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:

+44 141 245-7736

 

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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

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

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