Alphawave Ip Regulatory News (AWE)

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS

(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Name of exempt principal trader:

BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD

(b)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

ALPHAWAVE IP GROUP PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

ALPHAWAVE IP GROUP PLC

principal trader is connected

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

13 Nov 2025

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal

YES:

trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

AQUA ACQUISITION SUB LLC (AN INDIRECT WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF QUALCOMM INCORPORATED)

2.

POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:

1p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

16,286,069

2.06%

4,872,783

0.62%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

3,081,840

0.39%

16,279,888

2.06%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

19,367,909

2.45%

21,152,671

2.67%

Class of relevant security:

Senior unsecured convertible bond

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

3,200,000

2.13%

0

0.00%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

3,200,000

2.13%

0

0.00%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights

concerned and relevant percentages:

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Total number of

Highest price per unit

Lowest price per unit

security

securities

paid/received

paid/received

1p ordinary

Purchase

294,015

1.8800 GBP

1.8530 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

423,470

1.8800 GBP

1.8530 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

477

1.8597 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

457

1.8611 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,478

1.8626 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,622

1.8630 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

758

1.8640 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,879

1.8643 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,098

1.8683 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,467

1.8690 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,075

1.8692 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

205

1.8710 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69

1.8717 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,887

1.8733 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,885

1.8740 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,529

1.8761 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

497

1.8800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,487

1.8679 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,909

1.8689 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,903

1.8690 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,149

1.8715 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

405

1.8751 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

86,726

1.8689 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,141

1.8700 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

80

1.8770 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,223

1.8735 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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:

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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

17 Nov 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213