Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC
19 June 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:

18 Jun 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:



18,035,718

2.61%

7,072,168

1.02%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



6,891,189

1.00%

17,399,518

2.51%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

1,170,254

0.17%










TOTAL:



24,926,907

3.60%

25,641,940

3.71%

(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

148,147

2.0049  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

123,001

2.0121  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

88,018

2.0087  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

64,808

2.0053  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

61,770

2.0160  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

53,413

1.9963  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

33,118

2.0091  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

17,175

1.9920  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,607

2.0117  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

1.9695  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,062

2.0028  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,991

2.0158  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,379

2.0079  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,769

1.9983  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,469

2.0089  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,000

2.0110  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,468

2.0056  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,387

2.0120  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,377

2.0060  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,940

2.0080  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,736

1.9660  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,393

2.0020  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

506

2.0040  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

95

2.0074  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

50

2.0090  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

107,333

2.0034  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

79,944

2.0160  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

64,686

2.0039  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

40,268

2.0159  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,055

2.0072  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,898

1.9991  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,587

2.0121  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,233

2.0075  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,884

2.0115  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,688

2.0120  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,421

2.0052  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,283

2.0057  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,194

2.0060  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,000

2.0110  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,759

2.0113  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,585

2.0079  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,513

2.0080  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,393

2.0020  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,224

1.9968  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,012

2.0040  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

700

1.9650  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

435

1.9600  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

41

1.9714  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

278

2.0154  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

38

2.0080  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

50

2.0090  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

204

1.9500  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

212

2.0077  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,736

1.9660  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,949

2.0072  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,468

2.0056  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,769

1.9983  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,554

2.0094  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

53,413

1.9963  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

58,134

2.0160  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

145,948

2.0049  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

316

1.9652  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,224

1.9968  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,177

1.9724  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,233

2.0076  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,898

1.9991  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,021

2.0160  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

41

1.9714  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

435

1.9600  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

889

1.9640  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,421

2.0052  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,055

2.0072  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,197

1.9630  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

40,268

2.0159  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

51,447

2.0160  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

64,686

2.0039  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

49

2.0120  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

632

1.9652  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

799

1.9943  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,775

1.9823  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

15,253

2.0020  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,175

1.9920  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

64,808

2.0053  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

174,000

2.0091  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:

19 Jun 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

-1,170,254

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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