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

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

19 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:	18 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	SALES	795,862	2.0160 GBP	1.9610 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	PURCHASES	732,829	2.0200 GBP	1.9610 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	1,525	1.9900 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	8,179	2.0029 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	525	2.0049 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,611	2.0049 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,289	2.0077 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	241	2.0090 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,530	2.0145 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	11,078	2.0155 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	53,097	2.0160 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,000	2.0160 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,300	1.9944 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,995	2.0051 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	760	2.0051 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,171	2.0051 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8	2.0060 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	40,931	2.0160 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	8,179	1.9857 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	505	1.9859 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7,755	2.0053 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	13,099	2.0053 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	8,933	2.0053 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6,644	2.0053 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,919	2.0053 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	41,994	2.0053 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,178	2.0139 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	54	2.0158 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,676	2.0160 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,116	1.9905 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	557	1.9905 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	80,000	1.9909 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,284	2.0036 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,232	2.0120 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	9,357	2.0133 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	33,982	2.0137 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	267	2.0160 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:	19 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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