Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC

07 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:				06 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:			17,497,818	2.53%	5,519,649	0.80%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			5,328,007	0.77%	16,794,271	2.43%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	1,170,323	0.17%
	TOTAL:			22,825,825	3.30%	23,484,243	3.39%
(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		1,445,367		2.0290  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		627,459		2.0412  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		543,932		2.0167  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		204,282		2.0356  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		199,851		2.0300  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		198,533		2.0191  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		153,887		2.0336  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		105,955		2.0372  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		102,531		2.0080  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		101,128		2.0466  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		67,526		2.0347  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		66,132		2.0341  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		63,581		2.0492  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		36,930		2.0014  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		36,877		2.0140  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		35,930		2.0346  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		33,916		2.0291  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		30,575		2.0308  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		29,020		2.0219  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		24,563		2.0242  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		19,969		2.0400  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		17,902		2.0317  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		14,000		2.0392  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		12,759		2.0229  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		11,212		2.0331  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		8,873		2.0231  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		7,916		2.0169  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		7,428		2.0276  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		6,739		2.0416  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		6,237		2.0154  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		6,197		2.0390  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		5,471		2.0315  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		4,318		2.0149  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		3,977		2.0389  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		3,538		2.0360  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		3,411		2.0243  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		3,026		2.0103  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		2,349		2.0320  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		2,084		2.0232  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,870		2.0108  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,071		2.0160  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		897		2.0222  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		893		2.0560  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		801		2.0220  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		732		2.0440  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		406		2.0161  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		255		2.0426  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		271,605		2.0390  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		228,888		2.0266  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		210,225		2.0079  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		101,441		2.0080  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		96,898		2.0332  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		88,911		2.0267  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		74,997		2.0139  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		35,512		2.0140  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		28,745		2.0334  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		26,194		2.0180  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		20,159		2.0162  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		14,065		2.0200  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		7,108		2.0259  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		4,555		2.0387  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		3,999		2.0228  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		3,538		2.0360  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		3,282		2.0302  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		3,140		2.0160  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		2,389		2.0196  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		2,162		2.0446  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		2,071		2.0275  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,906		2.0400  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,691		2.0419  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,423		2.0347  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,296		2.0610  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,279		2.0292  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,243		2.0409  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,208		2.0175  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		835		2.0545  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		798		2.0380  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		79		2.0120  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,008		2.0068  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		25,942	2.0080  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		70,353	2.0303  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		75,590	2.0248  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		631	2.0080  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		255	2.0426  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		406	2.0161  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		724	2.0435  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,170	2.0400  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,026	2.0103  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,420	2.0477  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,318	2.0149  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		6,237	2.0154  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		26,669	2.0080  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		59,299	2.0586  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		63,581	2.0492  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		95,814	2.0467  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		198,533	2.0191  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		228	2.0560  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		700	2.0361  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,046	2.0347  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,279	2.0292  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,296	2.0610  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,169	2.0486  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,591	2.0157  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,300	2.0284  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		4,999	2.0368  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,000	2.0357  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,415	2.0400  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		7,345	2.0373  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		10,000	2.0398  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		96,898	2.0332  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		118,474	2.0120  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,208	2.0175  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,691	2.0419  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,389	2.0196  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		4,179	2.0232  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		11,628	2.0276  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		20,159	2.0162  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		78,147	2.0310  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		134,934	2.0241  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		210,225	2.0079  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		200	2.0130  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,312	2.0400  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,749	2.0292  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,092	2.0347  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,163	2.0315  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		4,418	2.0234  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,197	2.0390  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		36,930	2.0014  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		45,000	2.0173  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		47,397	2.0333  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		63,454	2.0325  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		103,688	2.0171  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		105,955	2.0372  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		118,474	2.0120  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		153,887	2.0336  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		204,282	2.0356  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		407,601	2.0080  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		627,459	2.0412  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,445,367	2.0290  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		1,221	2.0119  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		10,392	2.0079  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:				07 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	-1,170,323	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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