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RNS Number : 2219O Barclays PLC 13 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: 10 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: 13,164,205 1.90% 9,926,877 1.43%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 9,809,973 1.42% 12,239,241 1.77%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 1,170,331 0.17%
TOTAL: 22,974,178 3.32% 23,336,449 3.37%
(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 3,441,555 1.9380 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 209,744 1.9505 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 122,641 1.9472 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 76,453 1.9327 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 67,770 1.9580 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 50,377 1.9337 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 44,910 1.9011 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 41,526 1.9574 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 34,727 1.9390 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 30,010 1.9438 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 26,956 1.9361 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 21,675 1.9352 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 19,285 1.9333 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 18,307 1.9350 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 14,769 1.9369 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 13,227 1.9408 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 11,995 1.9393 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 11,732 1.9388 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 8,909 1.9466 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 8,485 1.9398 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 7,895 1.9418 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 7,450 1.9387 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 4,843 1.9400 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 4,785 1.9383 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 4,559 1.9391 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 3,676 1.9410 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 2,742 1.9365 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 2,406 1.9362 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 2,059 1.9375 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 1,908 1.9346 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 1,102 1.9310 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 860 1.9232 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 547 1.9340 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 204 1.9339 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 125 1.9263 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 54 1.9325 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 43 1.9360 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 40 1.9200 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 2 1.9568 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 1,655,336 1.9391 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 1,362,056 1.9373 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 283,980 1.9383 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 209,478 1.9561 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 151,119 1.9514 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 102,000 1.9353 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 102,000 1.9380 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 41,210 1.9580 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 40,925 1.9577 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 39,359 1.9400 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 36,059 1.9389 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 33,456 1.9333 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 33,055 1.9323 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 27,340 1.9319 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 26,593 1.9309 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 22,013 1.9414 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 18,853 1.9386 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 18,412 1.9420 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 17,248 1.9345 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 13,332 1.9368 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 3,676 1.9410 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 3,544 1.9335 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 2,123 1.9334 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 2,092 1.9407 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 2,046 1.9330 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 1,328 1.9300 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 1,023 1.9325 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 1,002 1.9190 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 677 1.9390 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 288 1.9336 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 146 1.9310 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 43 1.9360 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 62 1.9568 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 7 1.9380 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 10 1.9407 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 69 1.9394 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 556 1.9380 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 956 1.9310 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,763 1.9405 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,011 1.9400 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 6,312 1.9333 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 11,926 1.9393 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 14,769 1.9369 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 18,307 1.9350 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 20,327 1.9580 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 26,956 1.9361 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 50,377 1.9337 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 122,641 1.9472 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 151 1.9580 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 316 1.9359 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 435 1.9343 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 629 1.9366 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,904 1.9327 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 7,023 1.9321 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,694 1.9319 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,089 1.9323 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 16,834 1.9340 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 26,593 1.9309 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 30,249 1.9560 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 34,898 1.9579 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,002 1.9190 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,108 1.9423 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,123 1.9334 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 16,890 1.9419 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 22,013 1.9414 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 164,988 1.9580 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 53 1.9379 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 54 1.9325 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 57 1.9265 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 68 1.9261 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 100 1.9370 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 870 1.9343 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,901 1.9355 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,142 1.9353 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,485 1.9398 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 30,010 1.9438 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 44,910 1.9011 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 47,287 1.9580 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Opening Short 8,230 1.9359 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Opening Short 9,625 1.9352 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Opening Short 10,237 1.9459 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: 13 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 -1,170,331 1.7390 European
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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