Company Announcements

Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Replacement of Aqua Acquisition

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 3481D
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
14 October 2025
 

AMENDMENT(2(b))

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

 

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")

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Aqua Acquisition Sub LLC (an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated)

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

Alphawave IP Group plc

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

10 October 2025

(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"

NO

 

2.         DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

 

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.

 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

 

(a)        Purchases and sales

 

Class of relevant security

Purchases/ sales

 

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

USD 0.0001 common

PURCHASES

11,640

164.2200 USD

153.5900 USD

USD 0.0001 common

SALES

42,850

164.8600 USD

153.5820 USD

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

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

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

1

153.5900 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

4,935

153.5952 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

5,104

156.7796 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

396

157.8737 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

991

158.1950 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

620

158.6598 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

1,568

159.1108 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

2,238

159.1108 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

5

159.3420 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

16

159.3524 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

126

159.3525 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

1,556

159.3525 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

705

159.3525 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

400

159.3525 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

106

159.3525 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

245

159.3525 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

1,809

159.3525 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

198

159.3525 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

4,000

160.2615 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

2,238

160.4179 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

1,569

160.4179 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

35

162.9174 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

2,954

163.6080 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

2,071

163.6080 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

1,521

163.8100 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

1,067

163.8100 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

720

164.7253 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a long position

249

164.8600 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a short position

339

153.5900 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a short position

800

157.4050 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a short position

3

157.6300 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a short position

203

158.0025 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a short position

256

159.7034 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a short position

1,517

159.7034 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a short position

427

159.7900 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a short position

73

159.7900 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a short position

2,634

161.3978 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a short position

467

161.3978 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

increasing a short position

20

164.2200 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

reducing a long position

54

154.7264 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

reducing a long position

39

155.1075 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

reducing a long position

152

155.1871 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

reducing a long position

150

157.8967 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

reducing a long position

41

158.0735 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

reducing a long position

10

160.5400 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

reducing a long position

2,000

163.3999 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

reducing a long position

30

163.6283 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

reducing a long position

111

164.8600 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

reducing a short position

3

153.5900 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

reducing a short position

1

153.5900 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

reducing a short position

137

153.5900 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

reducing a short position

200

154.9266 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

reducing a short position

10

155.0200 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

reducing a short position

200

155.9050 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

reducing a short position

72

156.4100 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

reducing a short position

19

159.0100 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

reducing a short position

800

160.8263 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

reducing a short position

21

161.1907 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

reducing a short position

1

162.7600 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

reducing a short position

1,699

162.7972 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

reducing a short position

35

162.9174 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

reducing a short position

5

163.3820 USD

USD 0.0001 common

CFD

reducing a short position

1

164.1900 USD

 

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

3.         OTHER INFORMATION

 

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing 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:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

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 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

 

 

 

Date of disclosure:

14 October 2025

Contact name:

Claire Gordon

Telephone number:

+44 141 245-8893

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service. 

 

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.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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