REG - Barclays PLC Wood Group (John)PLC - Form 8.3 WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC
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RNS Number : 3876O Barclays PLC 09 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: 08 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: 7,456,818 1.08% 19,785,011 2.86%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
19,783,290 2.86% 7,375,181 1.07%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 27,240,108 3.94% 27,160,192 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 134,575 0.2405 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 82,211 0.2415 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 68,797 0.2396 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 49,460 0.2408 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 30,508 0.2430 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 22,463 0.2390 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 20,622 0.2412 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 8,130 0.2411 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 6,457 0.2429 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 4,187 0.2406 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 3,653 0.2398 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 2,497 0.2426 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 1,865 0.2423 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 88,402 0.2429 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 88,068 0.2418 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 77,836 0.2408 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 68,797 0.2396 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 54,451 0.2398 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 39,643 0.2424 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 39,087 0.2410 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 38,294 0.2411 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 37,536 0.2430 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 35,244 0.2404 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 21,844 0.2384 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 19,360 0.2419 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 17,038 0.2414 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 12,285 0.2412 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 54,451 0.2398 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 14,000 0.2399 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 60,410 0.2410 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 17,038 0.2414 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 23,169 0.2418 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 19,360 0.2419 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 576 0.2429 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 56,851 0.2430 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,653 0.2398 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 47,162 0.2408 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,865 0.2423 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,497 0.2426 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 1,131 0.2407 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 64,899 0.2418 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 39,643 0.2424 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 36,915 0.2429 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 18,593 0.2430 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 22,463 0.2390 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 26,124 0.2411 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 8 0.2412 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 82,211 0.2415 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 18,593 0.2430 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: 09 Jan 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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