<div id="readability-page-1"><div>RNS Number : 8302T Canaccord Genuity Limited 20 February 2026 FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITYRule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the &#34;Code&#34;)1. KEY INFORMATION<div><table><tbody><tr><td>(a) Name of exempt principal trader:</td><td>Canaccord Genuity Limited</td></tr><tr><td>(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree</td><td>Kitwave Group PLC</td></tr><tr><td>(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:</td><td>Connected to the Offeree</td></tr><tr><td>(d) Date dealing undertaken:</td><td>19 February 2026</td></tr><tr><td>(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?</td><td>No</td></tr></tbody></table></div>2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER(a) Purchases and sales<div><table><tbody><tr><td>Class of relevant security</td><td>Purchases/ sales</td><td>Total number of securities</td><td>Highest price per unit paid/received</td><td>Lowest price per unit paid/received</td></tr><tr><td>Ord 0.01p</td><td>Purchases</td><td>32,584</td><td>293p</td><td>293p</td></tr><tr><td>Ord 0.01p</td><td>Sales</td><td>32,584</td><td>293p</td><td>293p</td></tr></tbody></table></div>(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)<ul><li>Class of relevant security</li><li>Product descriptione.g. CFD</li><li>Nature of dealinge.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position</li><li>Number of reference securities</li><li>Price per unit</li></ul>(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying<ul><li>Class of relevant security</li><li>Product description e.g. call option</li><li>Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.</li><li>Number of securities to which option relates</li><li>Exercise price per unit</li><li>Typee.g. American, European etc.</li><li>Expiry date</li><li>Option money paid/ received per unit</li></ul>(ii) Exercising<ul><li>Class of relevant security</li><li>Product descriptione.g. call option</li><li>Number of securities</li><li>Exercise price per unit</li></ul>(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)<ul><li>Class of relevant security</li><li>Nature of dealinge.g. subscription, conversion</li><li>Details</li><li>Price per unit (if applicable)</li></ul>The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.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.3. OTHER INFORMATION(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements<ul><li>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:If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state &#34;none&#34;</li><li>NONE</li></ul>(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives<ul><li>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 &#34;none&#34;</li><li>NONE</li></ul><div><table><tbody><tr><td>Date of disclosure:</td><td>20 February 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Contact name:</td><td>David Baker</td></tr><tr><td>Telephone number:</td><td>020 7523 4656</td></tr></tbody></table></div>Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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Canaccord Genuity Limited disclosed its dealings in Kitwave Group PLC's securities under Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code. On February 19, 2026, it purchased and sold 32,584 shares at a price of 293p each. The disclosure confirms that there are no prior disclosures related to this offer and no indemnity or option arrangements affecting the relevant securities. The announcement was made on February 20, 2026, by David Baker, with contact details provided for further inquiries.

REG - Canaccord GenuityLtd Kitwave Group PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)