REG - Barclays PLC Wood Group (John)PLC - Form 8.3 WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC
08/01/2026 15:00
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RNS Number : 2195O Barclays PLC 08 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: 07 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: 7,556,971 1.09% 19,682,704 2.84%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
19,680,983 2.84% 7,475,334 1.08%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 27,237,954 3.94% 27,158,038 3.93%
(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 109,805 0.2403 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 86,033 0.2426 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 76,616 0.2397 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 63,533 0.2399 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 59,981 0.2400 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 53,142 0.2390 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 38,404 0.2396 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 33,811 0.2398 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 31,632 0.2386 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 21,741 0.2402 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 21,612 0.2404 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 6,760 0.2393 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 4,340 0.2391 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 2,100 0.2410 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 2,090 0.2418 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 1,815 0.2416 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 1,448 0.2407 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 1,403 0.2394 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 629 0.2392 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 629 0.2414 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 185,773 0.2411 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 104,294 0.2397 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 75,644 0.2396 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 73,211 0.2409 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 52,525 0.2423 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 23,080 0.2388 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 22,539 0.2434 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 20,522 0.2400 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 20,468 0.2394 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 17,979 0.2421 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 16,781 0.2403 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 16,419 0.2407 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 15,150 0.2386 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 14,000 0.2428 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 2,100 0.2410 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 2,090 0.2418 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 1,815 0.2416 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 756 0.2404 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 692 0.2385 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 629 0.2390 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 629 0.2392 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 629 0.2414 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 629 0.2398 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 692 0.2385 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 8,696 0.2386 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 104,294 0.2397 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 24,316 0.2400 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 73,211 0.2409 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 61,807 0.2397 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 29,056 0.2399 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 38,485 0.2400 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 11,030 0.2386 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 21,741 0.2390 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 13,285 0.2394 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 629 0.2397 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 20,409 0.2400 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 52,525 0.2423 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 14,000 0.2428 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 22,539 0.2433 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 20,582 0.2386 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 74,254 0.2390 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 28,473 0.2397 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 11,212 0.2399 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 21,741 0.2402 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 20,856 0.2404 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 10,071 0.2407 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 Jan 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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