| 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 | |||||
| (c) | Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | KEYWORDS STUDIOS PLC | |||||
| (d) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 20 Aug 2024 | |||||
| (e) | In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal | NO | |||||
| 2. | POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
| (a) | 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) | ||||||
| Class of relevant security: | 1p ordinary | ||||||
| | Interests | Short Positions | |||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||
| (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 2,339,167 | 2.91% | 121,767 | 0.15% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 82,124 | 0.10% | 2,288,440 | 2.84% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 2,421,291 | 3.01% | 2,410,207 | 3.00% | |||
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| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive options) | ||||||
| Class of relevant security in relation to |
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| Details, including nature of the rights |
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| 3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
| (a) | Purchase and sales |
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| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Total number of | Highest price per unit | Lowest price per unit | |||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 129111 | 24.0200 GBP | 23.9846 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 43893 | 24.0079 GBP | 23.9800 GBP | |||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 20 | 24.0202 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 453 | 23.9811 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 108 | 23.9960 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 466 | 24.0076 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,493 | 24.0063 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,584 | 24.0013 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 108,935 | 24.0000 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 31 | 24.0180 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 116 | 23.9800 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,430 | 23.9886 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,413 | 24.0079 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,733 | 24.0000 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,776 | 24.0182 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 121 | 23.9998 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 794 | 24.0054 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 121 | 24.0104 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 13,587 | 24.0079 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 922 | 24.0000 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,522 | 24.0151 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,588 | 24.0151 GBP | |||
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| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | ||||||
| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | ||||||
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | ||||||
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| 4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
| (a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements | ||||||
| Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, | |||||||
| NONE | |||||||
| (b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives | ||||||
| Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | |||||||
| NONE | |||||||
| (c) | Attachments | ||||||
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 21 Aug 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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