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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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16
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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26,241,237
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3.79%
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6,455,169
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0.93%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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6,099,585
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0.88%
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25,459,775
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3.68%
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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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1,170,286
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0.17%
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TOTAL:
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32,340,822
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4.67%
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33,085,230
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4.78%
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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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231,925
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2.0440 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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146,910
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2.0404 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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79,789
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2.0300 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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32,560
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2.0421 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,875
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2.0347 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,845
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2.0271 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,392
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2.0142 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,793
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2.0161 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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188
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2.0438 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Purchase
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125
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2.0322 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,652,593
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2.0440 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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160,250
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2.0431 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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70,458
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2.0315 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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63,670
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2.0438 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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32,869
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2.0206 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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28,577
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2.0227 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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23,177
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2.0300 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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22,382
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2.0441 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,800
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2.0242 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,519
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2.0211 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,490
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2.0432 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,808
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2.0199 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,789
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2.0302 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,344
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2.0052 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,000
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2.0240 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,140
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2.0000 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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923
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2.0261 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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428
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2.0121 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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415
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2.0341 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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Sale
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330
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2.0238 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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Decreasing Long
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12,606
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2.0178 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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4,260
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2.0001 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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496
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2.0439 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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600
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2.0192 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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10,800
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2.0242 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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8,987
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2.0281 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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1,637,181
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2.0440 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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131,516
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2.0429 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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63,670
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2.0438 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,188
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2.0300 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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109
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2.0033 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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28,577
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2.0227 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4,088
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2.0240 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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83,344
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2.0440 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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7,875
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2.0347 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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3,074
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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 Long
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1,270
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2.0180 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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4,808
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2.0199 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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330
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2.0238 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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4,364
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2.0260 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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125
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2.0322 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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300
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2.0373 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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181
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2.0381 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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215,992
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2.0440 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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8,684
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2.0206 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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6,490
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2.0432 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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15,000
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2.0437 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,000
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2.0202 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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428
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2.0121 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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415
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2.0341 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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13,570
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2.0318 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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218
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2.0020 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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24,185
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2.0206 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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8,354
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2.0209 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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67,919
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2.0440 GBP
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4 2/7p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,793
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2.0161 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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-1,170,286
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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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