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Acer Incorporated notified a change in its major holding in Winking Studios Limited on 28 October 2025, with its total voting rights decreasing from a previously notified 64.16% to 63.93%, representing 282,546,436 voting rights. This change resulted from Winking Studios Limited issuing 1,573,176 new ordinary shares to 10 Key Management Personnel of Shanghai Mineloader Digital Technology Co., Ltd. on the same date.
| Date | 28 Oct 2025 |
| Time | 15:00:00 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 1098F |
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) i |
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii: |
Winking Studios Limited |
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) |
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Non-UK issuer |
X |
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X") |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
X |
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Other (please specify) iii: |
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv |
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Name |
Acer Incorporated |
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City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
Taiwan |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v |
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Name |
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City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi: |
28 October 2025 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): |
28 October 2025 |
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation |
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% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) |
% of voting rights through financial instruments |
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) |
Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) vii |
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Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
63.93% |
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63.93% |
63.93% |
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Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
64.16% |
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64.16% |
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of ISIN code (if possible) |
Number of voting rights ix |
% of voting rights |
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Direct (DTR5.1) |
Indirect (DTR5.2.1) |
Direct (DTR5.1) |
Indirect (DTR5.2.1) |
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KYG9722U1040 |
282,546,436 |
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63.93 |
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SUBTOTAL 8. A |
282,546,436 |
63.93 |
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a) |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 |
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b) |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Physical or cash Settlement xii |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 |
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X") |
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Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer xiii |
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Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Name xv |
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
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Acer Gaming Inc. |
57.19% |
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57.19% |
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Acer SoftCapital Incorporated |
6.74% |
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6.74% |
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: |
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Name of the proxy holder |
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The number and % of voting rights held |
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The date until which the voting rights will be held |
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11. Additional information xvi |
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On 28 October 2025, Winking Studios Limited (the "Company") issued 1,573,176 new ordinary shares (the "2025 Incentive Shares") to 10 Key Management Personnel of Shanghai Mineloader Digital Technology Co., Ltd. ("Shanghai Mineloader") as the 2025 Incentive Shares issuance pursuant to the terms of the Incentive Agreements, as set out in the Company's announcements dated 17 January 2025 and 21 October 2025 in relation to the proposed acquisition of 100% equity interest in Shanghai Mineloader. |
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Place of completion |
Taiwan |
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Date of completion |
28 October 2025 |