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RNS Number : 7429S Barclays PLC 17 June 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: 14 Jun 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: 17,692,766 2.56% 6,876,480 0.99%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 6,708,728 0.97% 17,040,293 2.46%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00% 1,170,360 0.17%
purchase/sell:
24,401,494 3.53% 25,087,133 3.63%
TOTAL:
(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 Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security
securities
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 128,128 1.9679 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 102,223 1.9726 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 74,192 1.9649 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 73,205 1.9689 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 62,516 1.9685 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 52,554 1.9750 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 50,885 1.9683 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 42,711 1.9682 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 42,406 1.9663 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 16,366 1.9624 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 9,460 1.9643 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 8,943 1.9650 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 8,918 1.9672 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 8,306 1.9610 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 8,017 1.9608 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 5,516 1.9698 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 5,241 1.9675 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 4,262 1.9706 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 3,100 1.9661 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 2,957 1.9565 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 2,488 1.9660 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 2,242 1.9600 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 1,603 1.9500 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 1,468 1.9620 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 1,394 1.9550 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 1,383 1.9655 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 761 1.9530 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 177 1.9680 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Purchase 172 1.9738 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 281,154 1.9699 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 230,689 1.9622 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 176,296 1.9651 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 162,516 1.9685 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 103,807 1.9639 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 82,486 1.9668 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 67,305 1.9750 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 30,481 1.9680 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 29,760 1.9747 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 21,809 1.9691 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 10,927 1.9611 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 10,789 1.9749 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 10,255 1.9598 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 8,968 1.9621 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 6,772 1.9650 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 4,281 1.9635 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 3,382 1.9589 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 2,994 1.9646 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 2,867 1.9569 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 2,831 1.9645 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 2,488 1.9660 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 2,324 1.9641 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 1,984 1.9568 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 1,628 1.9789 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 1,616 1.9624 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 1,603 1.9500 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 1,394 1.9550 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 1,100 1.9667 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 780 1.9748 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 761 1.9530 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 600 1.9626 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 550 1.9735 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary Sale 125 1.9738 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product description Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant
reference
unit
security
securities
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Closing Short 12,360 1.9699 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Closing Short 52,684 1.9750 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Closing Short 58,299 1.9697 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 621 1.9675 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 46,085 1.9683 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 242 1.9699 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 759 1.9613 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 780 1.9748 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,628 1.9789 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,823 1.9672 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,220 1.9583 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 103,807 1.9639 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 126,918 1.9750 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 169,072 1.9651 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1 1.9700 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 600 1.9626 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,058 1.9560 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,541 1.9645 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,984 1.9568 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,994 1.9646 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,256 1.9613 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 10,789 1.9749 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 35,948 1.9629 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 87,685 1.9670 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 155,140 1.9651 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 182,623 1.9621 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1 1.9800 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 35 1.9780 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 484 1.9699 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,468 1.9620 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,003 1.9680 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,957 1.9565 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,580 1.9675 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,516 1.9698 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,017 1.9608 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,306 1.9610 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 12,459 1.9637 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 59,550 1.9679 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 78,494 1.9678 GBP
4 2/7p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 128,128 1.9679 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 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: 17 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 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 Product Writing, Number Exercise Type Expiry
of
description
purchasing,
of
price
date
relevant
selling,
securities
per unit
security
varying etc
to which
option
relates
4 2/7p ordinary Call Options Written -1,170,360 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:
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