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RNS Number : 1016H Barclays PLC 01 May 2025
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 Wood Group (John) 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: 30 Apr 2025
(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 2/7 p ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 5,450,624 0.79% 21,636,854 3.13%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 21,673,734 3.13% 4,338,075 0.63%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 27,124,358 3.92% 25,974,929 3.75%
(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 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 1,627,605 0.1958 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 849,952 0.1844 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 687,452 0.1936 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 673,064 0.1937 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 331,028 0.1950 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 291,436 0.1867 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 100,869 0.1869 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 81,767 0.1946 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 66,240 0.1875 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 43,512 0.1840 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 36,250 0.2058 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 30,062 0.1986 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 28,048 0.1889 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 26,419 0.1865 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 25,671 0.1828 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 24,709 0.1816 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 18,248 0.1868 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 13,196 0.1942 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 6,881 0.1880 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 5,620 0.1930 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 3,801 0.1850 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 3,038 0.1862 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 2,990 0.1895 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 2,803 0.2035 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 2,793 0.1832 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 2,053 0.1891 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 1,785 0.2049 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 1,423 0.1801 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 145 0.1825 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 1,744,589 0.1929 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 514,042 0.1920 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 422,633 0.1919 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 397,926 0.1921 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 286,771 0.1869 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 167,939 0.1885 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 146,571 0.1922 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 132,471 0.1849 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 125,393 0.1843 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 76,095 0.1892 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 68,167 0.1908 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 62,669 0.1889 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 43,125 0.1898 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 30,841 0.1884 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 30,096 0.1986 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 18,401 0.1821 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 10,892 0.1841 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 9,224 0.2021 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 3,271 0.1844 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 2,056 0.2052 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 1,980 0.1938 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 145 0.1825 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 125,393 0.1843 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 170,616 0.1844 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 211,197 0.1845 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,261 0.1895 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 43,970 0.1900 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 422,633 0.1919 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 397,926 0.1921 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 75,574 0.1935 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 12,765 0.1973 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,851 0.1979 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 851,272 0.1844 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,801 0.1850 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 6,881 0.1880 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 687,452 0.1936 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 673,064 0.1937 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 14,074 0.1941 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 315,399 0.1950 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 25,230 0.1825 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 10,892 0.1841 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 547,525 0.1844 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 338,090 0.1960 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 19,927 0.1844 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 510,368 0.1901 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? NO
Date of disclosure: 01 May 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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