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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a
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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
positions disclosed, if different from
1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
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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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15
Jul 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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NO
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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
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)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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28,071,175
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4.06%
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6,695,547
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0.97%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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6,323,412
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0.91%
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27,273,187
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3.94%
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(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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1,170,241
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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34,394,587
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4.97%
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35,138,975
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5.08%
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(b)
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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
concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Purchase and sales
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Class of relevant
security
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
securities
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Price per
unit
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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45,680
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1.9999 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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35,345
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2.0218 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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24,640
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2.0220 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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17,989
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2.0065 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,350
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2.0152 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,837
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2.0074 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,854
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1.9980 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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594
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2.0020 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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42
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2.0000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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24
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1.9970 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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44,139
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2.0046 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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40,725
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2.0110 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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39,592
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2.0143 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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37,296
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2.0219 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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30,305
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2.0126 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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28,442
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2.0035 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,854
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1.9980 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,833
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2.0220 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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12,284
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2.0222 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,505
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2.0034 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,754
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2.0026 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,829
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2.0002 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,734
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2.0100 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,854
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1.9982 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,626
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2.0106 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,177
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2.0021 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,976
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1.9994 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,909
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2.0079 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,620
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2.0218 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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169
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2.0066 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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124
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2.0000 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
reference
securities
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Price per
unit
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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15,716
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2.0043 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,200
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2.0007 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,639
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2.0010 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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11,505
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2.0034 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,620
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2.0218 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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15,218
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2.0200 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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14,237
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2.0083 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,224
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1.9979 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,177
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2.0021 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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28,442
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2.0035 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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13,704
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1.9999 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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594
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2.0020 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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9,350
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2.0152 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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6,829
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2.0002 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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20,302
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2.0007 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,052
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2.0019 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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4,358
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2.0070 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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18,427
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2.0085 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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37,296
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2.0219 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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45,000
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2.0022 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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913
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2.0010 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,626
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2.0106 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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40,725
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2.0110 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,909
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2.0080 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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271
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2.0220 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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31,976
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1.9999 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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8,837
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2.0074 GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions
(including options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying etc
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Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
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Exercise
price
per unit
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Type
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Expiry
date
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Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
securities
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Exercise price per
unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for
new securities)
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Class of relevant
security
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit (if
applicable)
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4.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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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:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or
derivatives
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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:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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YES
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Date of disclosure:
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26 Jul 2024
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN
POSITIONS)
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DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND
DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO
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PURCHASE OR SELL
ETC.
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Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the
Takeover Code (the "Code")
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1. KEY INFORMATION
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Identity of the person whose positions/dealings
are being disclosed:
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Barclays PLC.
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this from relates:
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JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
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2. OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES
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Class
of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying etc
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Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
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Exercise
price
per unit
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Type
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Expiry
date
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Call
Options
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Written
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-1,170,241
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1.7390
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European
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08 May
2025
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3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL
ETC.
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Full details should be given so that the nature of the
interest or position can be fully understood:
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