RNS Number : 2375Z
Barclays PLC
05 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:

02 Aug 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:

30,232,885

4.37%

5,328,347

0.77%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

5,064,107

0.73%

28,978,576

4.19%

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

0

0.00%

1,170,670

0.17%

 

 TOTAL:

 

35,296,992

5.10%

35,477,593

5.13%

(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

282,942

1.9700  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

200,000

1.9809  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

126,040

1.9738  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

1.9788  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

85,208

1.9721  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

40,701

1.9960  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

22,746

1.9885  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

19,436

1.9997  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,185

1.9829  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,422

2.0031  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,349

1.9966  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,872

1.9820  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

2.0020  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

553

1.9946  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

271

2.0080  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,695,839

1.9990  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

354,848

1.9700  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

59,408

1.9704  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

58,980

1.9855  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

52,799

1.9714  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

43,135

1.9814  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

37,182

1.9812  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

24,117

1.9811  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

18,779

1.9846  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,934

1.9801  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,995

1.9820  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,363

1.9813  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,908

1.9819  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,581

1.9800  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,203

1.9775  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,135

1.9989  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,425

1.9937  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,762

1.9804  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,702

1.9830  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,693

1.9777  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,217

1.9724  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,003

1.9907  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,551

1.9967  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,349

2.0080  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,000

2.0020  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

819

1.9850  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

438

1.9936  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

410

1.9910  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

Increasing Long

2,500

1.9800  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,388

1.9728  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

165,344

1.9700  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

25,000

1.9789  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

5,111

1.9910  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

438

1.9936  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

160,851

1.9700  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

5,326

1.9872  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

900

1.9896  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

100

1.9910  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

154

1.9698  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

58

1.9920  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

55

1.9940  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,217

1.9724  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,762

1.9804  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,425

1.9937  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

180,861

1.9700  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

35,740

1.9801  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

5,546

1.9936  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

33,705

1.9704  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

442

1.9825  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,098

1.9989  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

37

1.9989  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

58,980

1.9855  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

65

1.9952  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37,696

1.9700  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,000

1.9788  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

60,000

1.9809  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,746

1.9885  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,702

1.9830  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,246

1.9868  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

36,455

1.9970  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

35,000

1.9798  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,000

1.9936  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

52,799

1.9714  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

19,702

1.9829  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

24,117

1.9811  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,908

1.9819  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

553

1.9946  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,779

1.9846  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

131

1.9956  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,695,839

1.9990  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,036

1.9700  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

70,000

1.9788  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

140,000

1.9809  GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,436

1.9997  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:

05 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

-1,170,670

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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