Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC
21 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:

20 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:



18,721,111

2.71%

6,936,240

1.00%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



6,784,668

0.98%

18,093,886

2.62%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

1,170,222

0.17%










TOTAL:



25,505,779

3.69%

26,200,348

3.79%

(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

234,369

1.9910  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

122,966

1.9807  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

111,528

1.9790  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

64,976

1.9890  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

36,771

1.9884  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

25,912

2.0129  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

24,557

1.9930  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,539

1.9919  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,540

2.0058  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,537

1.9940  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,502

1.9826  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,980

2.0059  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,977

2.0071  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,884

2.0102  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,945

1.9895  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,317

2.0091  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,148

2.0049  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,962

2.0060  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,365

2.0100  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

873

2.0160  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

845

1.9788  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

696

2.0180  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

677

2.0159  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

410

2.0080  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

118

1.9778  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14

2.0120  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

87,078

1.9812  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

47,869

2.0118  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

25,492

1.9789  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

22,164

1.9790  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

17,400

1.9936  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,781

1.9863  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,454

1.9849  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,146

2.0050  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,801

2.0107  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,484

1.9917  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,426

2.0058  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,962

2.0060  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,520

2.0000  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,485

2.0040  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

707

2.0160  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

410

2.0080  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

380

1.9970  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

224

1.9940  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

1,130

1.9820  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,959

1.9823  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,500

2.0024  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,957

1.9872  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,945

1.9895  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,660

1.9966  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,808

1.9944  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

20,466

1.9790  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

224

1.9940  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

380

1.9970  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

396

1.9950  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,351

1.9800  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,400

1.9936  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

500

1.9870  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,484

1.9917  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,454

1.9849  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

25,492

1.9789  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

28

2.0122  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

50

2.0152  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

400

2.0073  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

696

2.0180  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

792

1.9950  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,000

2.0139  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,539

1.9919  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

64,976

1.9890  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

113,515

1.9790  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

234,369

1.9910  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

16,404

1.9903  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:

21 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

-1,170,222

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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