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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Replacement of John Wood Group

5th Mar 2026 15:01

RNS Number : 5557V
Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc
05 March 2026

AMENDMENT(2(a), 2(b))

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:

Morgan Stanley & Co. International 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:

John Wood Group plc

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

03 March 2026

(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

4 2/7 p ordinary

SALES

3,665,606

0.2896 GBP

0.2816 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

PURCHASES

5,347,319

0.2900 GBP

0.2804 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

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

258

0.2875 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

55,082

0.2896 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

432

0.2804 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

959

0.2804 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

397

0.2805 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,260

0.2805 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,109

0.2805 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

3,164

0.2805 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,800

0.2805 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

576

0.2805 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

415

0.2805 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

468

0.2805 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

725

0.2805 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

868

0.2805 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

9,504

0.2810 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

11,964

0.2810 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

29,700

0.2810 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

52,192

0.2810 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

15,824

0.2810 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

7,722

0.2810 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

20,790

0.2810 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

18,295

0.2810 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

6,554

0.2810 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

6,841

0.2810 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

14,315

0.2810 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

7,128

0.2810 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

64,510

0.2822 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

71,310

0.2822 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

82,444

0.2822 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

29,533

0.2822 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

93,687

0.2822 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

235,189

0.2822 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

133,838

0.2822 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

30,829

0.2822 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

42,828

0.2822 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

32,121

0.2822 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

53,913

0.2822 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

34,798

0.2822 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

45,336

0.2824 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

19,135

0.2824 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

39,214

0.2824 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

35,474

0.2824 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

51,519

0.2824 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

23,551

0.2824 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

129,331

0.2824 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

29,647

0.2824 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

73,598

0.2824 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

16,953

0.2824 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

16,240

0.2824 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

17,663

0.2824 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

120,000

0.2864 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

60,369

0.2896 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

11,414

0.2884 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

60,330

0.2862 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

3,211

0.2875 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

6,852

0.2896 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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

(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)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

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 March 2026

Contact name:

Claire Gordon

Telephone number:

+44 141 245-8893

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.

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