Form 8.3 - Wood Group (John) plc

Barclays PLC

24 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:			23 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:				14,175,616	2.05%	6,727,887	0.97%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				6,512,954	0.94%	13,115,949	1.90%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	1,170,348	0.17%
TOTAL:				20,688,570	2.99%	21,014,184	3.04%
(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	222,990	1.8009  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	44,890	1.8000  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	21,183	1.8140  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	18,773	1.8106  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	15,733	1.8105  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	8,315	1.8128  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	4,605	1.8089  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	2,127	1.8077  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	800	1.8125  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	53,489	1.8000  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	33,268	1.8055  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	29,050	1.8098  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	24,597	1.7999  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	6,641	1.8103  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	5,059	1.8124  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	2,727	1.8040  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	2,384	1.8048  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	1,374	1.8060  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	869	1.8195  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	815	1.8130  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	637	1.8079  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	191	1.8244  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	44	1.8043  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	177	1.7987  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	246	1.8120  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	2,127	1.8077  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	4,119	1.8130  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	5,608	1.8105  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	5,695	1.8109  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	5,699	1.8106  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	6,279	1.8128  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	12,969	1.8041  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	16,818	1.8142  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	29,428	1.8072  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	154,325	1.8000  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	4,524	1.8107  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	11	1.8059  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	44	1.8043  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	191	1.8244  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	626	1.8079  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	869	1.8195  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	2,384	1.8048  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	2,727	1.8040  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	24,597	1.7999  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	33,268	1.8055  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	468	1.8152  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	711	1.8155  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	800	1.8101  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	8,103	1.8001  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:				24 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	-1,170,348	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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