Form 8.3 -JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC
30 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:

29 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:

 

 

14,322,181

2.07%

6,208,809

0.90%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

6,007,150

0.87%

13,455,679

1.94%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

1,170,338

0.17%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

20,329,331

2.94%

20,834,826

3.01%

(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

420,469

1.8557  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

316,782

1.8564  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

156,048

1.8350  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

113,408

1.8298  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

86,554

1.8391  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

66,584

1.8560  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

63,566

1.8567  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

53,468

1.8958  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

33,314

1.8566  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

25,544

1.8043  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

18,998

1.8842  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

18,081

1.8512  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,977

1.8380  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,369

1.8414  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,392

1.8178  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,662

1.8352  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,740

1.8812  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,725

1.8477  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,000

1.8775  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,171

1.8960  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,297

1.8664  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,071

1.8580  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,701

1.8725  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,694

1.9019  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,366

1.8790  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,119

1.8070  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

652

1.8345  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

459

1.8530  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

382

1.8554  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

278,379

1.8560  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

148,204

1.8770  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

122,726

1.8585  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

96,491

1.8559  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

38,498

1.8674  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

25,708

1.8613  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

20,800

1.8384  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

17,546

1.8029  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

17,309

1.8566  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,584

1.8593  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,383

1.8301  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,930

1.8083  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,369

1.8470  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,165

1.8694  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,463

1.8524  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,409

1.8795  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,392

1.8060  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,067

1.8475  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,952

1.8785  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,366

1.8790  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,119

1.8071  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

971

1.8590  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

513

1.8860  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

777

1.8100  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,171

1.8960  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,872

1.8564  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,767

1.8041  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

42,293

1.8444  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

50,543

1.8375  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

63,566

1.8567  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

113,408

1.8298  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

156,048

1.8350  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

385,304

1.8560  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,000

1.8603  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

9,999

1.8606  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

16,000

1.8596  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,500

1.8272  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

391

1.8920  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

810

1.8820  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,463

1.8524  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,711

1.8248  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,159

1.8322  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,279

1.9240  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,165

1.8694  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,239

1.8744  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

17,546

1.8029  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

22,500

1.8571  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

26,642

1.8880  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

52,010

1.8560  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

96,491

1.8559  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

115,572

1.8743  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,116

1.8350  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,253

1.8382  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

14,999

1.8378  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

15,001

1.8497  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

53,468

1.8958  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

12,650

1.8599  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:

30 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

-1,170,338

1.7390

European

08-May-2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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