

 124

 899

 41

 273

 1,403

 

 62

 11,644

 680

 3,437

 

 40,600

 4,202

 18,600

 1,151

 13,485

 2,000

 30,435

 8,105

 1,115

 30,413

 16,408

 8,104

 16,460

 20,031

23.1635 GBP

23.3177 GBP

23.3559 GBP

23.4377 GBP

23.4383 GBP

23.4386 GBP

23.4401 GBP

23.5136 GBP

23.5400 GBP

23.6907 GBP

23.7273 GBP

23.7805 GBP

23.8917 GBP

23.8919 GBP

23.8920 GBP

24.0120 GBP

24.0175 GBP

24.0806 GBP

24.2629 GBP

24.3999 GBP

24.5074 GBP

24.5123 GBP

24.7420 GBP

 

22.8200 GBP

22.8366 GBP

22.9617 GBP

23.0141 GBP

23.4823 GBP

23.4986 GBP

23.4988 GBP

23.5168 GBP

23.5300 GBP

23.5400 GBP

23.6000 GBP

23.6200 GBP

23.6707 GBP

23.7100 GBP

23.7185 GBP

23.7207 GBP

23.7300 GBP

23.7400 GBP

23.7412 GBP

23.7500 GBP

23.7600 GBP

23.7900 GBP

23.7918 GBP

23.8070 GBP

23.8100 GBP

23.8800 GBP

23.9396 GBP

23.9576 GBP

24.0078 GBP

24.1275 GBP

24.2235 GBP

 

22.8200 GBP

23.0668 GBP

23.1635 GBP

23.6846 GBP

23.7657 GBP

23.7790 GBP

23.7971 GBP

23.8218 GBP

23.8393 GBP

 

22.8203 GBP

22.8205 GBP

22.9869 GBP

23.3980 GBP

23.5002 GBP

23.5300 GBP

23.5400 GBP

23.5830 GBP

23.6000 GBP

23.6200 GBP

23.6522 GBP

23.6688 GBP

23.6690 GBP

23.6692 GBP

23.6786 GBP

23.6787 GBP

23.6788 GBP

23.6890 GBP

23.6892 GBP

23.6894 GBP

23.6907 GBP

23.6920 GBP

23.6924 GBP

23.6932 GBP

23.6940 GBP

23.6944 GBP

23.6992 GBP

23.6993 GBP

23.7003 GBP

23.7008 GBP

23.7065 GBP

23.7066 GBP

23.7090 GBP

23.7095 GBP

23.7100 GBP

23.7109 GBP

23.7111 GBP

23.7119 GBP

23.7182 GBP

23.7213 GBP

23.7263 GBP

23.7300 GBP

23.7313 GBP

23.7335 GBP

23.7344 GBP

23.7351 GBP

23.7354 GBP

23.7396 GBP

23.7399 GBP

23.7400 GBP

23.7403 GBP

23.7497 GBP

23.7500 GBP

23.7600 GBP

23.7760 GBP

23.7804 GBP

23.7851 GBP

23.7895 GBP

23.7900 GBP

23.7994 GBP

23.8057 GBP

23.8075 GBP

23.8100 GBP

23.8120 GBP

23.8123 GBP

23.8186 GBP

23.8193 GBP

23.8800 GBP

 

23.4982 GBP

23.6023 GBP

24.0208 GBP

24.0209 GBP

 

22.8268 GBP

23.2548 GBP

23.2991 GBP

23.2992 GBP

23.4653 GBP

23.4998 GBP

23.6040 GBP

23.6354 GBP

23.6630 GBP

23.7178 GBP

23.8437 GBP

23.8958 GBP

23.9559 GBP

24.0023 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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

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

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