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:

13 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:

17,814,280

2.57%

6,452,219

0.93%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

6,271,815

0.91%

17,153,289

2.48%

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

0

0.00%

1,170,354

0.17%

TOTAL: 

24,086,095

3.48%

24,775,862

3.58%

(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

300,573

1.9873 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

226,229

1.9630 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

213,759

1.9700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

194,133

1.9708 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

193,793

1.9666 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

112,009

1.9919 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

104,497

1.9733 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

103,028

1.9742 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

74,032

1.9726 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

56,701

1.9734 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

54,932

1.9758 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

27,334

1.9724 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

16,712

1.9721 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

16,309

1.9751 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,449

1.9704 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,266

1.9883 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,680

1.9750 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,491

1.9753 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,642

1.9857 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,283

1.9801 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,637

1.9728 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,300

1.9744 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,867

1.9971 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,649

1.9757 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,227

1.9710 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,222

1.9879 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,222

1.9880 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

655

1.9790 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

115

1.9618 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

656,629

1.9835 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

271,651

1.9733 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

250,000

1.9702 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

231,551

1.9630 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

188,824

1.9735 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

167,193

1.9755 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

150,538

1.9750 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

73,723

1.9757 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

43,065

1.9700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

32,659

1.9629 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

18,897

1.9741 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,294

1.9796 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,389

1.9827 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,930

1.9714 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,007

1.9780 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,144

1.9814 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,123

1.9724 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,641

1.9760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,534

1.9795 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,910

1.9738 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,854

1.9742 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,646

1.9704 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,637

1.9748 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,222

1.9880 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

643

1.9730 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

640

1.9695 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

357

1.9745 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

34

1.9860 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

4

1.9725 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

655

1.9790 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

32,768

1.9630 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5

2.0000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

519

1.9794 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,700

1.9796 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,534

1.9795 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,340

1.9781 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,900

1.9711 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

13,041

1.9734 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

73,723

1.9757 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

150,538

1.9750 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,646

1.9704 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,007

1.9780 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,389

1.9827 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,803

1.9867 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,285

1.9797 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

32,659

1.9629 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

41,694

1.9700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

43,178

1.9728 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

123,558

1.9722 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

126,569

1.9761 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,038

1.9794 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,738

1.9710 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,227

1.9710 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,440

1.9798 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,573

1.9800 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,309

1.9751 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

16,937

1.9631 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

92,856

1.9630 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

103,028

1.9742 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

34,213

1.9727 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

40,958

1.9765 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:

14 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

-1,170,354

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: