Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC

28 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:				24 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:			14,348,933	2.07%	6,661,366	0.96%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			6,503,398	0.94%	13,426,399	1.94%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	1,170,329	0.17%
	TOTAL:			20,852,331	3.01%	21,258,094	3.07%
(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		224,849		1.8112  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		139,964		1.8872  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		116,930		1.8930  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		67,064		1.8865  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		61,263		1.8670  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		52,003		1.8645  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		40,519		1.8808  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		21,557		1.8790  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		20,125		1.8847  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		18,621		1.8764  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		14,534		1.8896  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		12,716		1.8824  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		11,572		1.8594  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		8,073		1.8620  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		7,753		1.8897  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		7,000		1.8217  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		4,880		1.8836  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		4,144		1.8237  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		3,983		1.8657  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		3,287		1.8768  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		3,280		1.8521  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		3,188		1.8880  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		2,389		1.8641  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,923		1.8528  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,368		1.8780  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,354		1.8850  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,346		1.8779  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,260		1.8888  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,081		1.8740  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,037		1.8615  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		750		1.8697  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		718		1.8310  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		481		1.8840  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		349		1.8757  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		144		1.8690  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		86		1.8778  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		47		1.8900  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		31		1.8890  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		262,163		1.8810  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		133,205		1.8914  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		120,476		1.8930  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		28,800		1.8806  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		16,344		1.8826  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		10,647		1.8816  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		9,862		1.8664  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		6,784		1.8929  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		4,077		1.8235  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		3,207		1.8708  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		2,389		1.8643  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		2,319		1.8775  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		2,307		1.8408  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,923		1.8530  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,425		1.8799  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,346		1.8780  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,291		1.8890  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,264		1.8840  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,081		1.8740  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		694		1.8837  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		650		1.8722  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		422		1.8904  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		319		1.8760  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		317		1.8885  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		278		1.8819  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		220		1.8881  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		194		1.8870  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		120		1.8850  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		47		1.8900  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		41		1.8860  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		902		1.8916  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		Closing Long		1,779	1.8703  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		243	1.8930  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		481	1.8840  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,103	1.8890  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,287	1.8768  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,512	1.7800  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		7,527	1.8540  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		40,519	1.8808  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		67,064	1.8865  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		73,865	1.8930  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		402	1.8119  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		35	1.8499  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		120	1.8850  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		261	1.7959  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		319	1.8760  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		422	1.8904  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,398	1.8748  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,911	1.8778  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		5,704	1.8850  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		6,784	1.8929  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		7,949	1.8796  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		16,344	1.8826  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		28,800	1.8806  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		120,777	1.8930  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		221	1.8920  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		238	1.8120  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		585	1.8497  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		804	1.8119  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		42,698	1.8929  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		224,849	1.8112  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		26	1.8861  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		700	1.8576  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		9,000	1.8161  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		13,162	1.8800  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		18,621	1.8764  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:				28 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	-1,170,329	1.7390	European	08 Jun 2024
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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