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

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

13 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:	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:	10 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 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
4p ordinary	SALES	877,854	1.9580 GBP	1.9170 GBP
4p ordinary	PURCHASES	990,629	1.9581 GBP	1.9200 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	increasing a long position	1,195	1.9342 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	30,550	1.9352 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	10	1.9380 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	35,174	1.9462 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,004	1.9462 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,012	1.9580 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	600	1.9351 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	45	1.9380 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15,700	1.9425 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	36,621	1.9481 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,882	1.9502 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,128	1.9526 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	825	1.9580 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	37,108	1.9580 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	14,926	1.9581 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,187	1.9344 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	99	1.9346 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7,648	1.9348 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	11	1.9380 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	289	1.9395 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	8,132	1.9395 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	503	1.9395 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	112,222	1.9454 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	49,460	1.9465 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,205	1.9507 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,656	1.9580 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	128	1.9580 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	16,515	1.9580 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1	1.9340 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	61,702	1.9370 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	125,411	1.9383 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	15	1.9453 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,021	1.9529 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	386	1.9580 GBP
4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1	1.9580 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:	13 May 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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