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RNS Number : 8846X

JPMorgan Securities Plc

28 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:                                27 April 2023 
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 (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 
    4 2/7p ordinary           Purchase              1,732,654                2.2520 GBP               2.2335 GBP 
 
                                Sale                 653,066                 2.2480 GBP               2.2320 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            Equity Swap            Decrease Long                 960,000              2.2340 GBP 
                                                                                       1,087              2.2342 GBP 
                                                                                       6,014              2.2388 GBP 
                                                                                         5                2.2458 GBP 
                                                                                      24,025              2.2461 GBP 
 
                                                       Decrease Short                   371               2.2338 GBP 
                                                                                        42                2.2380 GBP 
                                                                                      23,667              2.2405 GBP 
 
                                                       Increase Long                    226               2.2317 GBP 
                                                                                         1                2.2320 GBP 
                                                                                      11,475              2.2336 GBP 
                                                                                         3                2.2340 GBP 
                                                                                      23,675              2.2397 GBP 
                                                                                        10                2.2480 GBP 
 
                                                       Increase Short                 14,000              2.2387 GBP 
                                                                                      56,044              2.2392 GBP 
                                                                                      17,000              2.2393 GBP 
                                                                                       2,820              2.2395 GBP 
                                                                                        68                2.2401 GBP 
                                                                                      22,849              2.2414 GBP 
 
                                                  Opening a Long Position             29,272              2.2339 GBP 
                                                                                      67,369              2.2340 GBP 
                                                                                       5,380              2.2393 GBP 
                                                                                       8,578              2.2402 GBP 
                                                                                        33                2.2419 GBP 
                                                                                       1,300              2.2464 GBP 
                                                                                       5,460              2.2480 GBP 
 
                                                  Opening a Short Position              279               2.2320 GBP 
                                                                                       5,252              2.2364 GBP 
                                                                                       1,426              2.2370 GBP 
                                                                                      10,864              2.2380 GBP 
                                                                                       7,544              2.2387 GBP 
                                                                                       3,989              2.2389 GBP 
                                                                                       8,293              2.2396 GBP 
                                                                                       1,341              2.2401 GBP 
                                                                                      45,535              2.2407 GBP 
                                                                                       1,376              2.2421 GBP 
                                                                                       5,281              2.2425 GBP 
                                                                                      27,042              2.2438 GBP 
                                                                                       3,159              2.2454 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:    28 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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