<div id="readability-page-1"><div>RNS Number : 1369M Bank of Montreal 18 December 2025 FORM 8 (DD)PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER OR PERSON ACTING IN CONCERT (INCLUDING DEALINGS FOR THE ACCOUNT OF DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT CLIENTS)Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 of the Takeover Code (the &#34;Code&#34;)1. KEY INFORMATION<div><table><tbody><tr><td>(a) Full name of discloser:</td><td>BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc (wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of Montreal)</td></tr><tr><td>(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree</td><td>Aqua Acquisition Sub LLC (an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated)</td></tr><tr><td>(d) Status of person making the disclosure: e.g. offeror, offeree, person acting in concert with the offeror/offeree (specify name of offeror/offeree)</td><td>Concert party to Alphawave IP Group PLC</td></tr><tr><td>(e) Date dealing undertaken:</td><td>17 December 2025</td></tr><tr><td>(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state &#34;N/A&#34;</td><td>YES / NO / N/AIf YES, specify which: No</td></tr></tbody></table></div>2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSUREIf there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing<div><table><tbody><tr><td>Class of relevant security:</td><td colspan="4">Common</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"></td><td colspan="2">Interests</td><td colspan="2">Short positions</td></tr><tr><td>Number</td><td>%</td><td>Number</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:</td><td>734,001</td><td>0.06</td><td>410</td><td>0.00</td></tr><tr><td>(2) Cash-settled derivatives:</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> TOTAL:</td><td>734,001</td><td>0.06</td><td>410</td><td>0.00</td></tr></tbody></table></div>All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)<ul><li>Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:</li><li>Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:</li></ul>3. DEALINGS BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSUREWhere there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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(i) Party to an offer or person acting in concert (except for a principal trader in the same group as a connected adviser)<ul><li>Class of relevant security</li><li>Purchase/sale</li><li>Number of securities</li><li>Price per unit (USD)</li></ul>(ii) Principal trader where the sole reason for the connection is that the principal trader is in the same group as a connected adviser<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 (USD)</td><td>Lowest price per unit paid/received (USD)</td></tr><tr><td>Common</td><td>Purchases</td><td>244</td><td>173.04</td><td>173.03</td></tr><tr><td>Common</td><td>Sales</td><td>672</td><td>173.29</td><td>172.977</td></tr></tbody></table></div>(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions<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) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)(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) Exercise<ul><li>Class of relevant security</li><li>Product descriptione.g. call option</li><li>Exercising/ exercised against</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>4. 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 party to the offer or person acting in concert making the disclosure and any other person:Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. 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 party to the offer or person acting in concert 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>(c) AttachmentsAre any Supplemental Forms attached?<div><table><tbody><tr><td>Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)</td><td>NO</td></tr><tr><td>Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)</td><td>NO</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><table><tbody><tr><td>Date of disclosure:</td><td>18 December 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Contact name:</td><td>Dennis Brown</td></tr><tr><td>Telephone number:</td><td>0207 664 8256</td></tr></tbody></table></div>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.This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. 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Bank of Montreal's subsidiary, BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc, disclosed public dealings under the Takeover Code involving Qualcomm Inc and Alphawave IP Group. The disclosure includes interests and short positions in securities, purchases and sales, and derivative transactions. No indemnity or option arrangements were reported. The disclosure was made on December 18, 2025, following dealings on December 17, 2025.

- The disclosure by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. details positions related to its dealings in Aquatic Acquisition Sub LLC, indicating it is a concert party to Alphawave IP Group PLC.  
- As of December 17, 2025, the firm owned 734,001 relevant securities, all common, and detailed specific purchases and sales of these securities.  
- The document includes compliance with the Takeover Code's public disclosure requirements and specifies that there are no outstanding agreements or arrangements related to these dealings.

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