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: |
29 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 |
79,187
104,272 |
22.5136 GBP
22.5800 GBP |
22.3000 GBP
22.2991 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 |
100 190 2,136
9,293 285 2,180 1,019 213 123 1,244 26 66 31 577 121 1,064 65 29 751 55 507 1,106 320 100 9,827 88 117 402 883 328 35 27 294 307 88 846 714
103 1,509 29 1,607 1,645 8,424
66 225 66 13 4,100 9,827 132 3,700 1,486 22 |
22.3376 GBP 22.3910 GBP 22.4450 GBP
22.2986 GBP 22.2991 GBP 22.2996 GBP 22.3000 GBP 22.3199 GBP 22.3237 GBP 22.3270 GBP 22.3578 GBP 22.3587 GBP 22.3719 GBP 22.3744 GBP 22.3746 GBP 22.3747 GBP 22.3751 GBP 22.3757 GBP 22.3759 GBP 22.3765 GBP 22.3770 GBP 22.3781 GBP 22.3782 GBP 22.3784 GBP 22.3800 GBP 22.3829 GBP 22.3918 GBP 22.3925 GBP 22.4561 GBP 22.4647 GBP 22.4666 GBP 22.4677 GBP 22.4800 GBP 22.4936 GBP 22.4942 GBP 22.4999 GBP 22.5153 GBP
22.2990 GBP 22.3449 GBP 22.3450 GBP 22.3564 GBP 22.4015 GBP 22.4420 GBP
22.3000 GBP 22.3011 GBP 22.3587 GBP 22.3743 GBP 22.3744 GBP 22.3800 GBP 22.4207 GBP 22.4423 GBP 22.5107 GBP 22.5136 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: |
31 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.