Form 8.3 -JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC

23 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  relevant securities this form relates:			JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
(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:			22 Jul 2024
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making  disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?			NO
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:				28,339,892	4.10%	5,907,223	0.85%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				5,566,502	0.80%	27,575,471	3.99%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	1,170,368	0.17%
TOTAL:				33,906,394	4.90%	34,653,062	5.01%
(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Purchase and sales
Class of relevant  security	Purchase/sale	Number of  securities	Price per unit
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	140,926	2.0720  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	124,798	2.0721  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	87,362	2.0717  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	28,541	2.0749  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	23,909	2.0709  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	17,674	2.0716  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	12,647	2.0733  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	11,139	2.0711  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	10,734	2.0724  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	7,741	2.0780  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	5,698	2.0760  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	4,455	2.0740  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	3,675	2.0699  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	3,117	2.0704  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	2,439	2.0707  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	2,410	2.0700  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	2,148	2.0800  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	1,398	2.0750  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	1,270	2.0685  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	903	2.0732  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	612	2.0788  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	163,938	2.0727  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	108,369	2.0720  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	95,137	2.0696  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	36,997	2.0719  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	14,509	2.0718  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	11,978	2.0710  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	8,526	2.0700  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	6,211	2.0711  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	2,148	2.0800  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	1,771	2.0760  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	1,458	2.0740  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	612	2.0790  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of  relevant  security	Product  description	Nature of dealing	Number of  reference  securities	Price per  unit
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	10,626	2.0715  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	9,056	2.0711  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	400	2.0719  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	2,108	2.0721  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	141	2.0760  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	14,509	2.0718  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	6,942	2.0719  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	3,170	2.0713  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	41,636	2.0720  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Short	47,783	2.0717  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	7,919	2.0700  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	744	2.0700  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	11,139	2.0711  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	16,719	2.0720  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	71,109	2.0694  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	24,028	2.0699  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	27,105	2.0720  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Closing Long	7,741	2.0780  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	374	2.0720  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	5	2.0738  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	748	2.0720  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	36,716	2.0720  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	908	2.0724  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	342	2.0720  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,270	2.0685  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	53,321	2.0720  GBP
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions  (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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	Option  money  paid/  received  per unit
(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant  security	Product description	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of  securities	Exercise price per  unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for  new securities)
Class of relevant  security	Nature of Dealings	Details	Price per unit (if  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 person 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:				23 Jul 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)
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  are being disclosed:				Barclays PLC.
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose  relevant securities this from relates:				JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
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	-1,170,368	1.7390	European	08-May-25
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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