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:

01 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:

31,716,259

4.58%

5,279,871

0.76%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

4,982,038

0.72%

30,548,703

4.42%

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

0

0.00%

1,170,352

0.17%

TOTAL: 

36,698,297

5.30%

36,998,926

5.35%

(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

331,021

2.0025 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

318,666

2.0000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

250,269

2.0020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

102,424

2.0037 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

70,664

1.9963 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

61,845

2.0017 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

60,117

1.9990 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

58,128

2.0648 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

48,132

2.0133 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

37,310

2.0122 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

35,997

2.0169 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

26,156

2.0130 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

21,664

1.9930 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

15,000

1.9770 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,447

1.9725 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,855

2.0076 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,052

2.0334 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,488

2.0082 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,204

2.0373 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,918

2.0135 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,980

2.0008 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,635

2.0079 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,440

2.0305 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,006

2.0134 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,473

2.0166 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,424

1.9995 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,365

2.0320 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,189

1.9950 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,011

2.0400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

344

2.0240 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

263

2.0420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

134

1.9755 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

18

2.0263 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

235,758

2.0001 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

165,771

2.0002 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

100,000

1.9996 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

91,074

2.0020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

58,728

2.0010 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

41,376

2.0220 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

34,140

2.0086 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

21,219

2.0021 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

15,732

2.0152 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,135

2.0108 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,513

2.0185 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,300

2.0223 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,129

2.0294 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,888

2.0342 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,339

2.0071 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,335

2.0192 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,316

2.0000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

858

2.0274 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

834

2.0400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

344

2.0240 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

324

2.0297 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

267

2.0282 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

263

2.0420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

173

2.0340 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

134

1.9756 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

116

1.9975 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

Decreasing Long

6,896

2.0358 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

6,632

1.9981 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

85,257

2.0019 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

5,814

2.0020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3

2.0033 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

85,260

2.0020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

18

2.0261 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

8

2.0662 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7

2.0639 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

300

2.0399 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2

2.0000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22

1.9904 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

173

2.0020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

572

2.0350 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,300

2.0223 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

27,042

2.0105 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

238,097

2.0019 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

58,300

2.0010 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

428

2.0010 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,732

2.0152 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,513

2.0185 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

64

2.0320 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

54,600

2.0020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

48,132

2.0133 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,170

2.0180 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

70,664

1.9963 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

968

2.0342 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,447

1.9725 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,654

1.9773 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,664

1.9930 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,519

2.0001 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,871

2.0005 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

26,863

2.0032 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

324

2.0297 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,000

2.0070 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,339

2.0071 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,335

2.0192 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,006

2.0134 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

57,800

2.0652 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

128

2.0356 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,706

2.0020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,997

2.0170 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,430

2.0192 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:

02 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

-1,170,352

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: