Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC
06 August 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:

05 Aug 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:

27,420,787

3.96%

6,478,846

0.94%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

5,917,286

0.86%

25,191,890

3.64%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

1,170,342

0.17%

 

 TOTAL:

 

33,338,073

4.82%

32,841,078

4.75%

(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

534,040

1.2800  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

374,616

1.2235  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

365,303

1.2113  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

296,794

1.2259  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

246,403

1.2613  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

229,820

1.2270  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

200,000

1.2116  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

188,963

1.2337  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

179,268

1.2462  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

177,677

1.2655  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

147,586

1.2780  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

118,300

1.2250  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

103,666

1.2247  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

102,133

1.2268  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

81,937

1.2280  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

81,757

1.2533  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

74,125

1.2278  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

72,376

1.2242  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

64,233

1.2298  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

43,475

1.2197  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

40,474

1.2188  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

37,629

1.2281  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

36,794

1.2221  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

36,713

1.2375  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

35,000

1.2231  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

33,593

1.2149  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

28,672

1.2178  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

28,506

1.2285  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

28,294

1.2321  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

22,681

1.2195  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

22,462

1.2619  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

21,815

1.2213  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

18,426

1.2180  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

17,347

1.2251  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

16,638

1.2305  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

16,318

1.2170  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

15,560

1.2408  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

15,520

1.2401  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

15,259

1.2326  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,542

1.2405  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,685

1.2264  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,558

1.2390  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

12,377

1.2100  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

12,099

1.2297  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,696

1.2360  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,425

1.2142  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,227

1.2233  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,498

1.2230  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,205

1.2400  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,826

1.2350  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,750

1.2107  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,701

1.2464  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,547

1.2095  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,516

1.2226  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,417

1.2290  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,273

1.2150  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,991

1.2260  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,257

1.2160  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,647

1.2380  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,518

1.2189  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,407

1.2420  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,030

1.2179  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,879

1.2580  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,618

1.2330  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,511

1.2440  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,140

1.2480  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,775

1.2570  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,665

1.2300  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,664

1.2201  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,520

1.2190  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,154

1.2225  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,785

1.2220  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,728

1.2210  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,499

1.2345  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,493

1.2266  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,141

1.2415  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,000

1.2450  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,853

1.2370  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,737

1.2356  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,302

1.2340  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,263

1.2240  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,073

1.2410  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,067

1.2080  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,902

1.2140  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,803

1.2020  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,752

1.2120  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,702

1.2530  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,696

1.2395  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,677

1.2510  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,671

1.2175  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,660

1.2030  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,611

1.2757  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,528

1.2320  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,283

1.2460  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,110

1.2060  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

1.1990  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

770

1.2760  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

610

1.2503  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

543

1.2130  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

280

1.2500  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7

1.2200  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,633,991

1.2651  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,092,195

1.2597  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

655,121

1.2329  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

570,336

1.2294  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

436,106

1.2488  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

365,303

1.2113  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

358,349

1.2253  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

277,488

1.2284  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

237,876

1.2364  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

222,615

1.2392  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

189,494

1.2278  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

135,987

1.2169  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

119,628

1.2403  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

113,259

1.2393  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

109,498

1.2230  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

106,470

1.2261  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

95,000

1.2155  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

92,398

1.2502  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

81,529

1.2406  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

50,317

1.2380  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

49,513

1.2205  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

48,467

1.2270  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

34,888

1.2190  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

33,228

1.2250  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

21,220

1.2800  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

19,651

1.2341  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

15,349

1.2180  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

15,259

1.2326  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,661

1.2297  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,558

1.2390  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,206

1.2376  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,377

1.2100  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,840

1.2304  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,696

1.2360  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,029

1.2306  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,595

1.2186  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,510

1.2144  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,826

1.2350  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,273

1.2150  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,190

1.2290  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,995

1.2296  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,991

1.2260  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,783

1.2400  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,407

1.2420  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,879

1.2580  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,740

1.2377  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,618

1.2330  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,511

1.2440  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,775

1.2570  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,610

1.2366  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,044

1.2370  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,818

1.2170  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,785

1.2220  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,728

1.2210  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,648

1.2500  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,493

1.2266  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,255

1.2275  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,103

1.2300  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,099

1.2160  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,077

1.2369  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,000

1.2450  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,900

1.2251  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,811

1.2334  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,802

1.2233  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,302

1.2340  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,263

1.2240  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,073

1.2410  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,067

1.2080  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,019

1.2378  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,902

1.2140  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,803

1.2020  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,752

1.2120  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,702

1.2530  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,677

1.2510  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,660

1.2030  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,528

1.2320  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,502

1.2480  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,500

1.2586  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,405

1.2660  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,396

1.2542  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,283

1.2460  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,110

1.2060  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,000

1.1990  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

782

1.2632  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

770

1.2760  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

543

1.2130  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

218

1.2482  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7

1.2200  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2

1.2288  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

Increasing Long

734,325

1.2374  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,878

1.2204  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2

1.2300  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

18,482

1.2319  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

227,991

1.2270  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

6,065

1.2315  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,300

1.2328  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,137

1.2368  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8

1.2225  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

672

1.2440  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,396

1.2542  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,500

1.2586  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,348

1.2293  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

432,923

1.2488  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,183

1.2488  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,213

1.2185  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,995

1.2296  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

655,121

1.2329  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

793,305

1.2453  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

855,449

1.2800  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,593

1.2149  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

358,349

1.2253  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,499

1.2345  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,715

1.2605  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,747

1.2628  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,000

1.2540  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

200,000

1.2116  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

380,000

1.2264  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

131

1.2210  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

262

1.2210  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,055

1.2342  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,619

1.2392  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

610

1.2503  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

81,757

1.2533  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,611

1.2757  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,611

1.2800  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,811

1.2334  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

218

1.2482  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

92,398

1.2502  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

57,000

1.2271  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

78,000

1.2399  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,029

1.2306  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,591

1.2321  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

237,876

1.2364  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

793,299

1.2463  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

434,294

1.2800  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:

06 Aug 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

-1,170,342

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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