Notification of major holdings

Winking Studios Limited

13 August 2026

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii:			Winking Studios Limited
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer						X
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights						X
Other (please specify) iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv
Name			Acer Incorporated
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Taiwan
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi:			30 June 2026
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			12 August 2026
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	64.03%	-		64.03%	282,546,436
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	63.93%	-		63.93%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rights ix					% of voting rights
		Direct (DTR5.1)		Indirect  (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (DTR5.1)		Indirect (DTR5.2.1)
KYG9722U1040		282,546,436		-			64.03%		-
SUBTOTAL 8. A		282,546,436					64.03%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date x	Exercise/ Conversion Period xi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date x		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash Settlement xii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
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
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary) xiv				X
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
Acer Gaming Inc.	57.27%	-	57.27%
Acer SoftCapital Incorporated	6.76%	-	6.76%
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional information xvi
The change in Acer Incorporated's percentage interest arose solely as a result of Winking Studios Limited (the "Company")'s share buyback exercise as at 30 June 2026, which resulted in its percentage interest increasing from 63.93% to 64.03%, notwithstanding that there was no change in the number of shares held by Acer Incorporated. Acer Incorporated became aware on 12 August 2026 that the aforesaid share buyback exercise had resulted in a change in its percentage level of interest. On 30 June 2026, the Company purchased 275,600 shares pursuant to its share buyback mandate, bringing the aggregate number of shares bought back as at the same date to 664,600 shares. As a result, Acer Incorporated's percentage interest in the Company increased from 63.93% to 64.03%.

Place of completion	Taiwan
Date of completion	12 August 2026

 

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