REG - Barclays PLC Wood Group (John)PLC - Form 8.3 WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC
06/03/2026 10:30
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RNS Number : 6868V Barclays PLC 06 March 2026
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: 05 Mar 2026
(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: 12,288,802 1.78% 16,316,764 2.36%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
16,270,239 2.35% 12,242,755 1.77%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 28,559,041 4.13% 28,559,519 4.13%
(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) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security securities
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 419,056 0.2886 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 223,542 0.2890 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 219,449 0.2895 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 160,636 0.2894 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 130,213 0.2900 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 128,393 0.2884 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 83,010 0.2897 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 78,687 0.2885 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 67,302 0.2891 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 30,591 0.2899 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 19,351 0.2876 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 17,099 0.2887 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 15,297 0.2896 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 10,000 0.2910 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 8,458 0.2880 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 7,562 0.2874 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 4,807 0.2888 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 690 0.2898 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 244 0.2882 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 879,542 0.2885 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 320,172 0.2879 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 280,345 0.2890 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 264,859 0.2891 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 240,000 0.2881 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 187,888 0.2884 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 120,419 0.2902 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 112,312 0.2894 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 91,417 0.2896 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 75,539 0.2898 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 62,092 0.2892 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 58,970 0.2893 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 34,844 0.2897 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 27,448 0.2883 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 24,094 0.2887 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 10,905 0.2900 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 9,628 0.2888 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 8,458 0.2880 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 244 0.2882 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 71 0.2886 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 347,815 0.2879 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 187,850 0.2884 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 149,658 0.2890 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 260,179 0.2891 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 44,303 0.2897 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 13,048 0.2898 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 11,997 0.2900 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 597 0.2870 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 128,355 0.2884 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 11,859 0.2888 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 449,942 0.2890 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 131,294 0.2894 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 44,476 0.2897 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 27,448 0.2883 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 914,235 0.2885 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 22,298 0.2888 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 24,274 0.2890 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 91,417 0.2896 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 74,849 0.2898 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 7,562 0.2874 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 17,099 0.2886 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 67,302 0.2891 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 126,025 0.2900 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) Exercise
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: 06 Mar 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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