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RNS Number : 6473W

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

18 April 2023

AMMENT(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      John Wood Group plc 
 form relates: 
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
                                                                               --------------------------------------- 
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is       John Wood Group plc 
 connected: 
                                                                               --------------------------------------- 
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                   13 April 2023 
                                                                               --------------------------------------- 
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader   N/A 
 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     Lowest price per unit 
        security                                     securities          unit paid/received         paid/received 
 4 2/7p ordinary           SALES               363,731                  2.1360 GBP              2.0920 GBP 
                          ------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary           PURCHASES           2,187,842                2.1440 GBP              2.1000 GBP 
                          ------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary           PURCHASES           29,191                   2.4003 EUR              2.3993 EUR 
                          ------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------- 
 
   (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          3                          2.0947 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a long          863,755                    2.1018 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a long          6,000                      2.1059 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a long          3,534                      2.1078 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a long          4,010,789                  2.1120 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a long          3,523                      2.1144 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a long          2,113                      2.1145 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a long          261                        2.1145 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a long          543                        2.1160 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a long          7,673                      2.1242 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a long          3,346                      2.1248 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a long          2,131                      2.1356 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         853                        2.1020 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         1,034                      2.1020 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         246                        2.1020 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         20,421                     2.1068 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         8,626                      2.1068 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         8,149                      2.1068 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         23,182                     2.1073 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         9,622                      2.1073 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         3,534                      2.1093 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         46                         2.1120 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         96,372                     2.1215 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         143,227                    2.1215 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         144,714                    2.1215 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         36,183                     2.1258 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         486                        2.1258 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         34                         2.1258 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   increasing a short         1,374,179                  2.1440 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a long position   955                        2.1020 GBP 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a long position   4,010,789                  2.1120 GBP 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a long position   37,000                     2.1138 GBP 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a long position   31                         2.1162 GBP 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a long position   7,673                      2.1175 GBP 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a long position   37,378                     2.1207 GBP 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a long position   63                         2.1288 GBP 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a short           186,245                    2.1048 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a short           710                        2.1063 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a short           853                        2.1120 GBP 
                                                  position 
                           --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 4 2/7p ordinary            CFD                   reducing a short           1                          2.1280 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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