REG - Barclays PLC Wood Group (John)PLC - Form 8.3 WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC
28/01/2026 14:00
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RNS Number : 7577Q Barclays PLC 28 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: 27 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: 8,811,278 1.27% 19,185,441 2.77%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
19,174,644 2.77% 8,764,705 1.27%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 27,985,922 4.05% 27,950,146 4.04%
(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 212,897 0.2607 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 150,538 0.2621 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 130,021 0.2601 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 110,553 0.2625 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 63,289 0.2620 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 21,021 0.2612 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 19,257 0.2588 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 13,082 0.2619 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 12,766 0.2602 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 11,984 0.2608 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 3,300 0.2627 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 2,506 0.2622 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 1,935 0.2634 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 65 0.2587 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 6 0.2637 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 563,862 0.2630 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 261,065 0.2628 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 133,204 0.2603 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 68,897 0.2618 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 50,000 0.2600 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 41,970 0.2626 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 29,992 0.2588 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 27,789 0.2602 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 18,527 0.2592 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 13,666 0.2617 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 13,443 0.2627 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 11,984 0.2608 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 693 0.2587 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 24,688 0.2588 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 13,666 0.2617 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 41,970 0.2626 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 10,143 0.2627 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 563,862 0.2630 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 24,559 0.2588 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 29,881 0.2601 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 63,289 0.2620 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 110,553 0.2625 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 4,441 0.2627 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 302 0.2640 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,367 0.2648 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Opening Long 90,380 0.2587 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 4,945 0.2604 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 3,163 0.2613 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 49,120 0.2635 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 18,886 0.2588 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 54,182 0.2609 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 12,991 0.2623 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: 28 Jan 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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