Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC

02 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  relevant securities this form relates:			JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
(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:			01 Jul 2024
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making  disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?			NO
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:				19,744,329	2.85%	7,122,311	1.03%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				6,685,600	0.97%	19,165,523	2.77%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	1,170,306	0.17%
TOTAL:				26,429,929	3.82%	27,458,140	3.97%
(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Purchase and sales
Class of relevant  security	Purchase/sale	Number of  securities	Price per unit
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	187,239	2.0271  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	50,432	2.0684  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	48,379	2.0541  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	35,082	2.0518  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	34,836	2.0259  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	20,827	2.0240  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	15,492	2.0503  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	8,927	2.0549  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	7,440	2.0443  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	4,681	2.0421  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	4,263	2.0552  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	3,691	2.0429  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	3,493	2.0640  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	3,387	2.0452  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	3,162	2.0459  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	2,926	2.0700  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	2,369	2.0314  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	1,903	2.0460  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	1,888	2.0426  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	1,580	2.0658  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	1,133	2.0540  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	478	2.0520  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	18	2.0410  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	107,431	2.0660  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	70,299	2.0471  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	62,751	2.0239  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	53,473	2.0350  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	35,997	2.0557  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	19,167	2.0820  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	9,791	2.0693  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	7,800	2.0443  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	6,325	2.0295  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	5,751	2.0371  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	4,968	2.0240  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	3,559	2.0659  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	2,919	2.0798  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	2,494	2.0723  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	2,385	2.0292  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	1,776	2.0640  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	1,475	2.0400  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	1,418	2.0540  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	1,381	2.0590  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	1,371	2.0600  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	1,088	2.0665  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	908	2.0740  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	629	2.0558  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	336	2.0241  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of  relevant  security	Product  description	Nature of dealing	Number of  reference  securities	Price per  unit
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	30,517	2.0357  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	9,932	2.0544  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	44,529	2.0246  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	40,000	2.0434  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	12,999	2.0657  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	492	2.0411  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	200	2.0610  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	3,963	2.0461  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	7,800	2.0443  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,385	2.0292  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,559	2.0660  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	67,036	2.0240  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	11,361	2.0507  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	478	2.0520  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	48,379	2.0541  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	62,751	2.0239  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	14,733	2.0420  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	629	2.0558  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	19,212	2.0566  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	3,362	2.0593  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	70,124	2.0740  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	2,919	2.0798  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	18	2.0410  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Closing Short	19,167	2.0820  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	53,473	2.0350  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	5,751	2.0371  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	2,369	2.0314  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,418	2.0540  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	38,673	2.0240  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	10,989	2.0498  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	35,082	2.0519  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	10,552	2.0386  GBP
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions  (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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	Option  money  paid/  received  per unit
(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant  security	Product description	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of  securities	Exercise price per  unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for  new securities)
Class of relevant  security	Nature of Dealings	Details	Price per unit (if  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 person 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:				02 Jul 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)
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  are being disclosed:				Barclays PLC.
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose  relevant securities this from relates:				JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
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	-1,170,306	1.7390	European	08-May-25
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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