Form 8.3 - Wood Group (John) plc Amend

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a

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:

22 Jul 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:

28,333,892

4.10%

5,894,396

0.85%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

5,566,502

0.80%

27,575,471

3.99%

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

0

0.00%

1,170,368

0.17%

TOTAL: 

33,900,394

4.90%

34,640,235

5.01%

(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

140,926

2.0720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

124,798

2.0721 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

87,362

2.0717 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

28,541

2.0749 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

23,909

2.0709 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

17,674

2.0716 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

12,647

2.0733 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,139

2.0711 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,734

2.0724 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,741

2.0780 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,698

2.0760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,455

2.0740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,675

2.0699 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,117

2.0704 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,439

2.0707 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,410

2.0700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,148

2.0800 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,398

2.0750 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,270

2.0685 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

903

2.0732 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

612

2.0788 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

163,938

2.0727 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

108,369

2.0720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

95,137

2.0696 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

36,997

2.0719 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,509

2.0718 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

11,978

2.0710 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,526

2.0700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,211

2.0711 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,148

2.0800 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,771

2.0760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,458

2.0740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

612

2.0790 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

10,626

2.0715 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

9,056

2.0711 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

400

2.0719 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,108

2.0721 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

141

2.0760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,509

2.0718 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,942

2.0719 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

3,170

2.0713 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

41,636

2.0720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

47,783

2.0717 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,919

2.0700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

744

2.0700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,139

2.0711 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,719

2.0720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

71,109

2.0694 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

24,028

2.0699 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

27,105

2.0720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

7,741

2.0780 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

374

2.0720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5

2.0738 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

748

2.0720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

36,716

2.0720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

908

2.0724 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

342

2.0720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,270

2.0685 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

53,321

2.0720 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:

26 Jul 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

-1,170,368

1.7390

European

08 May 2025

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: