WG. Wood Group (john) Plc

TIDMWG. 
 
 

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

 
(a) Full name of discloser:                  MELQART ASSET MANAGEMENT (UK) LTD 
(b) Owner or controller of interests and     N/A 
short positions disclosed, if different 
from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle 
companies is insufficient. For a trust, the 
trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must 
be named. 
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to   John Wood Group PLC 
whose relevant securities this form 
relates: Use a separate form for each 
offeror/offeree 
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected      N/A 
with an offeror/offeree, state this and 
specify identity of offeror/offeree: 
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:   2023-02-24 
For an opening position disclosure, state 
the latest practicable date prior to the 
disclosure 
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c)       No 
above, is the discloser making disclosures 
in respect of any other party to the offer? 
If it is a cash offer or possible cash 
offer, state "N/A" 
 

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

 
Class of relevant security:               4p ordinary 
                                          Interests          Short positions 
                                          Number       %     Number        % 
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or 
controlled: 
 
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:              7,181,371   1.03 
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including 
options) and agreements to 
purchase/sell: 
 
TOTAL:                                     7,181,371   1.03 
 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

 
Class of relevant security in relation  Details, including nature of the 
to which subscription right exists:     rights concerned and relevant 
                                        percentages: 
 
 

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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          Purchase/sale  Number of securities  Price per unit 
security 
 
 

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

 
Class of                                         Number of 
relevant        Product          Nature of       reference 
security        description      dealing         securities     Price per unit 
                                 Increase long 
1p              CFD               position       58,644         201.65 
                                 Increase long 
1p              CFD               position       1,119,111      199.00 
 
 

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 
Class of  Product      Writing,     Number of   Exercise  Type  Expiry  Option 
relevant  description  purchasing,  securities  price           date    money 
security               selling,     to which    per                     paid/ 
                       varying      option      unit                    received 
                       etc.         relates                             per 
                                                                        unit 
 
 

(ii) Exercise

 
Class of        Product         Exercising/     Number of       Exercise price 
relevant        description     exercised       securities      per unit 
security                        against 
 
 

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 
Class of relevant         Nature of dealing  Details  Price per unit (if 
security                                              applicable) 
 
 

4. 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 person 
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 person 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 
 

(c) Attachments

 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?  No 
 
 
Date of disclosure:   27.02.2023 
Contact name:         Ben Sharp 
Telephone number*:    +44 (0)20 3826 4493 
 

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 disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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