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REG - Barclays PLC Wood Group (John)PLC - Form 8.3 WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC

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RNS Number : 9563I  Barclays PLC  25 November 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:                                                     24 Nov 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:                                                      7,287,034          1.05%            17,865,008      2.58%
 (2)              Cash-settled derivatives:
                                                                                          17,609,581         2.55%            6,959,107       1.01%
 (3)              Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                  and agreements to purchase/sell:                                        0                  0.00%            0               0.00%

                  TOTAL:                                                                  24,896,615         3.60%            24,824,115      3.59%
 (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                              1,835,783                           0.2506  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Purchase                              530,577                             0.2525  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Purchase                              472,090                             0.2499  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Purchase                              271,449                             0.2498  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Purchase                              215,363                             0.2505  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Purchase                              128,145                             0.2508  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Purchase                              52,284                              0.2504  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Purchase                              42,675                              0.2497  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Purchase                              36,975                              0.2542  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Purchase                              36,252                              0.2470  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Purchase                              32,554                              0.2510  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Purchase                              32,364                              0.2545  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Purchase                              29,937                              0.2503  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Purchase                              24,197                              0.2519  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Purchase                              12,788                              0.2531  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Purchase                              12,500                              0.2465  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Purchase                              10,108                              0.2500  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Purchase                              5,054                               0.2540  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Purchase                              1,684                               0.2534  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Sale                                  1,255,897                           0.2498  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Sale                                  535,369                             0.2486  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Sale                                  401,360                             0.2484  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Sale                                  243,879                             0.2489  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Sale                                  223,148                             0.2523  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Sale                                  191,480                             0.2538  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Sale                                  129,810                             0.2495  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Sale                                  86,508                              0.2544  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Sale                                  86,028                              0.2529  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Sale                                  85,000                              0.2507  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Sale                                  78,193                              0.2496  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Sale                                  20,000                              0.2502  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Sale                                  15,000                              0.2513  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Sale                                  10,109                              0.2533  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Sale                                  10,108                              0.2541  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Sale                                  6,250                               0.2465  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Sale                                  4,266                               0.2480  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Sale                                  3,106                               0.2499  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Sale                                  3,053                               0.2504  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   Sale                                  611                                 0.2542  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                                  Decreasing Long                     15,657          0.2498  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     45,503          0.2499  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     401,360         0.2484  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     243,879         0.2489  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     3,106           0.2499  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     3,053           0.2504  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     36,252          0.2470  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     16,179          0.2498  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     455,911         0.2499  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     215,363         0.2505  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     155,095         0.2506  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     105,042         0.2508  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   CFD                                   Increasing Long                     4,266           0.2480  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   CFD                                   Increasing Long                     13,742          0.2497  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   CFD                                   Increasing Long                     903,207         0.2498  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   CFD                                   Decreasing Long                     651,495         0.2498  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   CFD                                   Decreasing Long                     245,523         0.2506  GBP
 4 2/7 p ordinary                                   CFD                                   Decreasing Long                     24,197          0.2518  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:                                                                      25 Nov 2025
 Contact name:                                                                            Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
 Telephone number:                                                                        020 3134 7213

 

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