Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC
01 July 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:

28 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:



19,514,532

2.82%

6,930,648

1.00%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



6,481,587

0.94%

18,911,102

2.73%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

1,170,339

0.17%










TOTAL:



25,996,119

3.76%

27,012,089

3.90%

(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

402,417

2.0572  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

238,963

2.0620  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

178,346

2.0594  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

103,568

2.0575  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

93,836

2.0512  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

39,926

2.0289  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

32,890

2.0608  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

31,972

2.0499  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

17,176

2.0538  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

12,363

2.0515  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,424

2.0532  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,414

2.0362  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,323

2.0522  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,216

2.0460  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,663

2.0346  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,242

2.0497  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,902

2.0380  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,777

2.0716  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,696

2.0510  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,455

2.0830  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,450

2.0420  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,411

2.0479  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,409

2.0500  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14

2.0410  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10

2.0440  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

469,808

2.0587  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

402,417

2.0572  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

142,139

2.0609  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

111,991

2.0620  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

103,734

2.0577  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

81,669

2.0592  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

68,508

2.0619  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

67,997

2.0596  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

67,883

2.0553  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

61,629

2.0504  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

42,026

2.0575  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,067

2.0569  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,397

2.0502  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,042

2.0540  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

11,842

2.0471  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,253

2.0562  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,012

2.0521  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,387

2.0438  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,063

2.0580  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,200

2.0535  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,887

2.0573  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,312

2.0460  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,167

2.0578  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,321

2.0466  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,706

2.0605  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,897

2.0380  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,550

2.0566  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,165

2.0405  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,760

2.0420  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,150

2.0486  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

537

2.0800  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

37

2.0848  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

Opening Short

17,681

2.0545  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

114,026

2.0586  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

600

2.0426  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

432

2.0621  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6

2.0716  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

841

2.0478  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,200

2.0535  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3

2.0533  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

141,298

2.0610  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

49

2.0393  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,898

2.0408  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

129,578

2.0620  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

103,734

2.0577  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

34,418

2.0586  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,663

2.0346  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,414

2.0362  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

40,836

2.0620  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

469,808

2.0587  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,706

2.0459  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

897

2.0487  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,067

2.0569  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,112

2.0585  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

68,508

2.0619  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

37

2.0848  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

104

2.0400  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14

2.0410  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,411

2.0479  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

31,868

2.0500  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,222

2.0620  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,000

2.0465  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,000

2.0672  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

322

2.0460  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

644

2.0460  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,751

2.0540  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

103,568

2.0575  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,377

2.0563  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

81,669

2.0592  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,274

2.0620  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,981

2.0620  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:

01 Jul 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

-1,170,339

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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