Company Announcements

Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - wood group

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 3951Z
GoldmanSachs International
06 August 2024
 

 

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:

(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL

(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

DAR AL-HANDASAH CONSULTANTS SHAIR AND PARTNERS HOLDINGS LTD

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

05 August 2024

(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

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 security

Purchases/ sales

 

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchases

4,652,596

2.0015 GBP

1.1860 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sales

6,211,584

1.2800 GBP

1.1904 GBP

 

 

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

6,983

1.2027 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

854

1.2214 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

71

1.2214 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

659,369

1.2224 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

127,156

1.2229 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

10,569

1.2229 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

17,802

1.2232 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,478

1.2232 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

93,836

1.2234 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

46,730

1.2235 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

42,139

1.2243 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

3,502

1.2243 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

18,868

1.2246 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

9,118

1.2261 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

757

1.2261 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

2,257

1.2270 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

187

1.2270 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

189,494

1.2278 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

69,444

1.2278 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

2,209

1.2279 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

26,578

1.2279 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

53,150

1.2282 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,116

1.2283 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

13,437

1.2283 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

61,279

1.2285 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

3,415

1.2285 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

27,685

1.2285 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,642

1.2290 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

137

1.2290 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

59,552

1.2308 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

161,800

1.2308 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

25,587

1.2308 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

2,841

1.2310 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

222,672

1.2328 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

92,855

1.2363 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

216

1.2364 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

18

1.2364 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

10,007

1.2384 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,395

1.2470 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,941

1.2485 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

133,067

1.2488 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

10,644

1.2493 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

13,689

1.2493 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

13,925

1.2493 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

10,654

1.2598 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

571,344

1.2638 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

65,201

1.2678 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

59,225

1.2775 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

1,441

1.2799 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

13,246

1.2799 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

86,000

1.9815 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

86,000

1.9815 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

9,000

1.9815 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

9,000

1.9815 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

5,000

1.9815 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

5,000

1.9815 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

86,000

2.0015 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

9,000

2.0015 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

5,000

2.0015 GBP

 

 

 

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

 

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit









 

(ii)        Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising / exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit






 

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

 

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)


 

 



 

 

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:

06 August 2024

Contact name:

Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka

Telephone number:

+33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817

 

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.

 

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

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