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

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

02 August 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 August 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	SALES	833,670	2.0640 GBP	1.9650 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	PURCHASES	1,564,431	2.0660 GBP	1.9630 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	2,246	1.9755 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	25	1.9929 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	181	1.9944 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	19,337	1.9990 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,745	1.9997 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,275	2.0020 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,207	2.0040 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	9,632	2.0149 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	314	2.0149 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,131	2.0204 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,849	2.0204 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	160	2.0238 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,440	2.0306 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,687	2.0386 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	449	2.0520 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15,650	1.9964 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	39,585	1.9982 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,392	1.9994 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	128,291	2.0020 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	573	2.0020 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,846	2.0026 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	17,075	2.0169 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,006	2.0320 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,872	2.0322 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,321	2.0370 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	233,224	2.0395 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	234,094	2.0654 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	38	1.9816 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,207	1.9896 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	788	2.0020 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	25,427	2.0020 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	285	2.0113 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	570	2.0113 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	27,900	2.0151 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,108	2.0168 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	20,000	2.0200 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	53,044	2.0219 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	596	2.0614 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	449	2.0660 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,222	2.0011 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,322	2.0011 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,509	2.0011 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,165	2.0011 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,756	2.0020 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,767	2.0020 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	86,969	2.0099 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8	2.0150 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	352	2.0152 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 August 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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