Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC
20 May 2024
 

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

 

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

 

 

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

 

 

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

 

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

17 May 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

 

 

 

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

 

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

 

 

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

 

Class of relevant security:

4 2/7p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

13,599,831

1.97%

6,847,182

0.99%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

6,625,580

0.96%

12,623,361

1.82%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

1,170,345

0.17%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

20,225,411

2.92%

20,640,888

2.98%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

 

 

options)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant security in relation to

 

 

 

 

which subscription right exists

 

 

 

 

Details, including nature of the rights

 

 

 

 

concerned and relevant percentages:

 

 

 

 

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

237,188

1.8550  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

67,015

1.8523  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

36,731

1.8547  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

12,766

1.8543  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,740

1.8542  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,422

1.8624  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,725

1.8598  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,002

1.8569  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,625

1.8583  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,419

1.8596  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,390

1.8453  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,379

1.8540  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,281

1.8390  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

835

1.8644  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

193

1.8539  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

158

1.8400  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

139

1.8455  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

126

1.8584  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

131,209

1.8543  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

64,751

1.8549  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

63,440

1.8545  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

35,578

1.8519  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

32,325

1.8550  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

20,125

1.8720  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,783

1.8414  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,107

1.8601  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,200

1.8589  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,186

1.8401  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,859

1.8430  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,611

1.8570  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,394

1.8588  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,379

1.8320  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,025

1.8533  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

799

1.8530  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

426

1.8417  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

226

1.8565  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

224

1.8576  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

224

1.8590  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

113

1.8560  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

71

1.8583  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13

1.9200  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

248

1.8560  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,033

1.8350  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,625

1.8583  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,002

1.8569  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,077

1.8575  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,448

1.8547  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,078

1.8614  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,153

1.8580  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,740

1.8542  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,422

1.8549  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

119,751

1.8550  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,799

1.8527  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

13,528

1.8550  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13

1.9198  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

71

1.8583  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

80

1.8564  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

144

1.8582  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

226

1.8565  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,025

1.8533  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,186

1.8401  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,552

1.8490  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

35,578

1.8519  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

61,258

1.8545  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

64,751

1.8549  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

21

1.8552  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

444

1.8584  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,186

1.8558  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

12,766

1.8545  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Exercising

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

applicable)

 

 

 

 

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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:

 

 

 

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

 

 

the person 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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

 

 

any derivative is referenced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

(c)

Attachments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

YES

Date of disclosure:

20 May 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO

PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings

Barclays PLC.

are being disclosed:

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

relevant securities this from relates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

4 2/7p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-1,170,345

1.7390

European

08-May-25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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