16th Mar 2023 09:49
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 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: | Financial advisor and corporate broker to John Wood Group PLC |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 15 March 2023 |
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" | 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 |
4p ordinary | Purchase
Sale | 1,073,219
1,514,815 | 2.1530 GBP
2.1530 GBP | 2.0200 GBP
2.0200 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. CFD | Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position | Number of reference securities | Price per unit |
4p ordinary | Equity Swap | Decrease Long
Decrease Short
Increase Long
Increase Short
Opening a Long Position
Opening a Short Position | 10,761 305 15 98 2 7,059 57,163 988 30,231 5,213 19,312
860 7,575 325,181 18,186 495 1,279 161 1,379 7,902 2,166 2,614 6,750 237,003 3,406 366 980 14,875 17,342
107 1,873 16,228 6,775 83,612 3,359 485 5,988
315,046 34,244 5,000 24,731 1,371 5,000 40,054 41,690 3,914 3,281 20,794 11,373 3,465 8,923 5,320
35,445 3,083
29,550 | 2.0222 GBP 2.0343 GBP 2.0540 GBP 2.0561 GBP 2.0570 GBP 2.0720 GBP 2.0739 GBP 2.0878 GBP 2.1002 GBP 2.1434 GBP 2.1450 GBP
2.0198 GBP 2.0199 GBP 2.0200 GBP 2.0366 GBP 2.0419 GBP 2.0575 GBP 2.0599 GBP 2.0600 GBP 2.0676 GBP 2.0795 GBP 2.0797 GBP 2.0883 GBP 2.0897 GBP 2.0931 GBP 2.1040 GBP 2.1089 GBP 2.1195 GBP 2.1209 GBP
2.0670 GBP 2.0671 GBP 2.0743 GBP 2.0751 GBP 2.0950 GBP 2.1007 GBP 2.1210 GBP 2.1350 GBP
2.0200 GBP 2.0201 GBP 2.0202 GBP 2.0271 GBP 2.0424 GBP 2.0480 GBP 2.0540 GBP 2.0543 GBP 2.0574 GBP 2.0597 GBP 2.0688 GBP 2.0793 GBP 2.0882 GBP 2.1376 GBP 2.1385 GBP
2.1089 GBP 2.1351 GBP
2.0711 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 e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | Option money paid/ received per unit |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security | Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) |
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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
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(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
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| Date of disclosure: | 16 March 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.
Related Shares:
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