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RNS Number : 6781G Barclays PLC 29 April 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: 28 Apr 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: 5,582,204 0.81% 21,903,610 3.17%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 21,926,816 3.17% 3,567,103 0.52%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 27,509,020 3.98% 25,470,713 3.68%
(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security securities
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 795,440 0.1849 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 247,554 0.1789 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 242,560 0.1854 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 241,323 0.1868 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 161,494 0.1826 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 34,553 0.1799 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 9,386 0.1909 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 8,642 0.1813 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 4,923 0.1827 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 4,288 0.1873 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 3,628 0.1760 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 3,491 0.1863 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 2,661 0.1880 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 134 0.1890 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 128 0.1817 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 1,488,212 0.1852 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 226,915 0.1789 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 128,820 0.1831 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 62,302 0.1844 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 58,229 0.1848 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 34,553 0.1799 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 32,000 0.1805 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 21,486 0.1801 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 7,900 0.1884 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 7,731 0.1811 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 4,257 0.1839 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 4,095 0.1838 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 1,084 0.1806 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 8,581 0.1788 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 92,773 0.1789 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 9,317 0.1800 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 4,521 0.1801 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 4,257 0.1839 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 62,302 0.1844 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 58,229 0.1848 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,628 0.1760 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 122,399 0.1788 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 116,423 0.1789 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 242,560 0.1854 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 241,323 0.1868 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 271,531 0.1789 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 80,296 0.1821 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 509,437 0.1840 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 1,488,212 0.1852 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 7,900 0.1884 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 795,440 0.1849 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 27,329 0.1851 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) Exercising
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: 29 Apr 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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