Form 8.3 - Wood Group (John) plc

Barclays PLC

17 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  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:			14 Jun 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:				17,692,766	2.56%	6,876,480	0.99%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				6,708,728	0.97%	17,040,293	2.46%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	1,170,360	0.17%
TOTAL:				24,401,494	3.53%	25,087,133	3.63%
(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	128,128	1.9679  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	102,223	1.9726  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	74,192	1.9649  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	73,205	1.9689  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	62,516	1.9685  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	52,554	1.9750  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	50,885	1.9683  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	42,711	1.9682  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	42,406	1.9663  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	16,366	1.9624  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	9,460	1.9643  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	8,943	1.9650  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	8,918	1.9672  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	8,306	1.9610  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	8,017	1.9608  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	5,516	1.9698  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	5,241	1.9675  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	4,262	1.9706  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	3,100	1.9661  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	2,957	1.9565  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	2,488	1.9660  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	2,242	1.9600  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	1,603	1.9500  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	1,468	1.9620  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	1,394	1.9550  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	1,383	1.9655  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	761	1.9530  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	177	1.9680  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Purchase	172	1.9738  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	281,154	1.9699  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	230,689	1.9622  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	176,296	1.9651  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	162,516	1.9685  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	103,807	1.9639  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	82,486	1.9668  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	67,305	1.9750  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	30,481	1.9680  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	29,760	1.9747  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	21,809	1.9691  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	10,927	1.9611  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	10,789	1.9749  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	10,255	1.9598  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	8,968	1.9621  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	6,772	1.9650  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	4,281	1.9635  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	3,382	1.9589  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	2,994	1.9646  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	2,867	1.9569  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	2,831	1.9645  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	2,488	1.9660  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	2,324	1.9641  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	1,984	1.9568  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	1,628	1.9789  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	1,616	1.9624  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	1,603	1.9500  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	1,394	1.9550  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	1,100	1.9667  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	780	1.9748  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	761	1.9530  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	600	1.9626  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	550	1.9735  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	Sale	125	1.9738  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	Closing Short	12,360	1.9699  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Closing Short	52,684	1.9750  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Closing Short	58,299	1.9697  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	621	1.9675  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	46,085	1.9683  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	242	1.9699  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	759	1.9613  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	780	1.9748  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,628	1.9789  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,823	1.9672  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	12,220	1.9583  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	103,807	1.9639  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	126,918	1.9750  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	169,072	1.9651  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	1	1.9700  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	600	1.9626  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	1,058	1.9560  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	1,541	1.9645  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	1,984	1.9568  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	2,994	1.9646  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	3,256	1.9613  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	10,789	1.9749  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	35,948	1.9629  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	87,685	1.9670  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	155,140	1.9651  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	182,623	1.9621  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	1	1.9800  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	35	1.9780  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	484	1.9699  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,468	1.9620  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,003	1.9680  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,957	1.9565  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,580	1.9675  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,516	1.9698  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	8,017	1.9608  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	8,306	1.9610  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	12,459	1.9637  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	59,550	1.9679  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	78,494	1.9678  GBP
4 2/7p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	128,128	1.9679  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:				17 Jun 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	-1,170,360	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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