REG-BARCLAYS PLC Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC <Origin Href="QuoteRef">BARC.L</Origin> <Origin Href="QuoteRef">WG.L</Origin>

John WoodAnnouncement

05/07/2017 11:10

      Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC    
    
      FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)    
      PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN    
      EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY (RI) STATUS       (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)    
      Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the Code)    
      1. KEY INFORMATION    
      
        
          (a)        
        
                  
        
          Name of exempt principal trader:        
        
                  
        
          BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD        
        
        
      
      
        
          (b)        
        
        
        
          Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose        
        
        
        
          JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC        
        
        
      
      
        
                  
        
        
        
          relevant securities this form relates:        
        
        
        
                  
        
        
      
      
        
          (c)        
        
        
        
          Name of the party to the offer with which exempt        
        
        
        
          AMEC FOSTER WHEELER PLC        
        
        
      
      
        
                  
        
        
        
          principal trader is connected        
        
        
        
                  
        
        
      
      
        
          (d)        
        
        
        
          Date position held/dealing undertaken:        
        
        
        
          04 July 2017        
        
        
      
      
        
          (e)        
        
        
        
          In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal        
        
        
        
          YES:        
        
        
      
      
        
                  
        
        
        
          trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?        
        
        
        
          AMEC FOSTER WHEELER PLC        
        
        
      
    
      2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER    
      If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more       than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in       1(b), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class       of relevant security.    
      (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:        
        
        
        
          4,536,793        
        
        
        
          1.18%        
        
        
        
          3,817,201        
        
        
        
          1.00%        
        
        
      
      
        
                  
        
        
        
                  
        
        
        
                  
        
        
        
                  
        
        
        
                  
        
        
        
                  
        
        
      
      
        
          (2)        
        
        
        
          Cash-settled derivatives:        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          551,108        
        
        
        
          0.14%        
        
        
        
          1,553,115        
        
        
        
          0.41%        
        
        
      
      
        
                  
        
        
        
                  
        
        
        
                  
        
        
        
                  
        
        
        
                  
        
        
        
                  
        
        
      
      
        
          (3)        
        
        
        
          Stock-settled derivatives (including options)        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
          and agreements to purchase/sell:        
        
        
        
          0        
        
        
        
          0.00%        
        
        
        
          0        
        
        
        
          0.00%        
        
        
      
      
        
                  
        
        
        
                  
        
        
        
                  
        
        
        
                  
        
        
        
                  
        
        
        
                  
        
        
      
      
        
          (4)        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
          TOTAL:        
        
        
        
          5,087,901        
        
        
        
          1.33%        
        
        
        
          5,370,316        
        
        
        
          1.40%        
        
        
      
    
      All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.    
      Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including       traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities,       should be given on a Supplemental Form8 (Open Positions).    
      (b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including       directors and other employee 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    
      Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant       securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 3(a),       (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant       security dealt in.    
      The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be       stated.    
      (a) Purchases and sales    
      
        
          Class of relevant        
        
                  
        
          Purchase/sale        
        
                  
        
          Total number of        
        
                  
        
          Highest price per unit        
        
                  
        
          Lowest price per unit        
        
        
      
      
        
          security        
        
        
        
                  
        
        
        
          securities        
        
        
        
          paid/received        
        
        
        
          paid/received        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          Purchase        
        
        
        
          362,890        
        
        
        
          6.4950 GBP        
        
        
        
          6.3117 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          Sale        
        
        
        
          423,519        
        
        
        
          6.4950 GBP        
        
        
        
          6.34 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        
        
        
        
          Long        
        
        
        
          42        
        
        
        
          6.4850 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          CFD        
        
        
        
          Long        
        
        
        
          100        
        
        
        
          6.4144 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          SWAP        
        
        
        
          Long        
        
        
        
          391        
        
        
        
          6.4899 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          CFD        
        
        
        
          Long        
        
        
        
          745        
        
        
        
          6.4495 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          CFD        
        
        
        
          Long        
        
        
        
          2,122        
        
        
        
          6.4655 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          SWAP        
        
        
        
          Long        
        
        
        
          4,166        
        
        
        
          6.4586 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          SWAP        
        
        
        
          Long        
        
        
        
          8,807        
        
        
        
          6.4563 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          SWAP        
        
        
        
          Long        
        
        
        
          11,723        
        
        
        
          6.4492 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          CFD        
        
        
        
          Long        
        
        
        
          11,800        
        
        
        
          6.4675 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          SWAP        
        
        
        
          Long        
        
        
        
          15,503        
        
        
        
          6.4051 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          CFD        
        
        
        
          Long        
        
        
        
          15,600        
        
        
        
          6.4694 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          SWAP        
        
        
        
          Long        
        
        
        
          17,702        
        
        
        
          6.4640 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          CFD        
        
        
        
          Long        
        
        
        
          24,488        
        
        
        
          6.4676 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          CFD        
        
        
        
          Long        
        
        
        
          204,827        
        
        
        
          6.3400 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          CFD        
        
        
        
          Short        
        
        
        
          2        
        
        
        
          6.4500 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          SWAP        
        
        
        
          Short        
        
        
        
          202        
        
        
        
          6.4721 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          CFD        
        
        
        
          Short        
        
        
        
          323        
        
        
        
          6.4702 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          SWAP        
        
        
        
          Short        
        
        
        
          500        
        
        
        
          6.4400 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          CFD        
        
        
        
          Short        
        
        
        
          510        
        
        
        
          6.3117 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          SWAP        
        
        
        
          Short        
        
        
        
          1,109        
        
        
        
          6.4687 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          CFD        
        
        
        
          Short        
        
        
        
          1,248        
        
        
        
          6.4666 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          CFD        
        
        
        
          Short        
        
        
        
          1,895        
        
        
        
          6.4752 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          CFD        
        
        
        
          Short        
        
        
        
          2,969        
        
        
        
          6.4908 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          CFD        
        
        
        
          Short        
        
        
        
          3,614        
        
        
        
          6.4658 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          SWAP        
        
        
        
          Short        
        
        
        
          4,541        
        
        
        
          6.4725 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          CFD        
        
        
        
          Short        
        
        
        
          6,429        
        
        
        
          6.4504 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          SWAP        
        
        
        
          Short        
        
        
        
          6,600        
        
        
        
          6.4735 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          CFD        
        
        
        
          Short        
        
        
        
          6,990        
        
        
        
          6.4509 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          CFD        
        
        
        
          Short        
        
        
        
          16,784        
        
        
        
          6.4745 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          CFD        
        
        
        
          Short        
        
        
        
          18,894        
        
        
        
          6.4560 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          SWAP        
        
        
        
          Short        
        
        
        
          21,052        
        
        
        
          6.4647 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          CFD        
        
        
        
          Short        
        
        
        
          31,283        
        
        
        
          6.4705 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          CFD        
        
        
        
          Short        
        
        
        
          31,283        
        
        
        
          6.4776 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          CFD        
        
        
        
          Short        
        
        
        
          31,868        
        
        
        
          6.4759 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          SWAP        
        
        
        
          Short        
        
        
        
          31,868        
        
        
        
          6.4759 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          SWAP        
        
        
        
          Short        
        
        
        
          37,389        
        
        
        
          6.4630 GBP        
        
        
      
      
        
          4 2/7p ordinary        
        
        
        
          CFD        
        
        
        
          Short        
        
        
        
          73,828        
        
        
        
          6.4715 GBP        
        
        
      
    
      (c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)    
      (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying    
      
        
          Class of relevant security        
        
                  
        
          Product description e.g. call option        
        
                  
        
          Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.        
        
                  
        
          Number of securities to which option relates        
        
                  
        
          Exercise price per unit        
        
                  
        
          Type          
            e.g. American, European etc.          
        
        
                  
        
          Expiry date        
        
                  
        
          Option money paid/ received per unit        
      
    
      (ii) Exercise    
      
        
          Class of relevant security        
        
                  
        
          Product description          
            e.g. call option          
        
        
                  
        
          Exercising/ exercised against        
        
                  
        
          Number of securities        
        
                  
        
          Exercise price per unit        
      
    
      (d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)    
      
        
          Class of relevant security        
        
                  
        
          Nature of dealing          
            e.g. subscription, conversion          
        
        
                  
        
          Details        
        
                  
        
          Price per unit (if applicable)        
      
    
      4. OTHER INFORMATION    
      (a) Indemnity and other dealing 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:          
            Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be             included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or             understandings, state none          
        
      
    
      (b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to       options or derivatives    
      
        
          Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or           informal, between the exempt principal trader 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 or future acquisition or disposal of any             relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:          
          
            If there are no such agreements, arrangements or             understandings, state none          
        
      
    
      (c) Attachments    
      
        
          Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?        
        
                  
        
          NO        
        
        
      
      
        
          Date of disclosure:        
        
        
        
          5 Jul 2017        
        
        
      
      
        
          Contact name:        
        
        
        
          Jay Supaya        
        
        
      
      
        
          Telephone number:        
        
        
        
          0207 773 0635        
        
        
      
    
      Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a       Regulatory Information Service.    
      The Panels Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in       relation to the Codes disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.    
      The Code can be viewed on the Panels website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.    
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