REG - Barclays PLC Wood Group (John)PLC - Form 8.3 WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC
27/11/2025 13:00
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RNS Number : 3248J Barclays PLC 27 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: 26 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: 7,022,918 1.02% 18,355,837 2.65%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
18,149,776 2.62% 6,771,113 0.98%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 25,172,694 3.64% 25,126,950 3.63%
(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 1,190,360 0.2440 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 311,680 0.2419 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 213,798 0.2432 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 156,315 0.2441 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 96,166 0.2439 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 89,075 0.2428 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 72,321 0.2461 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 68,275 0.2446 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 60,396 0.2457 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 51,878 0.2429 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 32,004 0.2450 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 31,749 0.2459 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 19,201 0.2453 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 17,500 0.2417 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 16,925 0.2462 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 16,600 0.2443 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 16,562 0.2415 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 13,041 0.2448 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 10,262 0.2452 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 5,843 0.2458 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 1,304 0.2435 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 525,307 0.2440 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 346,531 0.2438 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 205,618 0.2448 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 182,863 0.2439 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 165,721 0.2443 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 141,494 0.2435 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 101,485 0.2441 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 99,333 0.2436 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 92,323 0.2444 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 82,219 0.2456 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 44,039 0.2459 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 9,712 0.2480 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 9,174 0.2433 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 6,660 0.2426 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 964 0.2432 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 185 0.2442 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 40,997 0.2430 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 141,494 0.2435 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 182,863 0.2439 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 22,195 0.2440 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 216,608 0.2442 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 9,712 0.2480 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 50,748 0.2431 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 54,202 0.2432 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 883,276 0.2440 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 82,837 0.2442 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 20,433 0.2459 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 191,422 0.2440 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 205,618 0.2448 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 82,219 0.2456 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 44,039 0.2459 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 16,562 0.2415 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 311,680 0.2420 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 101,485 0.2441 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 21,250 0.2450 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 72,321 0.2461 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: 27 Nov 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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