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

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

14 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:	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:	13 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	PURCHASES	523,858	2.0000 GBP	1.9630 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SALES	380,885	2.0000 GBP	1.9630 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	increasing a long position	921	1.9630 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,816	1.9630 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,400	1.9630 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	169	1.9663 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	44	1.9680 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	51,310	1.9683 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1	1.9700 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,007	1.9797 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	229	1.9797 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,066	1.9826 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	34,433	1.9630 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,655	1.9630 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	24,656	1.9630 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	27,014	1.9630 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,606	1.9659 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	600	1.9680 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,773	1.9711 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,983	1.9716 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	24,571	1.9718 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	382	1.9720 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,471	1.9721 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,351	1.9742 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,208	1.9742 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,041	1.9742 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,687	1.9752 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,273	1.9769 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,817	1.9806 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	983	1.9630 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,880	1.9687 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	8,764	1.9687 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	41,163	1.9687 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6,513	1.9687 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7,608	1.9687 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	12,918	1.9687 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,569	1.9718 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	364	1.9770 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,728	1.9630 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,158	1.9630 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	424	1.9695 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	780	1.9716 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	14,829	1.9734 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,100	1.9744 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,200	1.9744 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	21	1.9999 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:	14 June 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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