Form 8.3 - Wood Group (John) plc

Barclays PLC
10 May 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:

09 May 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:

 

 

13,127,825

1.90%

9,959,036

1.44%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

9,878,836

1.43%

12,231,487

1.77%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

1,170,334

0.17%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

23,006,661

3.33%

23,360,857

3.38%

(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

2,025,796

1.9393  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

588,969

1.9351  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

447,353

1.9365  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

268,783

1.9355  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

249,272

1.9360  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

226,977

1.9400  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

178,771

1.9293  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

141,986

1.9341  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

108,484

1.9289  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

79,865

1.9325  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

71,761

1.9292  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

33,117

1.9275  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

27,857

1.9330  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

22,209

1.9380  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

12,406

1.9277  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,997

1.9276  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,994

1.9347  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,037

1.9326  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,680

1.9350  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,302

1.9303  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,742

1.9379  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,282

1.9183  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,607

1.9284  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,318

1.9382  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,510

1.9269  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,308

1.9306  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,265

1.9140  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,488

1.9300  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,236

1.9260  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,082

1.9310  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,635

1.9298  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,175

1.9162  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,007

1.9335  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,966

1.9399  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,111

1.9255  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,961

1.9343  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,746

1.9322  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,704

1.9370  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,355

1.9423  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,163

1.9302  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,063

1.9338  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,833

1.9180  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,792

1.9340  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,646

1.9309  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,580

1.9220  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,551

1.9000  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,513

1.9280  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,335

1.9440  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,218

1.9315  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,139

1.9439  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,022

1.9100  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,016

1.9420  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

891

1.9357  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

736

1.9120  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

461

1.9247  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

239

1.9419  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

48

1.9337  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,073,358

1.9385  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

875,650

1.9391  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

569,469

1.9358  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

171,479

1.9310  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

168,226

1.9202  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

159,559

1.9375  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

140,000

1.9137  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

125,786

1.9360  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

101,966

1.9400  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

87,851

1.9286  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

85,358

1.9320  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

66,239

1.9281  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

62,263

1.9387  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

59,708

1.9345  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

55,393

1.9258  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

37,927

1.9242  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

26,012

1.9283  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

24,177

1.9269  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

23,543

1.9288  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

21,467

1.9304  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

15,680

1.9306  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,911

1.9253  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,571

1.9231  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

11,010

1.9249  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,081

1.9093  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,265

1.9140  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,488

1.9300  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,236

1.9260  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,175

1.9265  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,783

1.9203  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,356

1.9307  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,966

1.9401  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,601

1.9390  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,152

1.8905  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,007

1.9232  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,735

1.9366  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,700

1.9303  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,330

1.9075  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,259

1.9237  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,092

1.9430  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,858

1.9398  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,833

1.9180  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,771

1.9340  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,551

1.9000  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,482

1.9330  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,450

1.9220  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,398

1.9370  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,383

1.9175  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,378

1.9165  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,303

1.9190  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,292

1.9350  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,236

1.9440  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,218

1.9315  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,065

1.9210  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,060

1.9209  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,022

1.9100  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,016

1.9420  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

899

1.9114  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

736

1.9120  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

574

1.9270  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

34

1.9361  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

32

1.9280  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

77

1.9388  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 Long

5,933

1.9010  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

55,783

1.9400  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

60,147

1.9341  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12

1.9357  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

46

1.9257  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

48

1.9336  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

80

1.9281  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

130

1.9220  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

180

1.9278  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

222

1.9422  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

326

1.9424  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

339

1.9344  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

461

1.9246  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

692

1.9342  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

891

1.9357  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,401

1.9280  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,807

1.9423  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,918

1.9343  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,570

1.9251  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,319

1.9360  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,282

1.9183  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,226

1.9277  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22,209

1.9380  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

56,182

1.9400  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

65,949

1.9319  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

268,783

1.9355  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

588,969

1.9351  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

469

1.8989  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,694

1.9247  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,161

1.9306  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,571

1.9231  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,937

1.9275  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,467

1.9304  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

41,182

1.9400  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

60,219

1.9252  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

62,263

1.9387  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

84,909

1.9144  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

591

1.9382  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

18,065

1.9246  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

37,927

1.9242  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

45,312

1.9273  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

87,851

1.9286  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

96,976

1.9400  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

459

1.9240  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

537

1.9309  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,173

1.9374  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,582

1.9327  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,053

1.9286  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,062

1.9338  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,163

1.9302  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,393

1.9284  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

108,484

1.9289  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

109,662

1.9400  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

30,745

1.9295  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

66,239

1.9281  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

11,138

1.9352  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:

10 May 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

-1,170,334

1.7390

European

TBD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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