Form 8.3 -JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

RNS Number : 5215X

Barclays PLC

23 July 2024

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:			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:				28,339,892	4.10%	5,907,223	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:				33,906,394	4.90%	34,653,062	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:				23 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-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:

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RETUOUSRSWUBUAR

TIDM	BARC
Share Price	493.65p2.07%
Market Cap	£66.35bn

Date	23 Jul 2024
Time	15:29:26
Category	Holding(s) in company
ID	5215X

TIDM	BARC
Share Price	493.65p2.07%
Market Cap	£66.35bn

Date	23 Jul 2024
Time	15:29:26
Category	Holding(s) in company
ID	5215X

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Form 8.3 -JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC