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

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

06 June 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:	05 June 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	376,683	1.8720 GBP	1.7970 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SALES	263,322	1.8785 GBP	1.7950 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	1,695	1.8089 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	193	1.8170 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	22	1.8170 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	16,260	1.8551 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	206	1.8600 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	192	1.8600 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,751	1.8600 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,272	1.8602 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	776	1.8623 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,218	1.8111 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	16	1.8140 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	14	1.8307 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	83	1.8310 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,717	1.8388 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,270	1.8600 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,500	1.8600 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,805	1.8601 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,996	1.8606 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	222,218	1.8622 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	413	1.8115 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,695	1.8172 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,303	1.8183 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4	1.8183 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	954	1.8183 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	9,413	1.8263 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	17,041	1.8434 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,941	1.8434 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,272	1.8482 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	42,826	1.8146 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1	1.8200 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	29	1.8319 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	28,000	1.8377 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	37,428	1.8410 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	31,792	1.8516 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	700	1.8560 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,614	1.8600 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	626	1.8600 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,070	1.8600 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:	06 June 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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