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

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

02 July 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:	01 July 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	458,422	2.0798 GBP	2.0240 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SALES	581,102	2.0800 GBP	2.0240 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	21,345	2.0240 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	26,733	2.0240 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,600	2.0240 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	400	2.0240 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	723	2.0240 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	371	2.0249 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,049	2.0270 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	22,985	2.0335 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	47	2.0354 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	479	2.0368 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	47,716	2.0368 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	44,794	2.0375 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,876	2.0404 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	244	2.0446 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,390	2.0453 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,290	2.0491 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	142	2.0499 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	27	2.0559 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	930	2.0602 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	198	2.0622 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,714	2.0240 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	35,811	2.0240 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	579	2.0434 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,000	2.0540 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	163	2.0240 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	40,294	2.0263 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	462	2.0434 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	896	2.0469 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7,013	2.0518 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	244	2.0595 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,088	2.0665 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	11	2.0333 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	400	2.0447 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,100	2.0447 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	89,279	2.0473 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,819	2.0473 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	14,660	2.0473 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	60,053	2.0473 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,029	2.0530 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	579	2.0622 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2	2.0818 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:	02 July 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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