REG - Barclays PLC Wood Group (John)PLC - Form 8.3 WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC
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RNS Number : 6887K Barclays PLC 08 December 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: 05 Dec 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: 5,695,594 0.82% 18,436,225 2.66%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
18,338,887 2.65% 5,562,070 0.80%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 24,034,481 3.47% 23,998,295 3.47%
(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 902,579 0.2370 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 751,222 0.2456 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 499,054 0.2400 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 419,253 0.2406 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 334,327 0.2407 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 216,718 0.2424 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 178,707 0.2422 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 151,076 0.2441 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 116,661 0.2420 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 113,720 0.2412 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 53,383 0.2477 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 38,523 0.2430 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 27,128 0.2451 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 26,238 0.2476 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 20,448 0.2417 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 15,336 0.2396 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 6,637 0.2390 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 6,014 0.2404 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 5,930 0.2421 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 5,907 0.2405 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 5,780 0.2411 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 3,776 0.2395 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 2,202 0.2432 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 451 0.2444 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 122 0.2408 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 120 0.2414 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 120 0.2446 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 119 0.2418 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 118 0.2391 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 112 0.2410 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 112 0.2392 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 112 0.2402 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 112 0.2398 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 98 0.2478 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 61 0.2388 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 59 0.2442 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 33 0.2448 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 1,867,147 0.2370 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 772,854 0.2410 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 639,307 0.2448 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 454,167 0.2423 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 312,520 0.2417 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 272,503 0.2457 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 158,787 0.2425 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 95,735 0.2404 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 93,375 0.2400 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 90,000 0.2394 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 69,794 0.2450 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 38,334 0.2470 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 16,153 0.2451 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 7,651 0.2406 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 5,930 0.2421 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 4,700 0.2456 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 4,138 0.2412 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 3,234 0.2392 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 1,520 0.2441 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 1,000 0.2500 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 818 0.2391 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 528 0.2401 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 451 0.2444 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 215 0.2390 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 134 0.2432 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 122 0.2408 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 120 0.2414 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 120 0.2446 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 119 0.2418 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 112 0.2398 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 112 0.2420 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 112 0.2402 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 98 0.2478 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 61 0.2388 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 59 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 884,729 0.2370 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,122 0.2392 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,537 0.2400 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 454,167 0.2423 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 158,787 0.2425 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,520 0.2441 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 167,947 0.2422 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 216,718 0.2424 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 27,128 0.2451 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 53,383 0.2477 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 801,199 0.2370 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 5,930 0.2420 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 272,503 0.2457 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 889,551 0.2370 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 5,780 0.2411 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 8,055 0.2412 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 151,076 0.2441 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 26,238 0.2476 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: 08 Dec 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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