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  2. Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 8657Y
Barclays PLC
01 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:

31 Jul 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:

31,060,255

4.49%

5,360,440

0.78%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

5,070,517

0.73%

30,045,645

4.34%

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

0

0.00%

1,170,364

0.17%

 

 TOTAL:

 

36,130,772

5.22%

36,576,449

5.29%

(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

287,019

2.0406  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

211,990

1.9861  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

200,001

1.9991  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

200,000

1.9910  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

200,000

2.0010  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

177,596

2.0341  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

141,326

2.0412  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

88,529

2.0064  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

77,181

2.0400  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

66,203

1.9982  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

60,383

2.0003  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

20,267

2.0148  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

17,940

2.0409  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

15,479

2.0310  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,514

2.0068  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,827

2.0422  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,108

1.9723  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,064

2.0087  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,012

1.9780  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,407

2.0070  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,293

1.9847  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,423

2.0004  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,114

1.9935  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,092

2.0113  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,706

2.0000  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,784

1.9960  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,422

1.9996  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,106

1.9680  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

985

2.0360  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

62

2.0335  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

577,698

2.0381  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

128,291

2.0400  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

70,000

2.0553  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

32,813

1.9983  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

21,814

2.0202  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

18,334

1.9963  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

11,385

2.0328  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,451

2.0062  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,000

1.9660  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,180

2.0061  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,867

1.9859  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,500

2.0000  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,416

2.0209  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,636

2.0114  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,450

2.0035  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,024

2.0176  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,106

1.9680  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,064

2.0258  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

985

2.0360  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

752

2.0420  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

688

1.9565  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

635

1.9965  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

495

1.9980  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

379

1.9999  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

Decreasing Long

15,482

2.0116  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

55,160

2.0398  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

226

2.0558  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,765

1.9945  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

11,168

2.0010  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

848

2.0400  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

345

2.0045  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,628

1.9677  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,272

1.9936  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

560

2.0322  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

353,049

2.0400  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

60,000

1.9910  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

57,255

1.9991  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

57,000

2.0010  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

88,529

2.0064  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2

2.0920  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

211,990

1.9861  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

141,326

2.0412  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,064

2.0258  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,012

1.9780  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,293

1.9847  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,417

1.9931  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,960

1.9981  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

39,826

1.9988  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

50,000

1.9919  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,000

2.0422  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,427

2.0180  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,989

2.0234  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

62

2.0335  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,459

2.0028  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

10,000

2.0398  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

183,000

2.0402  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,118

2.0216  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

142,183

2.0400  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

140,000

1.9910  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

142,746

1.9991  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

60,383

2.0003  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

143,000

2.0010  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:

01 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

-1,170,364

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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