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

JPMorgan Securities Plc
05 June 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:

J.P. Morgan Securities Plc

(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:

Joint Financial Advisor and Corporate Broker to Wood Group (John) plc

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

4 June 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

Purchase

 

Sale

214,299

 

238,777

1.8031 GBP

 

1.8030 GBP

1.7700 GBP

 

1.7770 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

Equity Swap

Decrease Long

 

 

 

 

Decrease Short

 

 

Increase Long

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase Short

 

 

 

Opening a Long Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening a Short Position

 

 

 

57,144

610

87

13

 

2,000

3,812

 

228

18,456

44,106

9,314

2,511

17,664

15,788

 

9,000

3,812

3,812

 

7,551

7,819

5,554

7,867

3,096

738

2,299

 

2,975

1,649

1,543

28,757

1.7900 GBP

1.7910 GBP

1.7931 GBP

1.7953 GBP

 

1.7904 GBP

1.7980 GBP

 

1.7770 GBP

1.7880 GBP

1.7887 GBP

1.7907 GBP

1.7909 GBP

1.7958 GBP

1.7986 GBP

 

1.7771 GBP

1.7980 GBP

1.8030 GBP

 

1.7779 GBP

1.7819 GBP

1.7824 GBP

1.7833 GBP

1.7863 GBP

1.7890 GBP

1.8030 GBP

 

1.7870 GBP

1.7878 GBP

1.7941 GBP

1.8031 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:

5 June 2024

Contact name:

Natasha Mondon

Telephone number:

01202 325175

 

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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