FORM 8.3
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
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A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
|
MORE
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
|
|
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
|
|
|
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of
|
|
offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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08
May 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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NO
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|
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
|
|
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to
which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
|
|
Class of relevant security:
|
4p
ordinary
|
|
Interests
|
Short
Positions
|
|
Number
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(%)
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Number
|
(%)
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(1)
|
Relevant securities owned
|
|
|
|
|
|
and/or controlled:
|
|
|
13,187,445
|
1.91%
|
10,604,691
|
1.53%
|
(2)
|
Cash-settled derivatives:
|
|
|
|
|
|
and/or controlled:
|
|
|
10,538,741
|
1.52%
|
12,298,653
|
1.78%
|
(3)
|
Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
agreements to purchase/sell:
|
|
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1,170,343
|
0.17%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL:
|
|
|
23,726,186
|
3.43%
|
24,073,687
|
3.48%
|
(b)
|
Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive
|
|
|
options)
|
|
|
|
|
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Class of relevant security in relation to
|
|
|
|
|
which subscription right exists
|
|
|
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Details, including nature of the rights
|
|
|
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|
concerned and relevant percentages:
|
|
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
|
(a)
|
Purchases and sales
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class of
relevant
|
Purchase/sale
|
Number of
|
Price per
unit
|
security
|
|
securities
|
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,300,000
|
1.8744 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
528,454
|
1.9092 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
384,114
|
1.9678 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
284,804
|
1.9305 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
185,435
|
1.8437 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
143,170
|
1.8511 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
139,517
|
1.9273 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
116,368
|
1.9467 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
112,634
|
1.8592 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
104,245
|
1.9191 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
98,421
|
1.9911 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
68,223
|
1.8202 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
64,886
|
1.8253 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
63,576
|
1.8934 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
52,728
|
1.8575 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
51,017
|
1.8731 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
42,367
|
1.8775 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
39,553
|
1.8814 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
37,710
|
1.9658 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
36,867
|
1.9122 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
35,069
|
1.8977 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
32,926
|
1.7312 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
31,466
|
1.9290 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
28,860
|
1.9270 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
28,595
|
1.8697 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
25,922
|
1.9591 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
25,734
|
1.9183 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
25,029
|
1.6662 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
24,217
|
1.8871 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
23,607
|
1.9069 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
19,140
|
1.8262 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
18,665
|
1.9253 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
17,894
|
1.8806 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
16,408
|
1.8750 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
16,073
|
1.8800 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
14,121
|
1.8733 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
11,164
|
1.8106 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
11,001
|
1.8886 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
10,287
|
1.9373 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
9,607
|
1.9538 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
8,243
|
1.8373 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,860
|
1.7225 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,095
|
1.6481 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,822
|
1.8039 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,802
|
1.9904 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,100
|
1.6379 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,046
|
1.7057 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,000
|
1.8640 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,940
|
1.8546 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,425
|
1.8500 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,360
|
1.8836 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,332
|
1.8810 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,000
|
1.9050 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,933
|
1.6288 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,758
|
1.6333 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,256
|
1.9460 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,884
|
1.9079 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,338
|
1.9200 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,248
|
1.9284 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,087
|
1.9238 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,902
|
1.8650 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,868
|
1.6390 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,646
|
1.6268 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,465
|
1.9073 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,327
|
1.8326 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,322
|
2.0000 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,322
|
1.9480 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,093
|
1.9335 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,039
|
1.8784 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,000
|
1.8610 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,990
|
1.9320 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,956
|
1.9110 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,583
|
1.6420 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,387
|
1.9567 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,358
|
1.6340 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,295
|
1.8600 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,263
|
1.6316 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,232
|
1.6610 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,218
|
1.9086 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,209
|
1.9000 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,208
|
1.6270 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,107
|
1.9922 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
677
|
1.9910 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
564
|
1.8916 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
485
|
1.9580 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
464
|
1.9470 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
98
|
1.9020 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
91
|
1.9120 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
89
|
1.6470 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
8
|
1.8825 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,131,120
|
1.8823 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
864,412
|
1.9261 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
632,914
|
1.8735 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
278,811
|
1.8968 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
237,105
|
1.8919 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
200,000
|
1.8590 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
130,570
|
1.8669 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
82,221
|
1.8820 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
77,881
|
1.8701 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
77,558
|
1.8689 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
74,568
|
1.8723 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
64,267
|
1.9271 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
44,479
|
1.9108 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
37,700
|
1.9164 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
34,956
|
1.8842 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
32,297
|
1.8616 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
31,498
|
1.9290 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
24,810
|
1.8883 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
23,499
|
1.8611 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
23,364
|
2.0078 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
22,345
|
1.8779 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
18,304
|
1.9995 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
16,073
|
1.8800 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
15,710
|
1.7734 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
15,638
|
1.9268 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
15,301
|
1.8846 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
7,121
|
1.8721 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
6,592
|
1.6808 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,670
|
1.8606 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,425
|
1.8500 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,332
|
1.8810 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,000
|
1.9050 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,675
|
1.8666 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,533
|
1.9340 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,344
|
1.8951 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,035
|
1.9192 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,868
|
1.6390 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,716
|
1.6340 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,322
|
1.9480 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,032
|
2.0002 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,956
|
1.9110 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,691
|
1.6420 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,573
|
1.8943 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,544
|
1.9023 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,348
|
1.8640 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
677
|
1.9910 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
676
|
1.8859 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
591
|
1.7048 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
485
|
1.9580 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
98
|
1.9020 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
90
|
1.8843 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
69
|
1.6324 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
8
|
1.8826 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5
|
1.6380 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3
|
1.8681 GBP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(b)
|
Cash-settled derivative transactions
|
|
Class of
|
Product
|
Nature of
dealing
|
Number of
|
Price per
|
relevant
|
description
|
|
reference
|
unit
|
security
|
|
|
securities
|
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
5
|
1.6378 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
69
|
1.6324 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
108
|
1.6419 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
271
|
1.8513 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
591
|
1.7048 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
676
|
1.8859 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
1,544
|
1.9023 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
1,573
|
1.8943 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
2,000
|
1.8610 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
2,993
|
1.8632 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
4,533
|
1.9340 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
6,529
|
1.8723 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
8,212
|
1.9100 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
18,665
|
1.9253 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
26,871
|
1.9967 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
27,349
|
1.9839 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
35,069
|
1.8977 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
36,652
|
1.7982 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
50,947
|
1.8949 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
54,622
|
1.8836 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
64,267
|
1.9670 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
80,317
|
1.8985 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
237,105
|
1.8919 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
278,811
|
1.8968 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
284,804
|
1.9305 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
363,724
|
1.9289 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
385,224
|
1.9290 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Opening
Short
|
110
|
1.9290 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
241
|
1.6545 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Opening
Short
|
426
|
1.9008 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
749
|
1.8657 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
1,232
|
1.6610 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
1,263
|
1.6316 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
1,306
|
2.0000 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
1,387
|
1.9567 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
1,457
|
1.8692 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
1,492
|
1.6600 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
1,700
|
1.8648 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
2,039
|
1.8784 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
2,310
|
1.8490 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
3,344
|
1.8951 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
4,933
|
1.6288 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
5,362
|
1.6446 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
6,802
|
1.9904 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
9,262
|
1.8655 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Opening
Short
|
10,000
|
1.8753 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
11,122
|
1.8767 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Opening
Short
|
14,119
|
1.9222 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Opening
Short
|
15,000
|
1.9077 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
17,325
|
1.8890 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
17,892
|
1.9553 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
23,364
|
2.0078 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Opening
Short
|
31,356
|
1.9289 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Opening
Short
|
31,498
|
1.9289 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
63,576
|
1.8934 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Opening
Short
|
64,267
|
1.9271 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Opening
Short
|
77,881
|
1.8701 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
98,421
|
1.9911 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
143,170
|
1.8511 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Opening
Short
|
185,435
|
1.8437 GBP
|
4p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
384,114
|
1.9678 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:
|
09 May 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:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
4p
ordinary
|
Call
Options
|
Written
|
-1,170,343
|
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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