Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC
25 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:

24 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:



19,538,329

2.82%

7,113,101

1.03%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



6,954,841

1.01%

18,928,860

2.74%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

1,170,545

0.17%










TOTAL:



26,493,170

3.83%

27,212,506

3.93%

(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

103,318

1.9910  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

99,060

1.9943  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

71,366

1.9942  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

58,851

1.9909  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

47,918

1.9510  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

26,275

1.9941  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

17,844

1.9947  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,230

1.9883  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,486

1.9976  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,613

1.9849  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,475

1.9980  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,203

1.9999  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,203

2.0000  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

723

1.9874  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

343

1.9841  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

61

1.9880  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

75,976

1.9945  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

71,366

1.9942  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

61,038

1.9894  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

45,476

1.9910  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

20,512

1.9911  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

18,837

1.9951  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

18,070

1.9914  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,991

1.9900  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

15,717

1.9938  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,948

1.9924  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,608

1.9809  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,672

1.9939  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,013

1.9923  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,905

1.9783  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,781

1.9995  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,331

1.9690  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,203

2.0000  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

113

1.9740  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 Short

804

1.9910  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

1,327

1.9837  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

411

1.9892  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

500

1.9870  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,283

1.9910  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,475

1.9980  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,532

1.9897  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,195

1.9973  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,706

1.9952  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

101,231

1.9910  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

1.9800  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,331

1.9690  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,706

1.9755  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,725

1.9974  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,385

1.9944  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,948

1.9924  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,717

1.9938  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,837

1.9951  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,000

1.9799  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

62

1.9824  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

528

1.9925  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

630

1.9878  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,418

1.9909  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,744

1.9799  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,454

1.9900  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,672

1.9939  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

50,249

1.9905  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

200

1.9940  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

343

1.9841  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

584

1.9853  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,613

1.9849  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,486

1.9976  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,000

2.0002  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,230

1.9883  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,868

1.9910  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

47,918

1.9509  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:

25 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

-1,170,545

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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