Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC

06 June 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:				05 Jun 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:			14,479,888	2.09%	5,522,379	0.80%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			5,335,991	0.77%	13,678,017	1.98%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	1,170,341	0.17%
	TOTAL:			19,815,879	2.86%	20,370,737	2.94%
(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		59,188		1.8193  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		42,249		1.8572  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		37,599		1.8254  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		33,202		1.8151  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		28,114		1.8578  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		26,930		1.8278  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		24,819		1.8155  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		24,194		1.8600  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		21,953		1.8260  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		15,348		1.8426  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		9,967		1.8592  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		7,399		1.8650  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		6,138		1.8115  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		5,086		1.8472  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		4,398		1.8157  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		2,017		1.8282  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,751		1.8470  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,538		1.8130  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,400		1.8467  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,376		1.8270  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,374		1.8200  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,260		1.8440  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		981		1.8182  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		679		1.8053  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		650		1.8188  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		583		1.8090  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		517		1.8490  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		361		1.8634  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		49		1.8145  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		41		1.8010  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		101,511		1.8200  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		92,918		1.8600  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		68,840		1.8332  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		40,116		1.8417  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		40,048		1.8568  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		35,955		1.8196  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		35,850		1.8144  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		20,687		1.8414  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		18,676		1.8601  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		15,883		1.8128  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		8,939		1.8401  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		4,213		1.8244  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		4,058		1.8114  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		3,590		1.8149  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		2,740		1.8285  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		2,389		1.8357  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		2,053		1.8353  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,996		1.8150  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,538		1.8130  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,376		1.8270  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,371		1.8650  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,260		1.8440  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,142		1.8050  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,129		1.8141  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		679		1.8053  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		650		1.8190  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		270		1.8227  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		149		1.8066  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		138		1.8640  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		116		1.8351  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		41		1.8010  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		34		1.8699  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		-901		1.8594  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		49	1.8145  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,558	1.8087  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,751	1.8470  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,398	1.8157  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,580	1.8124  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		9,967	1.8592  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		10,459	1.8600  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		10,948	1.8600  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		15,348	1.8426  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9	1.8320  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		159	1.8005  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		320	1.7995  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,142	1.8050  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,832	1.8169  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,863	1.8407  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,580	1.8511  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,687	1.8414  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		68,840	1.8332  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		34	1.8699  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		116	1.8351  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,389	1.8357  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		6,536	1.8057  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		16,096	1.8156  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		29,314	1.8163  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		40,116	1.8417  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		870	1.8260  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,094	1.8254  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,175	1.8237  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		2,277	1.8312  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,709	1.8265  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		5,000	1.8651  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		5,000	1.8652  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,472	1.8600  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		23,508	1.8600  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		59,188	1.8193  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		18,676	1.8601  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		20,705	1.8222  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:				06 Jun 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	-1,170,341	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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