Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC
31 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:

30 Jul 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:



30,252,637

4.37%

5,453,519

0.79%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



5,132,943

0.74%

29,309,879

4.24%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

1,170,321

0.17%










TOTAL:



35,385,580

5.11%

35,933,719

5.19%

(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

362,156

2.0514  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

315,919

2.0569  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

254,163

2.0380  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

136,776

2.0427  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

132,487

2.0512  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

106,187

2.0531  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

102,740

2.0590  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

2.0510  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

2.0530  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

2.0490  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

90,336

2.0471  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

62,549

2.0539  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

60,486

2.0577  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

34,088

2.0547  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

30,154

2.0378  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

26,734

2.0523  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

17,423

2.0500  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,630

2.0372  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,969

2.0582  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,731

2.0660  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,407

2.0557  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,699

2.0568  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,176

2.0600  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,874

2.0610  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,661

2.0560  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,500

2.0570  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,290

2.0492  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,252

2.0580  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,853

2.0608  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,606

2.0389  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,408

2.0420  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,144

2.0440  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

621

2.0460  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

443

2.0480  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3

2.0603  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

322,064

2.0379  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

141,549

2.0380  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

96,944

2.0460  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

54,865

2.0519  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

45,616

2.0534  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

45,277

2.0510  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

36,566

2.0532  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

25,869

2.0500  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

18,678

2.0426  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,869

2.0480  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,942

2.0432  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,716

2.0490  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

11,423

2.0516  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,108

2.0597  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,325

2.0494  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,420

2.0538  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,668

2.0481  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,414

2.0660  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,890

2.0495  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,599

2.0566  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,053

2.0420  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,914

2.0476  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,252

2.0580  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,765

2.0447  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,765

2.0540  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,144

2.0440  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

842

2.0600  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

13,187

2.0563  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

251,191

2.0399  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

366

2.0638  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3

2.0600  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

300

2.0526  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

248

2.0411  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,300

2.0494  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

309,561

2.0569  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,358

2.0569  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

54,865

2.0519  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

55,835

2.0380  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,734

2.0523  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

120,000

2.0530  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

132,487

2.0512  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

362,156

2.0514  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,420

2.0538  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,860

2.0494  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

164

2.0561  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

55,462

2.0584  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,704

2.0600  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,000

2.0583  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,000

2.0242  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

26,015

2.0380  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,606

2.0389  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,716

2.0490  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,025

2.0494  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

668

2.0471  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,290

2.0492  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

21,459

2.0433  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45,616

2.0534  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

40,093

2.0380  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,381

2.0465  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

280,000

2.0530  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:

31 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

-1,170,321

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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