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

GoldmanSachs International

09 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:	08 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
4p ordinary	Purchases	4,897,639	2.0100 GBP	1.6245 GBP
4p ordinary	Sales	3,122,885	2.0560 GBP	1.6240 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
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	700	1.6472 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,256	1.6472 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	67	1.6472 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	483	1.6500 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	223	1.6500 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	112	1.6500 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	717	1.6500 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	360	1.6500 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	21	1.6500 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	11	1.6500 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	969	1.6500 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	8	1.6500 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	12	1.6811 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	10,000	1.8121 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	30,101	1.8555 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	111,121	1.8591 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5,868	1.8843 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	8,248	1.8843 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	7,359	1.8843 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3,004	1.8843 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,963	1.8889 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	8,363	1.8914 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	27,504	1.8928 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	11,166	1.8935 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,706	1.8947 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,398	1.8947 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,140	1.8947 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	873	1.8947 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	46,687	1.8949 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	34,252	1.8949 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	359,821	1.8949 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	151,899	1.8949 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	25,320	1.8954 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4,726	1.8973 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5,926	1.8973 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,420	1.8973 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	23,030	1.9029 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	32,373	1.9029 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	28,881	1.9029 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	11,792	1.9029 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	258,704	1.9050 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	241,296	1.9067 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	208	1.9067 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	35,620	1.9177 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	32,572	1.9177 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	18,239	1.9177 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	487	1.9191 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	39,166	1.9191 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	320,988	1.9215 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1,000,000	1.9215 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	53,482	1.9245 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	8,645	1.9266 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	15,118	1.9266 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	13,524	1.9266 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	117,498	1.9273 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,461	1.9273 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,749	1.9288 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	57,664	1.9290 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	61,702	1.9290 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	5,843	1.9292 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	11,009	1.9442 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5,637	1.9442 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	12,323	1.9516 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	142	1.9516 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	15,453	1.9517 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6,310	1.9517 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3,723	1.9529 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,365	1.9529 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4,669	1.9529 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,907	1.9529 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	252,857	1.9616 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	10,000	1.9669 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	12,824	1.9729 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	9,379	1.9729 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	98,726	1.9729 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	40,964	1.9729 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6,888	1.9735 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	100,000	1.9933 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	522,468	2.0100 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	306	2.0261 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	431	2.0261 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	383	2.0261 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	156	2.0261 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

(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:	09 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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