Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC
26 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:

25 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:



19,576,483

2.83%

7,042,151

1.02%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



6,885,495

1.00%

18,981,368

2.74%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

1,170,217

0.17%










TOTAL:



26,461,978

3.82%

27,193,736

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

208,136

1.9720  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

168,452

1.9729  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

60,040

1.9730  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

42,186

1.9760  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

36,917

1.9737  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,015

1.9758  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,600

1.9743  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,624

1.9750  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,554

1.9740  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,059

1.9800  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,294

1.9827  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

637

1.9721  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

478

1.9779  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

474

1.9770  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

97

1.9765  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

197,988

1.9722  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

97,208

1.9730  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

42,186

1.9760  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

38,164

1.9784  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,148

1.9720  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,787

1.9778  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,751

1.9755  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,640

1.9754  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,142

1.9743  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,801

1.9746  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,102

1.9741  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,712

1.9750  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,410

1.9742  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,012

1.9802  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,813

1.9774  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

839

1.9764  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

712

1.9785  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

451

1.9710  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

312

1.9795  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

191

1.9748  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

90

1.9763  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

97

1.9765  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

241

1.9780  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

980

1.9743  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,457

1.9750  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,015

1.9758  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

33,496

1.9736  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

55,012

1.9730  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

315

1.9754  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

765

1.9768  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

989

1.9760  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,813

1.9774  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,200

1.9741  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,487

1.9750  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,787

1.9778  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

330

1.9838  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,264

1.9740  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,330

1.9729  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,640

1.9754  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,751

1.9755  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,637

1.9790  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3

1.9733  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

183

1.9810  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

474

1.9770  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

478

1.9780  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,294

1.9827  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

56,119

1.9730  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

15,133

1.9792  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

87,680

1.9730  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

112,126

1.9729  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:

26 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

-1,170,217

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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