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2 Aug 2024 11:32
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
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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")
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1. KEY INFORMATION
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(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: | 1 August 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 |
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2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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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.
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The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
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(a) Purchases and sales
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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 | 64,865  42,267 | 23.9000 GBP  23.8800 GBP | 23.8400 GBP  23.8242 GBP |
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(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 |
1p ordinary | Equity Swap | Decrease Long      Decrease Short         Increase Long     Increase Short      Opening a long position      Opening a short position | 4,171  3,297  84  5  4,400   1,964  2,510  402  727  99  12,858  271  1,456   119  42  79  500   25,745  2,510  37  1,696  1,800   383  117  1,902  207  374   2,983 | 23.8432 GBP 23.8547 GBP 23.8618 GBP 23.8624 GBP 23.8788 GBP  23.8242 GBP 23.8394 GBP 23.8396 GBP 23.8514 GBP 23.8515 GBP 23.8552 GBP 23.8604 GBP 23.8632 GBP  23.8377 GBP 23.8382 GBP 23.8582 GBP 23.8583 GBP  23.8400 GBP 23.8406 GBP 23.8529 GBP 23.8530 GBP 23.8706 GBP  23.8400 GBP 23.8495 GBP 23.8578 GBP 23.8599 GBP 23.8793 GBP  23.8412 GBP |
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(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
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(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
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(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" |
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" |
None  |
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| Date of disclosure: | 2 August 2024 |
| Contact name: | Natasha Mondon |
| Telephone number: | 01202 325175 |
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.Â
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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.
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The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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