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
28 April 2025
Craig Horsley
+44 141 245-7736
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