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

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

12 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:	11 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	924,587	2.0060 GBP	1.9560 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SALES	1,437,065	2.0064 GBP	1.9510 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	1,151	1.9510 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	96	1.9588 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	156	1.9610 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,200	1.9694 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	16,439	1.9737 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,008,062	1.9760 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	12,417	1.9776 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,606	1.9834 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	21,522	1.9840 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,451	1.9840 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	27	2.0060 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	574	2.0060 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	18,397	2.0060 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,907	1.9585 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	710	1.9783 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,745	1.9803 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,181	1.9876 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,905	1.9876 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,175	1.9876 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	24,092	2.0060 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,151	1.9540 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	393	1.9565 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	949	1.9838 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	11,830	1.9863 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	54,724	1.9915 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	19,863	1.9924 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	17,482	1.9924 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7,749	1.9924 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	637	1.9924 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,974	1.9924 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	41,884	1.9924 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	16,439	2.0013 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	200	1.9500 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	228	1.9769 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	453	1.9821 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	44	1.9918 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	578	1.9941 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	825	2.0059 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,894	2.0060 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,173	2.0060 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	27,012	2.0060 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:	12 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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