HSBC Bank Plc - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Wood Group (John) plc
July 19 2024 - 5:30AM
UK Regulatory
HSBC Bank Plc - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Wood Group (John) plc
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: |
HSBC Bank Plc |
(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: |
OFFEROR: Dar Al-Handasah Consultants Shair and Partners Holdings
Ltd |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
18 July 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 this 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
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Total number of securities |
Highest price per unit paid/received
(GBP) |
Lowest price per unit paid/received
(GBP) |
Ordinary Shares
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Purchase |
6,121 |
207.800 p |
204.200 p |
Ordinary Shares |
Sale |
4,174 |
207.692 p |
206.338 p |
(b) Cash-settled
derivative transactions
Class of relevant security |
Product description |
Nature of dealing |
Number of reference securities |
Price per unit (GBP) |
e.g. CFD |
e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing
a long/short position |
Ordinary shares |
Swap |
Increasing a short position |
1,947 |
206.168 p |
(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 |
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(ii)
Exercise
Class of relevant security |
Product description
e.g. call option |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit |
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(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) |
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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: |
19 July 2024 |
Contact name: |
Dhruti Singh |
Telephone number: |
0207 088 2000 |
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.