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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 : 6081Y  JPMorgan Securities Plc  05 May 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:                                                    04 May 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          3,752,993                   2.2405 GBP                            2.2000 GBP

                             Sale              2,286,041                   2.2380 GBP                            2.1998 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                                                                  1,007,958                       2.2000 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1                               2.2060 GBP

                                                                                                                                 29                              2.2067 GBP

                                                                                                                                 942                             2.2122 GBP

                                                                                                                                 15,817                          2.2130 GBP

                                                                                                                                 5,977                           2.2147 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1                               2.2160 GBP

                                                                                                                                 127,536                         2.2161 GBP

                                                                                                                                 157                             2.2236 GBP

                                                                                                                                 21,840                          2.2345 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,579                           2.2386 GBP

                                                  Decrease Short                                                                 618                             2.1998 GBP

                                                                                                                                 24,678                          2.1999 GBP

                                                                                                                                 63,858                          2.2000 GBP

                                                                                                                                 11,000                          2.2020 GBP

                                                                                                                                 6,000                           2.2029 GBP

                                                                                                                                 2,602                           2.2039 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,533                           2.2080 GBP

                                                                                                                                 12,377                          2.2088 GBP

                                                                                                                                 2,538                           2.2093 GBP

                                                                                                                                 3,753                           2.2099 GBP

                                                                                                                                 36,699                          2.2100 GBP

                                                                                                                                 5,057                           2.2148 GBP

                                                                                                                                 25,517                          2.2169 GBP

                                                                                                                                 33,163                          2.2176 GBP

                                                                                                                                 4,643                           2.2180 GBP

                                                                                                                                 590                             2.2219 GBP

                                                                                                                                 6,110                           2.2240 GBP

                                                  Increase Long                                                                  5                               2.2052 GBP

                                                                                                                                 886                             2.2109 GBP

                                                                                                                                 416                             2.2110 GBP

                                                                                                                                 3,147                           2.2143 GBP

                                                  Increase Short                                                                 122,406                         2.2000 GBP

                                                                                                                                 70                              2.2053 GBP

                                                                                                                                 12,760                          2.2059 GBP

                                                                                                                                 2,874                           2.2080 GBP

                                                                                                                                 4,481                           2.2097 GBP

                                                                                                                                 133,968                         2.2104 GBP

                                                                                                                                 11,870                          2.2121 GBP

                                                                                                                                 287,943                         2.2129 GBP

                                                                                                                                 11,870                          2.2138 GBP

                                                                                                                                 6,110                           2.2150 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,880                           2.2200 GBP

                                                                                                                                 3,176                           2.2201 GBP

                                                                                                                                 23,740                          2.2221 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1                               2.2260 GBP

                                                                                                                                 311                             2.2281 GBP

                                                                                                                                 7,598                           2.2292 GBP

                                                  Opening a Long Position                                                        24,699                          2.2214 GBP

                                                  Opening a Short Position                                                       3,462                           2.2120 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:  05 May 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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