REG - JPMorgan Sec.Plc Wood Group (John)PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-John Wood Group plc Amend

John WoodAnnouncement

27/04/2023 18:01

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RNS Number : 7746X  JPMorgan Securities Plc  27 April 2023

AMENDMENT

 

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:                                            J.P. Morgan Securities Plc
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form  John Wood Group plc
 relates:

      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is        Financial advisor and corporate broker to John Wood Group PLC
 connected:
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                    25 April 2023
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    N/A
 making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?

      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "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             Purchase          713,399                     2.2600 GBP                            2.2260 GBP

                             Sale              679,477                     2.2600 GBP                            2.2258 GBP

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Nature of dealing                                                              Number of reference securities  Price per unit

                             e.g. CFD             e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
                                                  position
 4 2/7p ordinary             Equity Swap          Decrease Long                                                                  15,700                          2.2341 GBP

                                                                                                                                  27                             2.2357 GBP

                                                                                                                                  77,732                         2.2403 GBP

                                                  Decrease Short                                                                  102                            2.2359 GBP

                                                                                                                                  15,403                         2.2418 GBP

                                                                                                                                  31,992                         2.2451 GBP

                                                  Increase Long                                                                   14,816                         2.2257 GBP

                                                                                                                                  488                            2.2258 GBP

                                                  Increase Short                                                                  28,019                         2.2293 GBP

                                                                                                                                  406                            2.2333 GBP

                                                                                                                                  11,000                         2.2386 GBP

                                                                                                                                  9,000                          2.2392 GBP

                                                                                                                                  12,089                         2.2436 GBP

                                                  Opening a long position                                                         50,402                         2.2260 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,948                          2.2370 GBP

                                                                                                                                  2,133                          2.2379 GBP

                                                                                                                                  18,035                         2.2400 GBP

                                                                                                                                  85                             2.2404 GBP

                                                                                                                                  5,577                          2.2406 GBP

                                                                                                                                  6,623                          2.2452 GBP

                                                                                                                                  16,011                         2.2469 GBP

                                                                                                                                  27,454                         2.2483 GBP

                                                                                                                                  4,042                          2.2500 GBP

                                                  Opening a short position                                                        1,440                          2.2260 GBP

                                                                                                                                  12,460                         2.2261 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,161                          2.2321 GBP

                                                                                                                                  5,270                          2.2420 GBP

                                                                                                                                  3,231                          2.2438 GBP

                                                                                                                                  45,583                         2.2441 GBP

                                                                                                                                  611                            2.2460 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,421                          2.2466 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,153                          2.2501 GBP

                                                                                                                                  32,906                         2.2503 GBP

                                                                                                                                  14,502                         2.2511 GBP

                                                                                                                                  2,851                          2.2570 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                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit

                                                                                                                                                                                      e.g. American, European etc.

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit

                             e.g. call option

 

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

 

 Class of relevant security  Nature of dealing               Details  Price per unit (if applicable)

                             e.g. subscription, conversion

 

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:  27 April 2023
 Contact name:        Natasha Mondon
 Telephone number:    01202 325175

 

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
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .

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