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
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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
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of
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offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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09
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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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)
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Class of relevant security:
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4
2/7p ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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13,127,825
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1.90%
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9,959,036
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1.44%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
|
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and/or controlled:
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9,878,836
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1.43%
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12,231,487
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1.77%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
|
|
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and
agreements to purchase/sell:
|
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0
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0.00%
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1,170,334
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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23,006,661
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3.33%
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23,360,857
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3.38%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive
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options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
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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
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(a)
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Purchases and sales
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Class of
relevant
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
|
Price per
unit
|
security
|
|
securities
|
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4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,025,796
|
1.9393 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
588,969
|
1.9351 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
447,353
|
1.9365 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
268,783
|
1.9355 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
249,272
|
1.9360 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
226,977
|
1.9400 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
178,771
|
1.9293 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
141,986
|
1.9341 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
108,484
|
1.9289 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
79,865
|
1.9325 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
71,761
|
1.9292 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
33,117
|
1.9275 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
27,857
|
1.9330 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
22,209
|
1.9380 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
12,406
|
1.9277 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
11,997
|
1.9276 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
11,994
|
1.9347 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
11,037
|
1.9326 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
10,680
|
1.9350 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
10,302
|
1.9303 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
9,742
|
1.9379 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
9,282
|
1.9183 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
8,607
|
1.9284 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
8,318
|
1.9382 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,510
|
1.9269 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,308
|
1.9306 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,265
|
1.9140 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,488
|
1.9300 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,236
|
1.9260 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,082
|
1.9310 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,635
|
1.9298 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,175
|
1.9162 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,007
|
1.9335 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,966
|
1.9399 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,111
|
1.9255 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,961
|
1.9343 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,746
|
1.9322 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,704
|
1.9370 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,355
|
1.9423 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,163
|
1.9302 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,063
|
1.9338 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,833
|
1.9180 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,792
|
1.9340 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,646
|
1.9309 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,580
|
1.9220 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,551
|
1.9000 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,513
|
1.9280 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,335
|
1.9440 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,218
|
1.9315 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,139
|
1.9439 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,022
|
1.9100 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,016
|
1.9420 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
891
|
1.9357 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
736
|
1.9120 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
461
|
1.9247 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
239
|
1.9419 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
48
|
1.9337 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,073,358
|
1.9385 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
875,650
|
1.9391 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
569,469
|
1.9358 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
171,479
|
1.9310 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
168,226
|
1.9202 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
159,559
|
1.9375 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
140,000
|
1.9137 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
125,786
|
1.9360 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
101,966
|
1.9400 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
87,851
|
1.9286 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
85,358
|
1.9320 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
66,239
|
1.9281 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
62,263
|
1.9387 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
59,708
|
1.9345 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
55,393
|
1.9258 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
37,927
|
1.9242 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
26,012
|
1.9283 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
24,177
|
1.9269 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
23,543
|
1.9288 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
21,467
|
1.9304 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
15,680
|
1.9306 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
13,911
|
1.9253 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
12,571
|
1.9231 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
11,010
|
1.9249 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
8,081
|
1.9093 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
6,265
|
1.9140 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,488
|
1.9300 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,236
|
1.9260 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,175
|
1.9265 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,783
|
1.9203 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,356
|
1.9307 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,966
|
1.9401 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,601
|
1.9390 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,152
|
1.8905 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,007
|
1.9232 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,735
|
1.9366 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,700
|
1.9303 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,330
|
1.9075 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,259
|
1.9237 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,092
|
1.9430 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,858
|
1.9398 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,833
|
1.9180 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,771
|
1.9340 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,551
|
1.9000 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,482
|
1.9330 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,450
|
1.9220 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,398
|
1.9370 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,383
|
1.9175 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,378
|
1.9165 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,303
|
1.9190 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,292
|
1.9350 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,236
|
1.9440 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,218
|
1.9315 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,065
|
1.9210 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,060
|
1.9209 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,022
|
1.9100 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,016
|
1.9420 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
899
|
1.9114 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
736
|
1.9120 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
574
|
1.9270 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
34
|
1.9361 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
32
|
1.9280 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
77
|
1.9388 GBP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(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
|
Closing
Long
|
5,933
|
1.9010 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Long
|
55,783
|
1.9400 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Long
|
60,147
|
1.9341 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
12
|
1.9357 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
46
|
1.9257 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
48
|
1.9336 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
80
|
1.9281 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
130
|
1.9220 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
180
|
1.9278 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
222
|
1.9422 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
326
|
1.9424 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
339
|
1.9344 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
461
|
1.9246 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
692
|
1.9342 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
891
|
1.9357 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,401
|
1.9280 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,807
|
1.9423 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,918
|
1.9343 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
3,570
|
1.9251 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
6,319
|
1.9360 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
9,282
|
1.9183 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
12,226
|
1.9277 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
22,209
|
1.9380 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
56,182
|
1.9400 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
65,949
|
1.9319 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
268,783
|
1.9355 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
588,969
|
1.9351 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
469
|
1.8989 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
4,694
|
1.9247 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
9,161
|
1.9306 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
12,571
|
1.9231 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
13,937
|
1.9275 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
21,467
|
1.9304 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
41,182
|
1.9400 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
60,219
|
1.9252 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
62,263
|
1.9387 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
84,909
|
1.9144 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
591
|
1.9382 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
18,065
|
1.9246 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
37,927
|
1.9242 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
45,312
|
1.9273
GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
87,851
|
1.9286 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
96,976
|
1.9400 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
459
|
1.9240 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
537
|
1.9309 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
1,173
|
1.9374 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
1,582
|
1.9327 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
2,053
|
1.9286 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
2,062
|
1.9338 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
2,163
|
1.9302 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
4,393
|
1.9284 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
108,484
|
1.9289 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
109,662
|
1.9400 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
30,745
|
1.9295 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Long
|
66,239
|
1.9281 GBP
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
11,138
|
1.9352 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:
|
10 May 2024
|
Contact name:
|
Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
|
Telephone number:
|
020 3134
7213
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
4 2/7p
ordinary
|
Call
Options
|
Written
|
-1,170,334
|
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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