Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - John wood

GoldmanSachs International

10 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:	(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	DAR AL-HANDASAH CONSULTANTS SHAIR AND PARTNERS HOLDINGS LTD
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	09 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 the 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	2,510,373	1.9885 GBP	1.8825 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sales	561,101	1.9865 GBP	1.8825 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	Reducing a long position	627	1.9221 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	882	1.9221 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	94	1.9221 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	787	1.9221 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	321	1.9221 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	289,531	1.9240 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	186	1.9247 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	45	1.9247 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,230	1.9247 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,143	1.9247 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3,135	1.9247 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	327	1.9247 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	989	1.9247 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,797	1.9247 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	144	1.9253 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,719	1.9254 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4,125	1.9254 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	775	1.9254 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,154	1.9254 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,502	1.9254 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	253	1.9254 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	35	1.9255 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6	1.9278 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	148	1.9278 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5,967	1.9278 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	16,381	1.9278 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	9,665	1.9278 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	7,707	1.9278 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,135	1.9278 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	160	1.9278 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	740	1.9280 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5,020	1.9280 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	7,284	1.9280 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	380	1.9280 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,652	1.9280 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6,295	1.9280 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	421	1.9281 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	17	1.9281 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	62,469	1.9298 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	24,801	1.9311 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	74	1.9336 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	42	1.9336 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	258	1.9336 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	510	1.9336 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	262	1.9336 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	716	1.9336 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	639	1.9336 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	11	1.9337 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	50,000	1.9339 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	29	1.9342 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	437	1.9343 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	766	1.9343 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	103	1.9343 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	7,385	1.9343 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	646	1.9343 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5,198	1.9343 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	129	1.9343 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6,518	1.9343 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,690	1.9343 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,093	1.9343 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	397	1.9343 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	15	1.9344 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	116	1.9346 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	8	1.9346 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	8,988	1.9356 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	198,462	1.9356 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	479,144	1.9356 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	26,204	1.9356 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	47,282	1.9356 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	425,134	1.9356 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	174,529	1.9356 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3,671	1.9356 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	191	1.9377 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	19,541	1.9386 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	55,841	1.9393 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	2,528	1.9396 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	28,817	1.9400 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	10,496	1.9400 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	5,031	1.9402 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	14,636	1.9402 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	19	1.9421 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	132	1.9423 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,137	1.9424 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,386	1.9424 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	907	1.9424 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	412	1.9424 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	869	1.9424 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	75	1.9424 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	17,089	1.9731 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	17,291	1.9732 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Opening a long position	6	2.4100 USD
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Reducing a long position	6	2.4100 USD

(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

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising / exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit

(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)

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:	10 May 2024
Contact name:	Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka
Telephone number:	[phone] / [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 disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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