REG - Barclays PLC Wood Group (John)PLC - Form 8.3 WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC
26/01/2026 11:15
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RNS Number : 3671Q Barclays PLC 26 January 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: 23 Jan 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: 8,927,687 1.29% 18,762,472 2.71%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
18,751,675 2.71% 8,881,114 1.28%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 27,679,362 4.00% 27,643,586 4.00%
(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 113,013 0.2620 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 109,228 0.2640 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 56,017 0.2655 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 47,218 0.2646 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 38,717 0.2660 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 26,610 0.2643 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 24,329 0.2628 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 19,219 0.2654 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 15,235 0.2626 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 12,839 0.2634 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 8,269 0.2642 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 5,704 0.2661 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 1,665 0.2659 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 94,656 0.2659 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 41,628 0.2660 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 32,379 0.2657 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 28,733 0.2652 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 24,464 0.2651 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 22,756 0.2632 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 22,290 0.2663 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 19,745 0.2650 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 19,072 0.2664 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 15,737 0.2637 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 15,360 0.2646 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 2,539 0.2640 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 15,737 0.2637 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,155 0.2652 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 37,036 0.2659 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 19,417 0.2660 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 22,290 0.2663 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 19,072 0.2664 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 64,708 0.2640 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 26,610 0.2643 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 56,017 0.2655 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,134 0.2659 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 7,376 0.2660 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 45 0.2644 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 19,745 0.2650 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 24,416 0.2651 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 25,626 0.2652 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 11,647 0.2658 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 318,446 0.2659 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 113,013 0.2620 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 15,235 0.2626 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 24,329 0.2628 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 15,657 0.2642 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 51,528 0.2643 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Opening Short 279,729 0.2659 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: 26 Jan 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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