RNS Number : 9198Z

Barclays PLC

18 September 2025

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  relevant securities this form relates:			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 position held/dealing undertaken:			17 Sep 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 the offer?			YES: ALPHAWAVE IP GROUP PLC
2.	POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a)	Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree
	to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
Class of relevant security:				USD 0.0001 common
				Interests		Short Positions
				Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:				7,338,097	0.68%	7,182,292	0.67%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				994,756	0.09%	79,494	0.01%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				773,600	0.07%	3,216,172	0.29%
TOTAL:				9,106,453	0.84%	10,477,958	0.96%
(b)	Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive options)
Class of relevant security in relation to  which subscription right exists
Details, including nature of the rights  concerned and relevant percentages:
3.	DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a)	Purchase and sales
Class of relevant  security	Purchase/sale	Total number of  securities	Highest price per unit  paid/received	Lowest price per unit  paid/received
USD 0.0001 common	Purchase	441	139.3400  EUR	138.6760  EUR
USD 0.0001 common	Sale	2211	139.3400  EUR	138.6760  EUR
USD 0.0001 common	Purchase	688165	165.8851  USD	163.4400  USD
USD 0.0001 common	Sale	823386	165.8851  USD	140.5685  USD
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of  relevant  security	Product  description	Nature of dealing	Number of  reference  securities	Price per  unit
USD 0.0001 common	SWAP	Increasing Short	506	165.2847  USD
USD 0.0001 common	SWAP	Decreasing Short	123	138.9601  EUR
USD 0.0001 common	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,689	139.1600  EUR
USD 0.0001 common	SWAP	Increasing Short	42	138.8447  EUR
USD 0.0001 common	SWAP	Increasing Short	119	165.2625  USD
USD 0.0001 common	SWAP	Increasing Long	100	164.7600  USD
USD 0.0001 common	SWAP	Increasing Long	616	164.8461  USD
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions  (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class  of  relevant  security	Product  description	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
USD 0.0001 common	Call Options	Purchase	861100	140.5685	European	13-Aug-26	0.0019  USD
(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant  security	Product description	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of  securities	Exercise price per  unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant  security	Nature of Dealings	Details	Price per unit (if  applicable)
4.	OTHER INFORMATION
(a)	Indemnity and other dealings 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:
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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which  any derivative is referenced:
NONE
(c)	Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?				YES
Date of disclosure:				18 Sep 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)
DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO
PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1.    KEY INFORMATION
Identity of the person whose positions/dealings  are being disclosed:					BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose  relevant securities this from relates:					AQUA ACQUISITION SUB LLC (AN INDIRECT WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF QUALCOMM INCORPORATED)
2.    OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES
Class  of  relevant  security	Product  description	Writing,  purchasing,  selling,  varying etc	Number  of  securities  to which  option  relates	Exercise  price  per unit	Type	Expiry  date
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Purchased	-200,000	100	American	18-Dec-26
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Purchased	-170,000	160	American	16-Jan-26
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Purchased	-55,900	100	American	16-Jan-26
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Purchased	-53,600	105	American	16-Jan-26
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Purchased	-37,400	110	American	20-Mar-26
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Purchased	-29,000	170	American	16-Jan-26
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Purchased	-22,200	110	American	16-Jan-26
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Purchased	-11,000	110	American	18-Jun-26
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Purchased	-7,100	105	American	20-Mar-26
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Purchased	-6,500	100	American	18-Jun-26
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Purchased	-2,900	95	American	20-Mar-26
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Purchased	-2,500	115	American	18-Jun-26
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Purchased	-2,300	105	American	18-Jun-26
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Purchased	-2,000	115	American	20-Mar-26
USD 0.0001 common	Call Options	Purchased	2,600	195	American	16-Jan-26
USD 0.0001 common	Call Options	Purchased	21,600	185	American	16-Jan-26
USD 0.0001 common	Call Options	Purchased	31,100	190	American	16-Jan-26
USD 0.0001 common	Call Options	Written	-570,172	138.9757	European	06-Jul-26
USD 0.0001 common	Call Options	Written	-341,130	145.7435	European	24-Oct-25
USD 0.0001 common	Call Options	Written	-333,243	141.0187	European	23-Oct-25
USD 0.0001 common	Call Options	Written	-317,375	163.5057	European	06-Apr-26
USD 0.0001 common	Call Options	Written	-305,529	143.8098	European	15-Oct-25
USD 0.0001 common	Call Options	Written	-191,840	150.867	European	06-Apr-26
USD 0.0001 common	Call Options	Written	-177,206	143.1938	European	14-Oct-25
USD 0.0001 common	Call Options	Written	-157,114	146.5413	European	04-Dec-25
USD 0.0001 common	Call Options	Written	-120,165	140.8456	European	07-Jan-26
USD 0.0001 common	Call Options	Written	-100,098	153.1754	European	15-Apr-26
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Written	100	170	American	19-Sep-25
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Written	1,000	150	American	19-Sep-25
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Written	2,200	120	American	19-Sep-25
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Written	2,500	175	American	19-Sep-25
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Written	2,500	165	American	19-Sep-25
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Written	2,900	160	American	19-Sep-25
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Written	4,800	140	American	19-Sep-25
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Written	5,900	145	American	19-Sep-25
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Written	9,400	95	American	19-Sep-25
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Written	11,700	100	American	19-Sep-25
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Written	27,000	120	American	16-Jan-26
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Written	30,000	130	American	15-Jan-27
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Written	30,000	130	American	16-Jan-26
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Written	70,000	120	American	18-Dec-26
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Written	200,000	135	American	18-Dec-26
USD 0.0001 common	Put Options	Written	318,300	140	American	16-Jan-26
3.    AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

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