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

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc
30 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:

29 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

2,115,442

2.0160 GBP

1.7880 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SALES

1,246,330

2.0180 GBP

1.7900 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

7

1.8157 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

59,163

1.8501 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

6,734

1.8501 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

344

1.8560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

64,096

1.8560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

7,209

1.8560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

55,905

1.8560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

27,796

1.8691 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

1,275

1.8966 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

13

1.9140 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

400,000

1.8009 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

14,671

1.8162 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,766

1.8170 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

100,000

1.8273 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

5,180

1.8475 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

8,800

1.8491 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

109,618

1.8493 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

15,822

1.8560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

4,106

1.8560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

4,056

1.8561 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

126,700

1.8604 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,002

1.8793 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

38,449

1.8958 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

305,644

1.9425 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

54,999

1.8253 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

1,500

1.8491 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

42,827

1.8516 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

6,187

1.8554 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

2,167

1.8560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

22,361

1.8560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

865

1.8633 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

1

1.7970 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

5,180

1.8096 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

100,000

1.8295 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

118,700

1.8350 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

72,561

1.8491 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

109,618

1.8556 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

237

1.8559 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

14,671

1.8560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

4,106

1.8560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

305,644

1.8588 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

6,128

1.8796 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

1,002

1.8841 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:

30 May 2024

Contact name:

Craig Horsley

Telephone number:

+44 141 245-7736

 

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.

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