Form 8.3 - Wood Group (John) plc
Merkur Bank KGaA
€15.80
17:30 17/05/24
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 |
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| 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 |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 08 May 2024 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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Class of relevant security: | 4p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 13,187,445 | 1.91% | 10,604,691 | 1.53% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 10,538,741 | 1.52% | 12,298,653 | 1.78% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 1,170,343 | 0.17% |
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| 23,726,186 | 3.43% | 24,073,687 | 3.48% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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4p ordinary | Purchase | 1,300,000 | 1.8744 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 528,454 | 1.9092 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 384,114 | 1.9678 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 284,804 | 1.9305 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 185,435 | 1.8437 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 143,170 | 1.8511 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 139,517 | 1.9273 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 116,368 | 1.9467 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 112,634 | 1.8592 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 104,245 | 1.9191 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 98,421 | 1.9911 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 68,223 | 1.8202 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 64,886 | 1.8253 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 63,576 | 1.8934 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 52,728 | 1.8575 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 51,017 | 1.8731 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 42,367 | 1.8775 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 39,553 | 1.8814 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 37,710 | 1.9658 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 36,867 | 1.9122 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 35,069 | 1.8977 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 32,926 | 1.7312 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 31,466 | 1.9290 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 28,860 | 1.9270 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 28,595 | 1.8697 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 25,922 | 1.9591 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 25,734 | 1.9183 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 25,029 | 1.6662 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 24,217 | 1.8871 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 23,607 | 1.9069 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 19,140 | 1.8262 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 18,665 | 1.9253 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 17,894 | 1.8806 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 16,408 | 1.8750 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 16,073 | 1.8800 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 14,121 | 1.8733 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 11,164 | 1.8106 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 11,001 | 1.8886 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 10,287 | 1.9373 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 9,607 | 1.9538 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 8,243 | 1.8373 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 7,860 | 1.7225 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 7,095 | 1.6481 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 6,822 | 1.8039 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 6,802 | 1.9904 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 6,100 | 1.6379 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 6,046 | 1.7057 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 6,000 | 1.8640 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 5,940 | 1.8546 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 5,425 | 1.8500 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 5,360 | 1.8836 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 5,332 | 1.8810 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 5,000 | 1.9050 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 4,933 | 1.6288 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 4,758 | 1.6333 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 4,256 | 1.9460 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 3,884 | 1.9079 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 3,338 | 1.9200 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 3,248 | 1.9284 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 3,087 | 1.9238 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 2,902 | 1.8650 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 2,868 | 1.6390 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 2,646 | 1.6268 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 2,465 | 1.9073 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 2,327 | 1.8326 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 2,322 | 2.0000 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 2,322 | 1.9480 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 2,093 | 1.9335 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 2,039 | 1.8784 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 2,000 | 1.8610 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 1,990 | 1.9320 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 1,956 | 1.9110 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 1,583 | 1.6420 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 1,387 | 1.9567 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 1,358 | 1.6340 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 1,295 | 1.8600 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 1,263 | 1.6316 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 1,232 | 1.6610 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 1,218 | 1.9086 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 1,209 | 1.9000 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 1,208 | 1.6270 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 1,107 | 1.9922 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 677 | 1.9910 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 564 | 1.8916 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 485 | 1.9580 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 464 | 1.9470 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 98 | 1.9020 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 91 | 1.9120 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 89 | 1.6470 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Purchase | 8 | 1.8825 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 1,131,120 | 1.8823 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 864,412 | 1.9261 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 632,914 | 1.8735 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 278,811 | 1.8968 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 237,105 | 1.8919 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 200,000 | 1.8590 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 130,570 | 1.8669 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 82,221 | 1.8820 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 77,881 | 1.8701 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 77,558 | 1.8689 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 74,568 | 1.8723 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 64,267 | 1.9271 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 44,479 | 1.9108 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 37,700 | 1.9164 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 34,956 | 1.8842 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 32,297 | 1.8616 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 31,498 | 1.9290 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 24,810 | 1.8883 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 23,499 | 1.8611 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 23,364 | 2.0078 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 22,345 | 1.8779 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 18,304 | 1.9995 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 16,073 | 1.8800 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 15,710 | 1.7734 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 15,638 | 1.9268 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 15,301 | 1.8846 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 7,121 | 1.8721 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 6,592 | 1.6808 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 5,670 | 1.8606 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 5,425 | 1.8500 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 5,332 | 1.8810 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 5,000 | 1.9050 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 4,675 | 1.8666 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 4,533 | 1.9340 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 3,344 | 1.8951 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 3,035 | 1.9192 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 2,868 | 1.6390 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 2,716 | 1.6340 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 2,322 | 1.9480 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 2,032 | 2.0002 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 1,956 | 1.9110 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 1,691 | 1.6420 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 1,573 | 1.8943 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 1,544 | 1.9023 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 1,348 | 1.8640 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 677 | 1.9910 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 676 | 1.8859 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 591 | 1.7048 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 485 | 1.9580 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 98 | 1.9020 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 90 | 1.8843 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 69 | 1.6324 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 8 | 1.8826 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 5 | 1.6380 GBP | ||||
4p ordinary | Sale | 3 | 1.8681 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 5 | 1.6378 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 69 | 1.6324 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 108 | 1.6419 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 271 | 1.8513 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 591 | 1.7048 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 676 | 1.8859 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 1,544 | 1.9023 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 1,573 | 1.8943 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 2,000 | 1.8610 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 2,993 | 1.8632 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 4,533 | 1.9340 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 6,529 | 1.8723 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 8,212 | 1.9100 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 18,665 | 1.9253 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 26,871 | 1.9967 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 27,349 | 1.9839 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 35,069 | 1.8977 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 36,652 | 1.7982 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 50,947 | 1.8949 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 54,622 | 1.8836 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 64,267 | 1.9670 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 80,317 | 1.8985 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 237,105 | 1.8919 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 278,811 | 1.8968 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 284,804 | 1.9305 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 363,724 | 1.9289 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 385,224 | 1.9290 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 110 | 1.9290 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 241 | 1.6545 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 426 | 1.9008 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 749 | 1.8657 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 1,232 | 1.6610 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 1,263 | 1.6316 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 1,306 | 2.0000 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 1,387 | 1.9567 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 1,457 | 1.8692 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 1,492 | 1.6600 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 1,700 | 1.8648 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 2,039 | 1.8784 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 2,310 | 1.8490 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 3,344 | 1.8951 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 4,933 | 1.6288 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 5,362 | 1.6446 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 6,802 | 1.9904 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 9,262 | 1.8655 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 10,000 | 1.8753 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 11,122 | 1.8767 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 14,119 | 1.9222 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 15,000 | 1.9077 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 17,325 | 1.8890 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 17,892 | 1.9553 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 23,364 | 2.0078 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 31,356 | 1.9289 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 31,498 | 1.9289 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 63,576 | 1.8934 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 64,267 | 1.9271 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 77,881 | 1.8701 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 98,421 | 1.9911 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 143,170 | 1.8511 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 185,435 | 1.8437 GBP | |||
4p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 384,114 | 1.9678 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | YES | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 09 May 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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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: | |||||||
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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 | |
4p ordinary | Call Options | Written | -1,170,343 | 1.7390 | European | TBD | |
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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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