Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC
17 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:

16 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:

 

 

13,572,808

1.96%

6,834,030

0.99%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

6,697,555

0.97%

12,626,271

1.83%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

1,170,348

0.17%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

20,270,363

2.93%

20,630,649

2.98%

(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

243,274

1.8983  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

199,843

1.8740  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

119,962

1.8775  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

77,154

1.8930  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

27,198

1.8750  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,673

1.8850  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,858

1.9119  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,503

1.8825  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,973

1.9004  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,292

1.9080  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,121

1.8800  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,116

1.9020  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,300

1.8738  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,765

1.8943  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,146

1.8872  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,457

1.8910  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

872

1.9240  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

803

1.8858  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

764

1.9350  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

702

1.8500  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

500

1.8980  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

135

1.9074  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

108

1.8640  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

325,877

1.8967  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

193,227

1.8764  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

88,774

1.8934  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

55,555

1.8889  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

32,316

1.8739  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

31,348

1.8941  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

28,056

1.8746  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

21,157

1.8740  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,303

1.8904  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,751

1.8819  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,970

1.8880  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,226

1.8541  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,097

1.8857  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,941

1.9026  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,374

1.8840  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

872

1.9241  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

764

1.9350  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

702

1.8500  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

516

1.8870  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

358

1.8940  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

290

1.8980  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

35

1.8919  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

-145

1.8729  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

Closing Short

59

1.9103  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

5,486

1.8874  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

11,036

1.9015  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

172,753

1.8740  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

183,732

1.8762  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

116

1.9160  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

200

1.9035  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

223

1.8934  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

500

1.8980  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

803

1.8858  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,445

1.8835  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,777

1.9020  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,116

1.8740  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,858

1.9119  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

92,403

1.8740  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

191

1.9177  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,239

1.8841  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,330

1.8837  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

35

1.8919  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

358

1.8940  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,941

1.9026  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,097

1.8857  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,324

1.8820  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,226

1.8541  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,751

1.8819  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

31,348

1.8941  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

32,316

1.8739  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

55,555

1.8889  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

88,774

1.8934  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

200

1.9064  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

382

1.9177  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,112

1.9055  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,210

1.9053  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

12,610

1.8741  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

21,974

1.8740  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

11,094

1.8911  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:

17 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

-1,170,348

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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