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RNS Number : 6122W

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

18 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:                                           Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc 
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this      John Wood Group plc 
 form relates: 
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
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 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is       John Wood Group plc 
 connected: 
                                                                               --------------------------------------- 
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                   17 April 2023 
                                                                               --------------------------------------- 
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader   NA 
 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 
 4 2/7p ordinary          SALES              2,738,423                 2.2820 GBP               2.2520 GBP 
                         -----------------  ------------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary          PURCHASES          5,650,237                 2.2860 GBP               2.2520 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 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a long          220                        2.2580 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a long          3,759                      2.2600 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a long          474                        2.2600 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a long          2                          2.2600 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a long          417                        2.2653 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a long          184                        2.2657 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a long          1,493                      2.2657 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a long          9,485                      2.2722 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a long          451                        2.2760 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a long          354                        2.2800 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a long          16,249                     2.2805 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         528                        2.2559 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         40,111                     2.2600 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         105,250                    2.2600 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         1                          2.2600 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         4,858                      2.2600 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         68,119                     2.2621 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         68,598                     2.2621 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         80,254                     2.2621 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         285,188                    2.2621 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         266,439                    2.2621 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         114,648                    2.2625 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         407,412                    2.2625 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         97,314                     2.2625 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         380,626                    2.2625 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         7,772                      2.2662 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         568                        2.2662 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         2,644                      2.2662 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         346                        2.2662 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         2,576                      2.2662 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         50,059                     2.2662 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         21,385                     2.2680 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         2,630                      2.2684 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         18,398                     2.2684 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         1,606                      2.2684 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         17,925                     2.2684 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         36,052                     2.2684 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         232,188                    2.2684 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         42,750                     2.2702 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         14,544                     2.2702 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         275,321                    2.2702 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         14,167                     2.2702 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         3,118                      2.2702 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         1,904                      2.2702 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         2,543                      2.2721 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         46,488                     2.2751 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         154,328                    2.2751 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         11,258                     2.2751 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         6,876                      2.2751 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         45,274                     2.2751 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         154,468                    2.2761 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         1,134                      2.2774 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         5,154                      2.2774 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         15,546                     2.2774 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         100,117                    2.2774 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         692                        2.2774 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         5,288                      2.2774 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         10,000                     2.2798 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         15,000                     2.2800 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         36,967                     2.2803 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         87,518                     2.2803 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         34,926                     2.2803 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         99,351                     2.2807 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         41,238                     2.2807 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a long position   40                         2.2593 GBP 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a long position   2,967                      2.2598 GBP 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a long position   4,605                      2.2600 GBP 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a long position   9,000                      2.2607 GBP 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a long position   164,400                    2.2623 GBP 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a long position   5,156                      2.2625 GBP 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a long position   17,102                     2.2646 GBP 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a long position   8,677                      2.2656 GBP 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a long position   62,000                     2.2708 GBP 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a long position   1,833                      2.2750 GBP 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a long position   78,943                     2.2819 GBP 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a short           267                        2.2560 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a short           68,598                     2.2597 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a short           100,000                    2.2600 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a short           100                        2.2600 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a short           24,172                     2.2600 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a short           2,800                      2.2611 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a short           20,000                     2.2655 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a short           600                        2.2660 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a short           387,500                    2.2674 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a short           65,993                     2.2696 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a short           34,687                     2.2722 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a short           154,468                    2.2726 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a short           100,000                    2.2740 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a short           4,858                      2.2800 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a short           46                         2.2800 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 
   (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. 
 N/A            N/A            N/A            N/A            N/A             N/A            N/A           N/A 
               -------------  -------------  -------------  --------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
   Class of relevant      Product description   Exercising/ exercised    Number of securities     Exercise price per 
        security            e.g. call option           against                                           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          Details   Price per unit (if applicable) 
                               e.g. subscription, conversion 
 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:    18 April 2023 
 Contact name:          Craig Horsley 
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 Telephone number:      +44 141 245-7736 
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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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