Form 8.3 - Wood Group (John) 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:

14 Jun 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:

17,692,766

2.56%

6,876,480

0.99%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

6,708,728

0.97%

17,040,293

2.46%

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

0

0.00%

1,170,360

0.17%

TOTAL: 

24,401,494

3.53%

25,087,133

3.63%

(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

128,128

1.9679 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

102,223

1.9726 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

74,192

1.9649 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

73,205

1.9689 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

62,516

1.9685 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

52,554

1.9750 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

50,885

1.9683 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

42,711

1.9682 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

42,406

1.9663 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

16,366

1.9624 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,460

1.9643 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,943

1.9650 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,918

1.9672 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,306

1.9610 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,017

1.9608 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,516

1.9698 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,241

1.9675 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,262

1.9706 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,100

1.9661 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,957

1.9565 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,488

1.9660 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,242

1.9600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,603

1.9500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,468

1.9620 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,394

1.9550 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,383

1.9655 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

761

1.9530 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

177

1.9680 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

172

1.9738 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

281,154

1.9699 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

230,689

1.9622 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

176,296

1.9651 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

162,516

1.9685 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

103,807

1.9639 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

82,486

1.9668 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

67,305

1.9750 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

30,481

1.9680 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

29,760

1.9747 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

21,809

1.9691 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,927

1.9611 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,789

1.9749 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,255

1.9598 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,968

1.9621 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,772

1.9650 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,281

1.9635 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,382

1.9589 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,994

1.9646 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,867

1.9569 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,831

1.9645 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,488

1.9660 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,324

1.9641 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,984

1.9568 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,628

1.9789 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,616

1.9624 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,603

1.9500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,394

1.9550 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,100

1.9667 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

780

1.9748 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

761

1.9530 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

600

1.9626 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

550

1.9735 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

125

1.9738 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

Closing Short

12,360

1.9699 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

52,684

1.9750 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

58,299

1.9697 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

621

1.9675 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

46,085

1.9683 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

242

1.9699 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

759

1.9613 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

780

1.9748 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,628

1.9789 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,823

1.9672 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,220

1.9583 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

103,807

1.9639 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

126,918

1.9750 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

169,072

1.9651 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1

1.9700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

600

1.9626 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,058

1.9560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,541

1.9645 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,984

1.9568 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,994

1.9646 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,256

1.9613 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,789

1.9749 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

35,948

1.9629 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

87,685

1.9670 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

155,140

1.9651 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

182,623

1.9621 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1

1.9800 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35

1.9780 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

484

1.9699 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,468

1.9620 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,003

1.9680 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,957

1.9565 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,580

1.9675 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,516

1.9698 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,017

1.9608 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,306

1.9610 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

12,459

1.9637 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

59,550

1.9679 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

78,494

1.9678 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

128,128

1.9679 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:

17 Jun 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

-1,170,360

1.7390

European

TBD

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: