| 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 | |||||
| (c) | Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | ALPHAWAVE IP GROUP PLC | |||||
| (d) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 14 Apr 2025 | |||||
| (e) | In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal | YES: | |||||
| 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: | 4,899,028 | 0.64% | 15,005,016 | 1.97% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 14,001,427 | 1.84% | 4,453,249 | 0.59% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| TOTAL: | 18,900,455 | 2.49% | 19,458,265 | 2.56% | |||
| Class of relevant security: | Senior unsecured convertible bond | ||||||
| | Interests | Short Positions | |||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||
| (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 2,200,000 | 1.46% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| TOTAL: | 2,200,000 | 1.46% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
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| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive options) | ||||||
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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 | 634596 | 1.2520 GBP | 1.2189 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 517692 | 1.2379 GBP | 1.2180 GBP | |||
| Senior unsecured convertible bond | Sale | 1000000 | 120.0000 USD | 120.0000 USD | |||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6,496 | 1.2189 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 196,606 | 1.2190 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 985 | 1.2191 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 27,905 | 1.2212 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10,532 | 1.2247 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 20,942 | 1.2249 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,108 | 1.2250 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 82,734 | 1.2251 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10,903 | 1.2260 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,976 | 1.2262 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 15,253 | 1.2269 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 41,688 | 1.2270 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 18,445 | 1.2284 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 558 | 1.2293 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 106 | 1.2448 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 684 | 1.2180 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 233 | 1.2189 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 49,137 | 1.2190 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,186 | 1.2191 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 28,959 | 1.2235 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 21,423 | 1.2247 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 7 | 1.2278 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 14 | 1.2284 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 953 | 1.2290 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,571 | 1.2298 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 21,364 | 1.2312 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,224 | 1.2320 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,962 | 1.2330 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 32,089 | 1.2342 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,276 | 1.2349 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 15,094 | 1.2261 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 3,347 | 1.2420 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 61,978 | 1.2278 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: | 15 Apr 2025 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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