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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)
Amendment To Purchase
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION
DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
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EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS
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(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT
APPLICABLE)
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Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Name of exempt principal trader:
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BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
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(b)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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KEYWORDS STUDIOS PLC
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(c)
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Name of the party to the offer with which exempt
principal trader is connected
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KEYWORDS STUDIOS PLC
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(d)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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30 May 2024
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(e)
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In
addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal
trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to
the offer?
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NO
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
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to
which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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1p
ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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377,748
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0.47%
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300,538
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0.38%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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295,602
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0.37%
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366,116
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0.46%
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(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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673,350
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0.84%
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666,654
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0.84%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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(a)
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Purchase and sales
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Class of relevant
security
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Purchase/sale
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Total number of
securities
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Highest price per unit
paid/received
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Lowest price per unit
paid/received
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1p ordinary
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Purchase
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46613
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22.4600
GBP
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22.3200
GBP
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1p ordinary
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Sale
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23413
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22.4622
GBP
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22.3211
GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
reference
securities
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Price per
unit
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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2
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22.5000
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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65
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22.4200
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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127
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22.4251
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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210
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22.4600
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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416
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22.3789
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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826
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22.3923
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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6,185
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22.3800
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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8,600
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22.4312
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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217
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22.3626
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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313
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22.3505
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,232
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22.3574
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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34
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22.3600
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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280
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22.3944
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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488
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22.3815
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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653
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22.3947
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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734
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22.3369
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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844
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22.3687
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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920
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22.4197
GBP
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1p ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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1,186
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22.3731
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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3,215
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22.3804
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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4,515
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22.3682
GBP
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1p ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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21,400
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22.4312
GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying etc
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Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
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Exercise
price
per unit
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Type
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Expiry
date
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Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
securities
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Exercise price per
unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of relevant
security
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit (if
applicable)
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4.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings 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:
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NONE
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(b)
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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 of future acquisition or
disposal of any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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07 Jun 2024
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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