Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC
17 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:

16 Jul 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:



26,247,237

3.79%

6,467,996

0.93%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



6,099,585

0.88%

25,459,775

3.68%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

1,170,286

0.17%










TOTAL:



32,346,822

4.68%

33,098,057

4.78%

(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

231,925

2.0440  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

146,910

2.0404  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

79,789

2.0300  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

32,560

2.0421  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,875

2.0347  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,845

2.0271  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,392

2.0142  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,793

2.0161  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

188

2.0438  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

125

2.0322  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,652,593

2.0440  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

160,250

2.0431  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

70,458

2.0315  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

63,670

2.0438  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

32,869

2.0206  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

28,577

2.0227  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

23,177

2.0300  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

22,382

2.0441  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,800

2.0242  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,519

2.0211  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,490

2.0432  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,808

2.0199  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,789

2.0302  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,344

2.0052  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,000

2.0240  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,140

2.0000  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

923

2.0261  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

428

2.0121  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

415

2.0341  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

330

2.0238  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

12,606

2.0178  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,260

2.0001  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

496

2.0439  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

600

2.0192  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,800

2.0242  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,987

2.0281  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

1,637,181

2.0440  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

131,516

2.0429  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

63,670

2.0438  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,188

2.0300  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

109

2.0033  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,577

2.0227  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,088

2.0240  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

83,344

2.0440  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,875

2.0347  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,074

1.9999  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,270

2.0180  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,808

2.0199  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

330

2.0238  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,364

2.0260  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

125

2.0322  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

300

2.0373  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

181

2.0381  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

215,992

2.0440  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

8,684

2.0206  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,490

2.0432  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,000

2.0437  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,000

2.0202  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

428

2.0121  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

415

2.0341  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,570

2.0318  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

218

2.0020  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,185

2.0206  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,354

2.0209  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

67,919

2.0440  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,793

2.0161  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:

17 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

-1,170,286

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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