Form 8.3 -JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC

31 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:				30 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:			14,012,026	2.03%	5,802,455	0.84%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			5,616,153	0.81%	13,210,923	1.91%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	1,170,331	0.17%
	TOTAL:			19,628,179	2.84%	20,183,709	2.92%
(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		468,321		1.8799  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		303,718		1.8724  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		93,933		1.8710  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		25,742		1.8877  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		19,083		1.8949  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		13,741		1.8876  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		11,740		1.8962  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		10,775		1.8708  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		9,672		1.8842  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		7,164		1.8826  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		6,776		1.9055  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		4,440		1.8969  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		3,591		1.8892  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		3,425		1.9023  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		2,218		1.9000  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		2,094		1.8956  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,500		1.9165  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,462		1.8800  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,436		1.8930  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,420		1.8545  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		728		1.8963  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		261		1.8750  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		10		1.8699  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		393,689		1.9031  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		116,558		1.8709  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		106,630		1.8775  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		50,237		1.8987  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		40,007		1.8909  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		37,132		1.8812  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		29,651		1.8710  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		29,342		1.8892  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		23,526		1.8911  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		14,684		1.8937  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		14,296		1.9057  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		12,873		1.8949  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		6,839		1.8922  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		5,307		1.9015  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		3,758		1.8893  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		2,391		1.9062  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		2,200		1.8806  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,721		1.8940  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,536		1.8925  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,420		1.8546  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,240		1.9060  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		791		1.8905  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		474		1.8970  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		207		1.8880  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		195		1.9050  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		181		1.8859  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		150		1.8580  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		-538		1.8699  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		6,775	1.8957  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		14,684	1.8937  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		134	1.8870  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,440	1.8969  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,214	1.8864  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,458	1.8724  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,850	1.8933  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		6,776	1.9055  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		7,037	1.8863  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		7,641	1.8855  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		13,741	1.8876  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		17,783	1.8875  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		37,644	1.8710  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		105,621	1.8710  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		119,999	1.8799  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		4,635	1.8987  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		5,001	1.9064  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,296	1.9057  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		393,689	1.9031  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		15	1.8410  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		181	1.8859  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		416	1.8899  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		868	1.8852  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,200	1.8806  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,239	1.8964  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,357	1.8649  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		12,873	1.8949  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		17,514	1.8955  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		18,366	1.8567  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		33,328	1.8971  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		36,975	1.8868  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		50,237	1.8987  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		77,861	1.8709  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		669	1.8957  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,147	1.8980  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		36,258	1.8711  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		12,608	1.8892  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		15,759	1.8976  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		19,083	1.8949  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		138,888	1.8710  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		280,001	1.8799  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:				31 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	-1,170,331	1.7390	European	08-May-2025
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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