REG - Barclays PLC Wood Group (John)PLC - Form 8.3 WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC
14/01/2026 13:15
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RNS Number : 9187O Barclays PLC 14 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: 13 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: 8,104,909 1.17% 19,346,853 2.80%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
19,345,132 2.80% 8,058,336 1.16%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 27,450,041 3.97% 27,405,189 3.96%
(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 519,818 0.2498 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 411,194 0.2525 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 293,972 0.2610 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 221,155 0.2570 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 170,500 0.2554 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 139,273 0.2583 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 107,334 0.2514 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 101,624 0.2561 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 72,975 0.2584 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 68,716 0.2528 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 64,787 0.2509 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 46,911 0.2541 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 41,970 0.2426 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 41,618 0.2497 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 26,095 0.2461 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 25,667 0.2456 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 20,000 0.2581 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 7,571 0.2567 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 6,003 0.2442 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 5,864 0.2505 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 3,000 0.2516 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 1,446 0.2577 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 157,352 0.2551 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 152,862 0.2527 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 131,071 0.2513 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 109,300 0.2553 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 91,598 0.2579 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 76,596 0.2558 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 62,976 0.2554 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 44,143 0.2603 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 38,197 0.2563 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 21,970 0.2452 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 21,642 0.2610 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 14,915 0.2568 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 14,745 0.2550 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 12,500 0.2577 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 12,019 0.2437 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 10,000 0.2570 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 9,830 0.2541 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 7,500 0.2588 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 4,125 0.2512 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 1,422 0.2633 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 393 0.2516 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 12,019 0.2437 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 152,862 0.2527 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 157,352 0.2551 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 16,845 0.2610 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,422 0.2633 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 4,509 0.2450 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 503,374 0.2498 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 16,444 0.2503 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 64,787 0.2509 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 411,194 0.2525 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 221,155 0.2570 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,446 0.2577 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 139,273 0.2583 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 288,319 0.2610 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 393 0.2516 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 54,476 0.2554 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 76,596 0.2558 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 91,598 0.2579 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 25,000 0.2609 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 41,970 0.2426 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 15,837 0.2456 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 11 0.2472 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 77,071 0.2495 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 46,911 0.2541 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 101,624 0.2561 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 56,975 0.2584 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: 14 Jan 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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