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:

23 May 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:

14,175,616

2.05%

6,727,887

0.97%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

6,512,954

0.94%

13,115,949

1.90%

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

0

0.00%

1,170,348

0.17%

TOTAL: 

20,688,570

2.99%

21,014,184

3.04%

(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

222,990

1.8009 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

44,890

1.8000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

21,183

1.8140 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

18,773

1.8106 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

15,733

1.8105 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,315

1.8128 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,605

1.8089 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,127

1.8077 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

800

1.8125 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

53,489

1.8000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

33,268

1.8055 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

29,050

1.8098 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

24,597

1.7999 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,641

1.8103 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,059

1.8124 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,727

1.8040 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,384

1.8048 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,374

1.8060 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

869

1.8195 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

815

1.8130 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

637

1.8079 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

191

1.8244 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

44

1.8043 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

177

1.7987 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

246

1.8120 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,127

1.8077 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,119

1.8130 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,608

1.8105 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,695

1.8109 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,699

1.8106 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,279

1.8128 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,969

1.8041 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

16,818

1.8142 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

29,428

1.8072 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

154,325

1.8000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,524

1.8107 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11

1.8059 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

44

1.8043 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

191

1.8244 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

626

1.8079 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

869

1.8195 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,384

1.8048 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,727

1.8040 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

24,597

1.7999 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

33,268

1.8055 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

468

1.8152 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

711

1.8155 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

800

1.8101 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

8,103

1.8001 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:

24 May 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

-1,170,348

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: