Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) KEYWORDS STUDIOS PLC amend

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)- Amendment to section 2a ,3a and 3b

Replaces form released on 11:15 01/07/2024

RNS Number : 6124U

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

KEYWORDS STUDIOS PLC

 relevant securities this form relates:

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

KEYWORDS STUDIOS PLC

 principal trader is connected

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

28-Jun-24

(e)

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

NO

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

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:

1,093,291

1.37%

228,970

0.29%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

209,341

0.26%

1,082,316

1.35%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

1,302,632

1.63%

1,311,286

1.64%

 TOTAL:

(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)

Purchase 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

575153

23.1200 GBP

23.0000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

354480

23.2000 GBP

22.9885 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

 relevant

 reference

 unit

 security

 securities

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,538

23.0108 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

237

23.1199 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

404

23.0979 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

38,750

23.1200 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

531

23.1281 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,281

23.0515 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,976

23.0633 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

500

23.1000 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,956

23.1198 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

38,750

23.1200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

793

23.0875 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

401

23.1146 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

180

23.0963 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

42

23.0762 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

108,552

23.0840 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

95,305

23.0840 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

152,716

22.9885 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,280

23.0840 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,867

23.0547 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

748

23.0962 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,083

23.1000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

830

23.0000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

197

23.0109 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,015

23.0115 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

245

23.0624 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

750

23.0805 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,749

23.0846 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,131

23.1200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,980

23.0552 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,513

23.0800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

450

23.0875 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

143

23.0953 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

229

23.1147 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

23.1181 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

64

23.1195 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

223

23.0888 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,933

23.1027 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,200

23.0004 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,000

23.0658 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,998

23.0474 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,778

23.0000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

71,872

23.0115 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,749

23.0805 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,183

23.0831 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,725

23.1200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,000

23.0615 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,000

23.0615 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:

02-Jul-24

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213