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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-John Wood Group plc Amend

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RNS Number : 0721U
JPMorgan Securities Plc
23 March 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 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:

17 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

2,079,756

 

2,044,042

2.1160 GBP

 

2.1143 GBP

2.0469 GBP

 

2.0410 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

91,518

 210,145

 6,390

 419

 606

 25,525

 13,883

 2,832

 353

 3,184

 

 12,397

 6,893

 3,605

 50,000

 89,258

 

 1,312

 23,471

 8,117

 74,167

 26,499

 4,577

 5,227

 21,369

 5,038

 

 6,499

 

 6,251

 8,088

 639

 11,551

 19,075

 6,288

 454

 2,986

 20

 597

 

 267

 2,930

 1,638

 179,711

 6,263

 12,821

 3,041

 6,592

2.0590 GBP

2.0593 GBP

2.0687 GBP

2.0703 GBP

2.0721 GBP

2.0764 GBP

2.0800 GBP

2.1005 GBP

2.1020 GBP

2.1160 GBP

 

2.0588 GBP

2.0726 GBP

2.0837 GBP

2.0979 GBP

2.1116 GBP

 

2.0619 GBP

2.0686 GBP

2.0687 GBP

2.0688 GBP

2.0711 GBP

2.0768 GBP

2.0824 GBP

2.0828 GBP

2.0900 GBP

 

2.0590 GBP

 

2.0507 GBP

2.0589 GBP

2.0660 GBP

2.0719 GBP

2.0731 GBP

2.0733 GBP

2.0749 GBP

2.0787 GBP

2.0810 GBP

2.1020 GBP

 

2.0486 GBP

2.0553 GBP

2.0591 GBP

2.0623 GBP

2.0631 GBP

2.0641 GBP

2.0680 GBP

2.0686 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

23 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.

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