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:

+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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