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REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Alphawave IP Group - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Replacement of Alphawave IP

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RNS Number : 5007J  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  28 November 2025

AMENDMENT(2(a), 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 & Co. International plc
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form  Alphawave IP Group plc
 relates:

      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is        Alphawave IP Group plc
 connected:
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                    25 November 2025
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    YES - Aqua Acquisition Sub LLC (an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of
 making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?                 Qualcomm Incorporated)

      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

 

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

 1p ordinary                 PURCHASES         2,610,975                   2.0160 GBP                            1.9635 GBP
 1p ordinary                 SALES             2,400,890                   2.0188 GBP                            1.9500 GBP
 1p ordinary                 PURCHASES         2,285,626                   2.6392 USD                            2.5701 USD
 1p ordinary                 SALES             6,737,239                   2.6394 USD                            2.4563 USD

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Nature of dealing                                                              Number of reference securities  Price per unit

                             e.g. CFD             e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
                                                  position
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,426                           1.9710 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,256                           1.9803 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     7,873                           1.9804 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     14,054                          1.9805 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     5,973                           1.9807 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,099                           1.9810 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     21,466                          1.9831 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,096                           1.9837 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     6,676                           1.9890 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     6,637                           2.0054 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     6,437                           2.0184 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     6,931                           2.0188 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    4,682                           1.9798 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,877                           1.9810 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    21,963                          1.9810 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,189                           1.9816 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,987                           1.9841 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    13,843                          1.9841 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    540                             1.9853 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    184,000                         2.0072 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    16,000                          2.0072 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    450,000                         2.6128 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    27,161                          2.6183 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    168,899                         2.6183 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       4,639                           1.9784 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       11,855                          1.9810 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       701                             1.9810 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,760                           1.9816 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       212                             1.9825 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       12                              1.9840 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       6,692                           1.9841 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       570                             1.9855 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,184                           1.9893 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,099                           1.9998 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       8,673                           2.0000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,000                           1.9750 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,704                           1.9805 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      13,843                          1.9805 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,189                           1.9810 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      8,386                           1.9820 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      225,421                         1.9830 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,987                           1.9910 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      36,280                          1.9955 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,515                           2.0100 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      38,362                          2.4563 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      168,205                         2.4563 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      316,230                         2.6080 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      118,085                         2.6080 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      318,334                         2.6080 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      88,194                          2.6080 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      573,384                         2.6090 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      569,593                         2.6090 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      212,694                         2.6090 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      158,854                         2.6090 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      117,131                         2.6106 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      94,043                          2.6106 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      220,200                         2.6106 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      355,940                         2.6106 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      25,535                          2.6106 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      67,000                          2.6106 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      173,681                         2.6282 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      626,902                         2.6282 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      232,547                         2.6282 USD
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      622,759                         2.6282 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                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit

                                                                                                                                                                                      e.g. American, European etc.
 N/A                         N/A                                   N/A                                         N/A                                           N/A                      N/A                            N/A          N/A

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit

                             e.g. call option
 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               Details  Price per unit (if applicable)

                             e.g. subscription, conversion
 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:  28 November 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
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .

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