2022年6月1日, John Wood Group PLC (‘Wood’ or the ‘Company’) announced that it had entered into an agreement to sell its Built Environment consulting business to WSP Global Inc. (“交易”).
公司高兴地宣布 有关该项交易的通函 (“通告”)已于今日出版, 已获得英国金融市场行为监管局的批准. The Circular will be sent to the Company's shareholders (other than those who have elected for notification by electronic communication) shortly.
The Transaction constitutes a Class 1 transaction for Wood under the Listing Rules and completion of the Transaction (‘Completion’) is conditional upon, 除此之外, Wood的股东在公司股东大会上的批准. 相应的, the Circular contains a notice convening a general meeting of the Company which is to be held at Sir Ian Wood House, Hareness路, Altens, 阿伯丁, AB12 3勒, 苏格兰第11名.00 a.m. on 3 August 2022 (the ‘General Meeting’) at which an ordinary resolution (the ‘Resolution’) will be proposed for Wood’s shareholders to approve the sale.
The Directors of Wood strongly recommend that Shareholders vote by proxy as soon as possible and to appoint the Chair of the General Meeting as their proxy. 关于如何通过代理投票的进一步信息可在股东大会通知中找到.
The Board considers the Transaction (and the Resolution necessary to implement the Transaction) to be in the best interests of Wood and its shareholders as a whole and unanimously recommends that shareholders vote in favour of the Resolution.
委员会期望, subject to the satisfaction and/or waiver (where applicable) of the conditions precedent to the Transaction, 项目将于2022年下半年完工.
A copy of the Circular will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and the Circular will shortly be available for inspection at http://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. In addition, a copy of the Circular will be available for inspection on the Company's website at vtqf.honornm.com from the date of this announcement up to and including the date of the General Meeting and for the duration of the General Meeting.
询盘:
Simon McGough, Wood +44(0)7850 978 741投资者关系总裁
凯文•史密斯Citigate Dewe罗杰森 + 44 (0) 7710 815 924
冬青吉利斯Citigate Dewe罗杰森 + 44 (0) 7940 797 560
J.P. 摩根嘉诚(联合保荐人及联合财务顾问)
理查德·佩雷尔曼, 亚历克斯·布鲁斯 + 44 (0) 20 7742 4000
摩根士丹利(联合保荐人及联合财务顾问)
汤姆佩里,马修·贾曼 + 44 (0) 207 425 8000
警示声明
本公告不是为了, 并且不构成, 或构成…的一部分, any offer to sell or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction. Wood shareholders are advised to read carefully the formal documentation in relation to the Transaction once it has been despatched. Any response to the Transaction should be made only on the basis of the information in the formal documentation to follow.
有关财务顾问的重要资料
J.P. 摩根证券(Morgan Securities PLC)在英国的投资银行业务以J.P. 摩根嘉诚, is authorised in the United Kingdom by the Prudential Regulation Authority (the ‘PRA’) and regulated by the FCA and PRA. J.P. 摩根嘉诚 is acting as sponsor and financial adviser exclusively for Wood and no one else in connection with the Transaction and the matters set out in this announcement and will not regard any other person as its client in relation to the Transaction and will not be responsible to anyone other than Wood for providing the protections afforded to clients of J.P. 摩根嘉诚或其附属公司, or for providing advice in relation to the Transaction or any other matters referred to in this announcement. 除了J可能承担的责任和义务(如有)之外.P. 摩根嘉诚 by FSMA or the regulatory regime established thereunder or under the regulatory regime of any jurisdiction where the exclusion of liability under the relevant regulatory regime would be illegal, 无效或不可强制执行, J.P. 摩根嘉诚 and any person affiliated with it assumes no responsibility whatsoever for and makes no representation or warranty express or implied, 就本公告的内容, 包括它的准确性, 完整性或验证或任何其他声明作出或据称作出, 或代表它，本公告中所包含的任何内容, 或者是, 过去的:在这方面作为承诺或代表而被信赖的, 现在还是将来, 与木材有关, 或交易. J.P. 摩根嘉诚及其附属公司, branches and affiliates accordingly disclaims to the fullest extent permitted by law all and any duty, 责任和义务是否在侵权行为中产生, contract or otherwise (save as referred to above) which it might otherwise be found to have in respect of this announcement or any such statement or otherwise. 任何复制或分发本公告的行为, 全部地或部分地, and any disclosure of its contents or use of any information contained in this announcement for any purpose other than considering the terms of the Transaction is prohibited.
摩根士丹利(Morgan Stanley) & Co. 摩根士丹利国际股份有限公司(摩根士丹利(Morgan Stanley)), 是由审慎监管局授权的, and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority in the United Kingdom. 摩根士丹利(Morgan Stanley) is acting as sponsor and financial adviser exclusively for Wood and no one else in connection with the Transaction and the matters set out in this announcement and will not regard any other person as their client, nor will be responsible to anyone other than Wood for providing the protections afforded to clients of 摩根士丹利(Morgan Stanley) or its affiliates, or for providing advice in relation to the Transaction or any other matters referred to in this announcement. 除了责任和义务, if any, which may be imposed on 摩根士丹利(Morgan Stanley) by FSMA or the regulatory regime established thereunder or under the regulatory regime of any jurisdiction where the exclusion of liability under the relevant regulatory regime would be illegal, 无效或不可强制执行, 摩根士丹利(Morgan Stanley), 其附属公司及其各自董事, 军官, 雇员及代理人, 不承担任何责任，不作任何明示或暗示的陈述或保证, 就本公告的内容, 包括它的准确性, 完整性或验证，本公告中不包含任何内容, 或者是, 过去的:在这方面作为承诺或代表而被信赖的, 现在还是将来, 与木材有关, 或交易. 摩根士丹利(Morgan Stanley) accordingly disclaims to the fullest extent permitted by law all and any 责任和义务是否在侵权行为中产生, contract or otherwise (save as referred to above) which it might otherwise be found to have in respect of this announcement or any such statement. 任何复制或分发本公告的行为, 全部地或部分地, and any disclosure of its contents or use of any information contained in this announcement for any purpose other than considering the terms of the Transaction is prohibited.