Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC
28 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:

24 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:

 

 

14,348,933

2.07%

6,661,366

0.96%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

6,503,398

0.94%

13,426,399

1.94%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

1,170,329

0.17%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

20,852,331

3.01%

21,258,094

3.07%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

224,849

1.8112  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

139,964

1.8872  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

116,930

1.8930  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

67,064

1.8865  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

61,263

1.8670  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

52,003

1.8645  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

40,519

1.8808  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

21,557

1.8790  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

20,125

1.8847  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

18,621

1.8764  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,534

1.8896  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

12,716

1.8824  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,572

1.8594  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,073

1.8620  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,753

1.8897  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,000

1.8217  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,880

1.8836  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,144

1.8237  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,983

1.8657  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,287

1.8768  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,280

1.8521  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,188

1.8880  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,389

1.8641  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,923

1.8528  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,368

1.8780  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,354

1.8850  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,346

1.8779  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,260

1.8888  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,081

1.8740  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,037

1.8615  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

750

1.8697  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

718

1.8310  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

481

1.8840  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

349

1.8757  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

144

1.8690  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

86

1.8778  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

47

1.8900  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

31

1.8890  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

262,163

1.8810  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

133,205

1.8914  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

120,476

1.8930  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

28,800

1.8806  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,344

1.8826  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,647

1.8816  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,862

1.8664  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,784

1.8929  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,077

1.8235  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,207

1.8708  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,389

1.8643  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,319

1.8775  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,307

1.8408  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,923

1.8530  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,425

1.8799  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,346

1.8780  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,291

1.8890  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,264

1.8840  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,081

1.8740  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

694

1.8837  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

650

1.8722  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

422

1.8904  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

319

1.8760  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

317

1.8885  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

278

1.8819  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

220

1.8881  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

194

1.8870  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

120

1.8850  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

47

1.8900  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

41

1.8860  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

902

1.8916  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 Long

1,779

1.8703  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

243

1.8930  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

481

1.8840  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,103

1.8890  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,287

1.8768  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,512

1.7800  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,527

1.8540  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

40,519

1.8808  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

67,064

1.8865  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

73,865

1.8930  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

402

1.8119  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

35

1.8499  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

120

1.8850  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

261

1.7959  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

319

1.8760  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

422

1.8904  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,398

1.8748  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,911

1.8778  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,704

1.8850  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,784

1.8929  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,949

1.8796  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,344

1.8826  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

28,800

1.8806  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

120,777

1.8930  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

221

1.8920  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

238

1.8120  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

585

1.8497  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

804

1.8119  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

42,698

1.8929  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

224,849

1.8112  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

26

1.8861  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

700

1.8576  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

9,000

1.8161  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

13,162

1.8800  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

18,621

1.8764  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:

28 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

-1,170,329

1.7390

European

08 Jun 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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