| 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: | 17 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: | | | 28,373,153 | 4.10% | 6,215,283 | 0.90% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | | | | | ||
| | and/or controlled: | | | 5,858,883 | 0.85% | 27,581,085 | 3.99% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | | | | | ||
| | and agreements to purchase/sell: | | | 0 | 0.00% | 1,170,351 | 0.17% |
| | | | | | | | |
| | TOTAL: | | | 34,232,036 | 4.95% | 34,966,719 | 5.05% |
| (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 | 1,000,000 | 2.0270 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 500,000 | 2.0163 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 183,572 | 2.0454 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 183,572 | 2.0412 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 179,383 | 2.0471 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 146,858 | 2.0512 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 92,723 | 2.0475 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 50,860 | 2.0460 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 50,358 | 2.0451 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 41,827 | 2.0455 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 37,962 | 2.0473 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 30,172 | 2.0416 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 22,952 | 2.0400 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 21,070 | 2.0461 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 16,090 | 2.0502 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 14,974 | 2.0428 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 14,308 | 2.0450 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 8,186 | 2.0420 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 6,656 | 2.0445 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 4,594 | 2.0439 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 3,144 | 2.0458 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,466 | 2.0457 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,361 | 2.0390 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 786 | 2.0444 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 443 | 2.0490 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 107 | 2.0438 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Sale | 47,160 | 2.0401 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Sale | 38,273 | 2.0458 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Sale | 35,197 | 2.0461 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Sale | 26,799 | 2.0465 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Sale | 26,252 | 2.0406 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Sale | 25,915 | 2.0478 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Sale | 12,132 | 2.0500 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Sale | 10,446 | 2.0420 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Sale | 4,797 | 2.0421 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Sale | 3,468 | 2.0459 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Sale | 2,434 | 2.0400 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Sale | 1,944 | 2.0300 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Sale | 629 | 2.0359 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Sale | 243 | 2.0380 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Sale | 44 | 2.0430 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Sale | 32 | 2.0560 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | Sale | 30 | 2.0440 GBP | ||||
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| (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 | 84,221 | 2.0482 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 360 | 2.0363 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 668 | 2.0461 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 33 | 2.0500 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,860 | 2.0473 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 21,803 | 2.0460 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,500 | 2.0500 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 18,795 | 2.0464 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 42,149 | 2.0463 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,531 | 2.0540 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,468 | 2.0459 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 25,915 | 2.0478 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 632 | 2.0500 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 143,000 | 2.0163 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 286,000 | 2.0270 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 41,827 | 2.0455 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 31,149 | 2.0459 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13,793 | 2.0474 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 183,572 | 2.0412 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 183,572 | 2.0454 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 146,858 | 2.0512 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,422 | 2.0429 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 786 | 2.0444 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 12,197 | 2.0460 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 12,209 | 2.0462 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 74,847 | 2.0481 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 443 | 2.0490 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 245 | 2.0520 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,664 | 2.0420 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 8,320 | 2.0428 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 6,656 | 2.0445 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 31,000 | 2.0401 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 219 | 2.0456 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 14,308 | 2.0450 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 894 | 2.0465 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,944 | 2.0300 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 629 | 2.0360 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 357,000 | 2.0163 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 714,000 | 2.0270 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 20,980 | 2.0460 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 11,505 | 2.0468 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 37,962 | 2.0473 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 | | | | |
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| (ii) | Exercising | | | | | | |
| Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
| security | | | securities | unit | |||
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| (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: | 18 Jul 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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| 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: | |||||||
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| 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 | -1,170,351 | 1.7390 | European | 08-May-2025 | |
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| 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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