Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-John Wood Group plc

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

23 May 2024

 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:	Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	John Wood Group plc
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	John Wood Group plc
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	22 May 2024
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	N/A

2.         DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

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.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)        Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
4 2/7p ordinary	PURCHASES	950,599	1.8450 GBP	1.7780 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SALES	902,741	1.8460 GBP	1.7770 GBP

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	13,706	1.7889 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,377	1.7915 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,120	1.7945 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,838	1.7958 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,859	1.7964 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	231	1.8000 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,438	1.8000 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1	1.8000 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	108	1.8008 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1	1.8085 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	58,063	1.7908 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,800	1.7963 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	14,588	1.7975 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,798	1.8000 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	24,900	1.8001 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	43,559	1.8010 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	627	1.7905 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,824	1.7918 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7,377	1.7925 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	18,359	1.7936 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	43,042	1.7957 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,899	1.7957 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	13,514	1.8000 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2	1.8000 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6,158	1.8000 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	71	1.8001 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,838	1.8116 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	651	1.7889 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,800	1.7942 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	57,277	1.7956 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	24,183	1.7957 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	246	1.7999 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,400	1.8150 GBP

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

3.         OTHER INFORMATION

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing 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: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

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 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 "none"

NONE

Date of disclosure:	23 May 2024
Contact name:	Craig Horsley
Telephone number:	[phone]

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 [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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