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

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RNS Number : 8846X  JPMorgan Securities Plc  28 April 2023

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:                                                    27 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          1,732,654                   2.2520 GBP                            2.2335 GBP

                             Sale              653,066                     2.2480 GBP                            2.2320 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                                                                  960,000                         2.2340 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,087                           2.2342 GBP

                                                                                                                                 6,014                           2.2388 GBP

                                                                                                                                 5                               2.2458 GBP

                                                                                                                                 24,025                          2.2461 GBP

                                                  Decrease Short                                                                 371                             2.2338 GBP

                                                                                                                                 42                              2.2380 GBP

                                                                                                                                 23,667                          2.2405 GBP

                                                  Increase Long                                                                  226                             2.2317 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1                               2.2320 GBP

                                                                                                                                 11,475                          2.2336 GBP

                                                                                                                                 3                               2.2340 GBP

                                                                                                                                 23,675                          2.2397 GBP

                                                                                                                                 10                              2.2480 GBP

                                                  Increase Short                                                                 14,000                          2.2387 GBP

                                                                                                                                 56,044                          2.2392 GBP

                                                                                                                                 17,000                          2.2393 GBP

                                                                                                                                 2,820                           2.2395 GBP

                                                                                                                                 68                              2.2401 GBP

                                                                                                                                 22,849                          2.2414 GBP

                                                  Opening a Long Position                                                        29,272                          2.2339 GBP

                                                                                                                                 67,369                          2.2340 GBP

                                                                                                                                 5,380                           2.2393 GBP

                                                                                                                                 8,578                           2.2402 GBP

                                                                                                                                 33                              2.2419 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,300                           2.2464 GBP

                                                                                                                                 5,460                           2.2480 GBP

                                                  Opening a Short Position                                                       279                             2.2320 GBP

                                                                                                                                 5,252                           2.2364 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,426                           2.2370 GBP

                                                                                                                                 10,864                          2.2380 GBP

                                                                                                                                 7,544                           2.2387 GBP

                                                                                                                                 3,989                           2.2389 GBP

                                                                                                                                 8,293                           2.2396 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,341                           2.2401 GBP

                                                                                                                                 45,535                          2.2407 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,376                           2.2421 GBP

                                                                                                                                 5,281                           2.2425 GBP

                                                                                                                                 27,042                          2.2438 GBP

                                                                                                                                 3,159                           2.2454 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:  28 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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