REG - Morgan StanleyEurope Wood Group (John)PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - John Wood Group plc

RNS Number : 4114G Morgan Stanley Europe SE 28 April 2025

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:

Morgan Stanley Europe SE

(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 position held/dealing undertaken:

For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

25 April 2025

(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

N/A

2.         POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:

4 2/7 p ordinary

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

0

0.00

0

0.00

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

0

0.00

0

0.00

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0

0

0.00

TOTAL:

0

0.00

0

0.00

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:

NO

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

NO

3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) 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 3(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 2/7 p ordinary

SALES

100,572

0.1826 GBP

0.1705 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

PURCHASES

100,572

0.1865 GBP

0.1705 GBP

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

N/A

Product description

e.g. CFD

N/A

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

N/A

Number of reference securities

N/A

Price per unit

N/A

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

N/A

Product description e.g. call option

N/A

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

N/A

Number of securities to which option relates

N/A

Exercise price per unit

N/A

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

N/A

Expiry date

N/A

Option money paid/ received per unit

N/A

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security

N/A

Product description

e.g. call option

N/A

Exercising/ exercised against

N/A

Number of securities

N/A

Exercise price per unit

N/A

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

N/A

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

N/A

Details

N/A

Price per unit (if applicable)

N/A

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

(c)        Attachments

Date of disclosure:

28 April 2025

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 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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