Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC
19 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:

18 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:



28,272,112

4.09%

5,947,348

0.86%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



5,571,431

0.81%

27,490,963

3.97%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

1,170,396

0.17%










TOTAL:



33,843,543

4.89%

34,608,707

5.00%

(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

163,529

2.0705  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

115,372

2.0641  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

83,365

2.0680  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

65,500

2.0500  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

55,478

2.0678  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

47,445

2.0730  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

36,360

2.0671  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

28,811

2.0686  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

22,908

2.0636  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,698

2.0683  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,201

2.0726  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,945

2.0708  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,339

2.0673  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

12,892

2.0700  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,612

2.0554  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,966

2.0682  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,516

2.0711  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,014

2.0653  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,799

2.0654  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,874

2.0580  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,264

2.0690  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,066

2.0707  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,037

2.0725  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,576

2.0675  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,175

2.0800  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,771

2.0799  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,759

2.0634  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,377

2.0670  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,358

2.0780  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

803

2.0760  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

507

2.0616  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

165

2.0620  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

118,928

2.0680  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

114,984

2.0714  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

100,000

2.0695  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

85,285

2.0690  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

69,209

2.0498  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

27,202

2.0700  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

17,181

2.0674  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,343

2.0681  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,693

2.0673  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,537

2.0677  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,452

2.0697  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,172

2.0791  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,027

2.0623  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,037

2.0727  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,771

2.0800  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,305

2.0586  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

803

2.0760  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

248

2.0679  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

165

2.0620  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

141

2.0619  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

105

2.0480  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

122,917

2.0717  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

996

2.0698  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

9,584

2.0649  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

395

2.0632  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

3,650

2.0700  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,202

2.0673  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,452

2.0697  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,172

2.0791  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

25,805

2.0680  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

19,342

2.0704  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

21,793

2.0662  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,305

2.0586  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,181

2.0674  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,805

2.0720  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,014

2.0653  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

218

2.0680  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,806

2.0713  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

404

2.0800  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

141

2.0619  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

507

2.0616  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

98,909

2.0626  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

42,179

2.0680  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,966

2.0682  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,468

2.0693  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,921

2.0725  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,074

2.0739  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

966

2.0665  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,491

2.0673  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,759

2.0634  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,759

2.0639  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,214

2.0680  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

35,834

2.0690  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,731

2.0500  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 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

-1,170,396

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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