Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC
20 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:

19 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:



18,277,294

2.64%

6,961,926

1.01%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



6,808,163

0.98%

17,653,868

2.55%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

1,169,982

0.17%










TOTAL:



25,085,457

3.63%

25,785,776

3.73%

(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

300,000

2.0010  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

186,901

2.0044  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

78,821

2.0000  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

51,210

2.0123  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

42,098

2.0234  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

38,767

2.0037  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

23,093

2.0071  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,656

2.0256  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,237

2.0094  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,409

2.0279  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,215

2.0033  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,000

2.0400  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,347

1.9999  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,000

2.0280  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,544

2.0183  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

896

2.0100  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

692

2.0120  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

437

2.0460  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

152

2.0560  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

163,028

2.0013  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

49,475

1.9999  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

38,857

2.0163  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

27,421

2.0124  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

15,106

2.0353  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,404

2.0000  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,537

2.0329  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

11,600

2.0455  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

11,254

2.0229  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,196

2.0346  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,377

2.0317  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,977

2.0170  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,347

2.0237  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,000

2.0210  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,421

2.0069  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,183

2.0318  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,896

2.0347  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,000

2.0400  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,259

2.0253  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,375

1.9870  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,330

2.0053  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,079

2.0304  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,788

2.0350  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,140

2.0260  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

896

2.0100  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

570

2.0190  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

152

2.0601  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

26

1.9994  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

1,089

2.0372  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

6,634

2.0335  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

12,537

2.0329  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,695

2.0298  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,556

2.0350  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

23,987

2.0080  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

31,847

2.0199  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

51,210

2.0123  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

300

2.0120  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

510

2.0192  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

993

2.0189  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,053

2.0299  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,079

2.0304  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,531

2.0300  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,000

2.0347  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,196

2.0346  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,600

2.0455  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

211,163

2.0100  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,421

2.0069  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

49,475

1.9999  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

200

2.0230  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

394

2.0253  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,020

2.0192  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,222

2.0210  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,544

2.0080  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,409

2.0279  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

12,452

2.0307  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

15,258

2.0001  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,000

2.0060  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

38,767

2.0037  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

53,234

2.0000  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

210,000

2.0010  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

437

2.0460  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

3,737

2.0107  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

14,656

2.0256  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

66,332

2.0000  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

90,000

2.0010  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:

20 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

-1,169,982

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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