Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC
13 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

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:

10 May 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:

 

 

13,164,205

1.90%

9,926,877

1.43%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

9,809,973

1.42%

12,239,241

1.77%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

1,170,331

0.17%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

22,974,178

3.32%

23,336,449

3.37%

(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

3,441,555

1.9380  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

209,744

1.9505  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

122,641

1.9472  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

76,453

1.9327  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

67,770

1.9580  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

50,377

1.9337  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

44,910

1.9011  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

41,526

1.9574  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

34,727

1.9390  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

30,010

1.9438  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

26,956

1.9361  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

21,675

1.9352  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

19,285

1.9333  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

18,307

1.9350  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,769

1.9369  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,227

1.9408  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,995

1.9393  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,732

1.9388  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,909

1.9466  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,485

1.9398  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,895

1.9418  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,450

1.9387  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,843

1.9400  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,785

1.9383  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,559

1.9391  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,676

1.9410  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,742

1.9365  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,406

1.9362  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,059

1.9375  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,908

1.9346  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,102

1.9310  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

860

1.9232  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

547

1.9340  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

204

1.9339  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

125

1.9263  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

54

1.9325  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

43

1.9360  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

40

1.9200  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2

1.9568  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,655,336

1.9391  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,362,056

1.9373  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

283,980

1.9383  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

209,478

1.9561  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

151,119

1.9514  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

102,000

1.9353  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

102,000

1.9380  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

41,210

1.9580  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

40,925

1.9577  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

39,359

1.9400  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

36,059

1.9389  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

33,456

1.9333  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

33,055

1.9323  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

27,340

1.9319  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

26,593

1.9309  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

22,013

1.9414  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

18,853

1.9386  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

18,412

1.9420  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

17,248

1.9345  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,332

1.9368  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,676

1.9410  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,544

1.9335  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,123

1.9334  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,092

1.9407  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,046

1.9330  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,328

1.9300  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,023

1.9325  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,002

1.9190  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

677

1.9390  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

288

1.9336  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

146

1.9310  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

43

1.9360  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

62

1.9568  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

7

1.9380  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10

1.9407  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

69

1.9394  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

556

1.9380  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

956

1.9310  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,763

1.9405  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,011

1.9400  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,312

1.9333  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,926

1.9393  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,769

1.9369  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

18,307

1.9350  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

20,327

1.9580  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

26,956

1.9361  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

50,377

1.9337  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

122,641

1.9472  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

151

1.9580  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

316

1.9359  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

435

1.9343  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

629

1.9366  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,904

1.9327  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7,023

1.9321  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,694

1.9319  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,089

1.9323  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,834

1.9340  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,593

1.9309  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

30,249

1.9560  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

34,898

1.9579  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,002

1.9190  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,108

1.9423  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,123

1.9334  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,890

1.9419  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

22,013

1.9414  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

164,988

1.9580  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

53

1.9379  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

54

1.9325  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

57

1.9265  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

68

1.9261  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

100

1.9370  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

870

1.9343  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,901

1.9355  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,142

1.9353  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,485

1.9398  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

30,010

1.9438  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

44,910

1.9011  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

47,287

1.9580  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

8,230

1.9359  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

9,625

1.9352  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

10,237

1.9459  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:

13 May 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

-1,170,331

1.7390

European

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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