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RNS Number : 4469W

JPMorgan Securities Plc

17 April 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   John Wood Group plc 
 securities this form relates: 
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
                                                            ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt        Financial advisor and corporate broker to John Wood Group 
 principal trader is connected:                              PLC 
                                                            ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                14 April 2023 
                                                            ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the        N/A 
 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" 
                                                            ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 
   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      Purchases/ sales       Total number of       Highest price per unit   Lowest price per unit 
        security                                   securities              paid/received            paid/received 
      4p ordinary             Purchase              1,325,250                2.1280 GBP               2.0984 GBP 
 
                                Sale                2,386,639                2.1460 GBP               2.1020 GBP 
                         -----------------  ------------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
 
   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
    Class of relevant       Product description      Nature of dealing         Number of reference      Price per unit 
         security                 e.g. CFD         e.g. opening/closing a           securities 
                                                    long/short position, 
                                                   increasing/reducing a 
                                                    long/short position 
       4p ordinary              Equity Swap            Decrease Long                  2,537               2.1039 GBP 
                                                                                      19,985              2.1127 GBP 
                                                                                      26,438              2.1138 GBP 
                                                                                        784               2.1182 GBP 
                                                                                        228               2.1260 GBP 
 
                                                       Decrease Short                  1,109              2.1108 GBP 
                                                                                        148               2.1139 GBP 
 
                                                       Increase Long                  12,129              2.1083 GBP 
                                                                                      43,059              2.1104 GBP 
                                                                                       4,280              2.1106 GBP 
                                                                                      11,369              2.1159 GBP 
                                                                                       6,686              2.1228 GBP 
                                                                                     1,723,397            2.1460 GBP 
 
                                                       Increase Short                  6,730              2.1000 GBP 
                                                                                      250,000             2.1011 GBP 
                                                                                      73,743              2.1033 GBP 
                                                                                      100,000             2.1041 GBP 
                                                                                      250,000             2.1061 GBP 
 
                                                  Opening a Long Position              5,641              2.1021 GBP 
                                                                                       4,599              2.1059 GBP 
                                                                                       2,539              2.1094 GBP 
                                                                                      13,772              2.1109 GBP 
                                                                                      14,544              2.1134 GBP 
                                                                                        404               2.1179 GBP 
                                                                                      20,378              2.1180 GBP 
                                                                                      19,326              2.1187 GBP 
                                                                                        451               2.1200 GBP 
                                                                                        181               2.1460 GBP 
 
                                                  Opening a Short Position              881               2.1021 GBP 
                                                                                        25                2.1040 GBP 
                                                                                       1,453              2.1097 GBP 
                                                                                       8,786              2.1102 GBP 
                                                                                      70,690              2.1181 GBP 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 
   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
   Class of       Product        Writing,      Number of       Exercise          Type       Expiry date   Option money 
   relevant     description    purchasing,     securities      price per         e.g.                        paid/ 
   security      e.g. call       selling,       to which         unit         American,                   received per 
                   option      varying etc.      option                        European                       unit 
                                                relates                          etc. 
 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
   Class of relevant      Product description   Exercising/ exercised    Number of securities     Exercise price per 
        security            e.g. call option           against                                           unit 
 
 
   (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:    17 April 2023 
 Contact name:          Natasha Mondon 
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 Telephone number:      01202 325175 
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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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