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RNS Number : 3278P Barclays PLC 21 May 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 JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
relevant securities this form relates:
(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: 20 May 2024
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making NO
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
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: 13,561,528 1.96% 6,906,278 1.00%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 6,679,128 0.97% 12,604,688 1.82%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 1,170,351 0.17%
TOTAL: 20,240,656 2.93% 20,681,317 2.99%
(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security securities
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 77,699 1.8786 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 62,221 1.8780 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 19,122 1.8863 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 18,475 1.8779 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 17,242 1.8867 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 16,764 1.8842 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 5,478 1.8848 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 4,065 1.8881 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 3,546 1.8833 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 3,342 1.8821 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 2,732 1.8857 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 2,272 1.8901 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 2,170 1.8865 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 1,263 1.8740 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 995 1.8920 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 851 1.8840 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 408 1.8914 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 349 1.8810 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 274 1.8843 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 68 1.8890 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 77,906 1.8779 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 72,812 1.8788 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 62,030 1.8829 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 45,836 1.8780 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 32,407 1.8864 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 21,903 1.8808 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 11,056 1.8810 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 3,125 1.8839 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 2,478 1.8856 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 2,272 1.8903 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 1,586 1.8820 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 1,345 1.8835 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 1,148 1.8860 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 689 1.8900 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 72 1.8855 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 68 1.8890 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale -252 1.8774 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 208 1.8830 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 995 1.8920 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,342 1.8821 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 4,227 1.8812 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 4,588 1.8860 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 7,122 1.8814 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 11,692 1.8867 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 19,122 1.8863 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 70,924 1.8780 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 7 1.8785 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 114 1.8949 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 2,239 1.8779 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 3,671 1.8777 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 5 1.9000 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 137 1.8809 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 689 1.8900 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 885 1.8864 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 990 1.8849 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,113 1.8815 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,148 1.8860 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,345 1.8835 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,478 1.8856 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 5,139 1.8864 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 62,030 1.8829 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 77,906 1.8779 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Opening Long 21,903 1.8808 GBP
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class Product Writing, Number Exercise Type Expiry Option
of description purchasing, of price date money
relevant selling, securities per unit paid/
security varying etc to which received
option per unit
relates
(ii) Exercising
Class of relevant Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of Exercise price per
security securities unit
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant Nature of Dealings Details Price per unit (if
security 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 exempt principal trader 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: 21 May 2024
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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 Barclays PLC.
are being disclosed:
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
relevant securities this from relates:
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 -1,170,351 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:
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