Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

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: