Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC

01 July 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:				28 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:			19,514,532	2.82%	6,930,648	1.00%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			6,481,587	0.94%	18,911,102	2.73%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	1,170,339	0.17%
	TOTAL:			25,996,119	3.76%	27,012,089	3.90%
(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		402,417		2.0572  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		238,963		2.0620  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		178,346		2.0594  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		103,568		2.0575  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		93,836		2.0512  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		39,926		2.0289  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		32,890		2.0608  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		31,972		2.0499  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		17,176		2.0538  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		12,363		2.0515  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		11,424		2.0532  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		11,414		2.0362  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		6,323		2.0522  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		4,216		2.0460  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		3,663		2.0346  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		3,242		2.0497  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		2,902		2.0380  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,777		2.0716  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,696		2.0510  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,455		2.0830  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,450		2.0420  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,411		2.0479  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,409		2.0500  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		14		2.0410  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		10		2.0440  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		469,808		2.0587  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		402,417		2.0572  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		142,139		2.0609  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		111,991		2.0620  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		103,734		2.0577  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		81,669		2.0592  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		68,508		2.0619  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		67,997		2.0596  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		67,883		2.0553  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		61,629		2.0504  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		42,026		2.0575  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		16,067		2.0569  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		13,397		2.0502  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		12,042		2.0540  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		11,842		2.0471  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		10,253		2.0562  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		9,012		2.0521  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		8,387		2.0438  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		8,063		2.0580  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		7,200		2.0535  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		6,887		2.0573  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		5,312		2.0460  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		5,167		2.0578  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		4,321		2.0466  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		3,706		2.0605  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		2,897		2.0380  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		2,550		2.0566  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		2,165		2.0405  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,760		2.0420  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		1,150		2.0486  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		537		2.0800  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		Sale		37		2.0848  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		Opening Short		17,681	2.0545  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		114,026	2.0586  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		600	2.0426  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		432	2.0621  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		6	2.0716  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		841	2.0478  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,200	2.0535  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3	2.0533  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		141,298	2.0610  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		49	2.0393  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,898	2.0408  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		129,578	2.0620  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		103,734	2.0577  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		34,418	2.0586  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,663	2.0346  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,414	2.0362  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		40,836	2.0620  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		469,808	2.0587  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,706	2.0459  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		897	2.0487  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		16,067	2.0569  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,112	2.0585  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		68,508	2.0619  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		37	2.0848  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		104	2.0400  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		14	2.0410  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,411	2.0479  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		31,868	2.0500  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		12,222	2.0620  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		22,000	2.0465  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,000	2.0672  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		322	2.0460  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		644	2.0460  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		5,751	2.0540  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		103,568	2.0575  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		19,377	2.0563  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		81,669	2.0592  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,274	2.0620  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		22,981	2.0620  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:				01 Jul 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	-1,170,339	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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