Form 8.3 - Wood Group (John) plc Amend

Barclays PLC

26 July 2024

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a
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:			12 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:				28,112,100	4.06%	6,574,080	0.95%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				6,177,305	0.89%	27,299,279	3.95%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	1,170,197	0.17%
TOTAL:				34,289,405	4.96%	35,043,556	5.07%
(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	1,800,000	2.0510  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	1,781,139	1.9890  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	452,857	1.9899  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	120,000	1.9921  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	26,016	2.0047  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	16,478	2.0026  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	13,984	2.0063  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	10,150	2.0074  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	8,274	1.9999  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	7,968	2.0050  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	7,461	2.0062  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	6,640	2.0056  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	5,392	2.0020  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	4,733	2.0342  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	3,125	1.9888  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	2,894	2.0038  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	2,776	2.0259  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	2,077	1.9951  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	681	2.0076  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	675	2.0140  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	613	2.0100  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	338	1.9964  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	321,052	1.9899  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	70,245	2.0143  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	26,320	1.9889  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	15,548	1.9915  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	12,094	2.0000  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	8,802	1.9960  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	3,053	2.0020  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	2,185	2.0005  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	1,538	2.0027  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	1,416	2.0060  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	832	2.0011  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	613	2.0100  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	338	1.9965  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	Increasing Long	3,491	2.0024  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	13,328	1.9934  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	2,633	2.0058  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	26,198	1.9891  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,152	2.0085  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	4,897	2.0105  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	12,375	1.9940  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	311,249	1.9893  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Short	1,718,186	1.9890  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	6,357	2.0152  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	3,701	2.0340  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,873	2.0000  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,053	2.0020  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	248,905	1.9890  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	36,000	1.9921  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	16,478	2.0026  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	675	2.0140  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	522,000	2.0510  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	26,320	1.9889  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	3,366	1.9995  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	186	1.9999  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	2,185	2.0005  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	1,736	2.0021  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	64,957	2.0154  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	7,461	2.0062  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	60,000	2.0052  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	377	2.0560  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	754	2.0560  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	8,802	1.9960  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	681	2.0076  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	947	2.0000  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	153,991	1.9890  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	84,000	1.9921  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,733	2.0342  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,278,000	2.0510  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:				26 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	-1,170,197	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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