Form 8.3 - Wood Group (John) plc

Barclays PLC

23 May 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 May 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:				14,186,068	2.05%	6,916,629	1.00%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				6,691,550	0.97%	13,110,391	1.90%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	1,170,338	0.17%
TOTAL:				20,877,618	3.02%	21,197,358	3.06%
(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	297,531	1.7908  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	223,214	1.8009  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	165,824	1.7997  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	109,919	1.8000  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	75,105	1.8001  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	39,483	1.7940  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	38,192	1.7932  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	15,024	1.7927  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	12,944	1.7996  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	5,260	1.7970  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	2,916	1.7963  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	2,801	1.8200  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	1,710	1.7854  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	1,574	1.7960  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	619	1.7994  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	116	1.7900  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	147,394	1.7915  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	71,003	1.8000  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	68,487	1.7967  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	52,255	1.7961  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	16,380	1.7999  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	8,578	1.7954  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	7,808	1.7900  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	7,318	1.7977  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	3,765	1.7905  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	2,916	1.7965  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	2,384	1.7949  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	1,080	1.7934  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	784	1.7935  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	270	1.7930  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	1,475	1.7854  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	2,801	1.8200  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	5,073	1.8027  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	12,944	1.7996  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	15,024	1.7927  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	21,977	1.7940  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	24,340	1.7948  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	38,192	1.7932  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	157,276	1.8000  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	1,045	1.7926  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	2,384	1.7949  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	2,543	1.7946  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	3,765	1.7905  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	5,876	1.7925  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	7,547	1.7900  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	8,578	1.7954  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	16,380	1.7999  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	29,428	1.7989  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	52,255	1.7961  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	60,765	1.7915  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	78,210	1.7913  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	368	1.7881  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	795	1.7945  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	223,214	1.8009  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	297,531	1.7908  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 May 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	-1,170,338	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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