REG - Morgan Stanley Cap Qualcomm Inc - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Aqua Acquisition Sub LLC

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28/10/2025 11:00

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RNS Number : 1398F  Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  28 October 2025

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

      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:                                                    27 October 2025
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    No
 making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?

      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

 USD 0.0001 common           SALES             49,444                      202.7300 USD                          172.4037 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           PURCHASES         344,070                     202.9870 USD                          168.9400 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
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     332                             169.0800 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     425                             169.1801 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2                               187.6400 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     70                              187.6780 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     8,433                           187.6800 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     11                              187.7782 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     408                             188.3869 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     606                             188.3869 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     70                              188.8161 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     15                              189.5867 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     401                             189.7362 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,131                           189.8171 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     13                              189.8419 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     5,772                           189.8598 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,424                           189.8598 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     228                             189.9802 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1                               190.0100 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     37                              190.1930 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     407                             190.4487 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     607                             190.4487 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     10                              190.7331 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     11                              191.2035 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,294                           191.9818 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,214                           194.8711 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     815                             194.8711 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     500                             198.0000 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     150                             198.6733 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     50                              199.6900 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    128                             187.6780 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    8                               187.6800 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    25                              188.2700 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    32                              188.6100 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    200                             188.7700 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    10                              188.8600 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    700                             188.9350 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    65                              188.9586 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    700                             189.2448 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    50                              189.2500 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    700                             189.2986 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    28                              189.4900 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    10                              189.5100 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    200                             189.6100 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    26                              189.6300 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    76                              189.7100 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    700                             189.7686 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    15                              189.8700 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,600                           189.9295 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    10                              189.9600 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    700                             190.0700 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    600                             190.0900 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    300                             190.0917 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,400                           190.4250 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,400                           190.4600 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    300                             190.6100 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,200                           190.6250 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,400                           190.6396 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,400                           190.6932 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    10                              190.7100 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,300                           190.7157 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,300                           190.7292 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    200                             190.7400 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    200                             190.8500 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,700                           190.8656 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    200                             190.9650 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    800                             190.9654 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,700                           190.9724 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,400                           191.1283 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    700                             191.2150 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    700                             191.2656 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    600                             191.4442 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    700                             192.3986 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    46                              192.5900 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    100                             192.6100 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    400                             192.6550 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    39                              192.6800 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    300                             192.6829 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    12                              192.8300 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    10                              192.8550 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    65                              192.8700 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    21                              192.9500 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,300                           192.9708 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    14                              192.9900 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    200                             193.0700 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    10                              193.5650 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    700                             193.6350 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    24,000                          193.7653 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    58                              193.8100 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    700                             193.8607 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    700                             193.9295 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    300                             194.1050 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    900                             195.4289 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,023                           196.0700 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    410                             199.1732 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,000                           202.9870 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       74,157                          168.9400 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       44                              179.3285 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       963                             183.6541 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       267                             185.4572 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       8,433                           187.6800 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,247                           189.0586 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       605                             189.1455 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       6,056                           189.3277 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       693                             189.5213 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       9,901                           189.9938 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       9,084                           190.0150 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       3,321                           190.3509 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       3,645                           190.6889 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       3,853                           193.6046 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,344                           193.7720 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       107                             194.9897 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       135,902                         198.7793 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       40                              200.1183 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      80                              174.1199 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      15                              174.1205 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      404                             178.8900 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      70                              178.8901 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      780                             182.2700 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      134                             182.2701 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      102                             185.6599 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      589                             185.6600 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      300                             187.1241 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      42                              187.6800 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      200                             188.4350 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      123                             188.4427 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      12,000                          188.8241 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      31                              188.9754 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,923                           189.2939 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      70                              190.0657 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      170                             190.4624 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      17                              190.6617 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      92                              190.6617 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      300                             191.5300 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      10                              191.5700 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      77                              191.7105 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      10                              192.5400 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      88                              193.3450 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      61                              193.8282 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      15                              193.8800 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      500                             194.0370 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,000                           195.2850 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,000                           195.5200 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,000                           198.1520 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,000                           198.2930 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,000                           198.8910 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,000                           200.1640 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      10                              200.8550 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      43                              201.0700 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      10                              201.3210 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      11                              201.7100 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      700                             201.8414 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      70                              202.2407 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      11                              202.2407 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      31                              202.2407 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      116                             202.2407 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,500                           202.7747 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      10                              202.9000 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      10                              203.1000 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      11                              203.3400 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      22                              203.3950 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      700                             203.4750 USD
 USD 0.0001 common           CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      300                             203.5267 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 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
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .

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