REG - Barclays PLC Wood Group (John)PLC - Form 8.3 WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC
16/01/2026 14:30
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RNS Number : 2897P Barclays PLC 16 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: 15 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: 8,673,986 1.25% 19,220,780 2.78%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
19,239,175 2.78% 8,656,605 1.25%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 27,913,161 4.03% 27,877,385 4.03%
(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 406,422 0.2655 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 230,922 0.2649 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 161,618 0.2651 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 157,655 0.2656 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 126,313 0.2650 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 113,262 0.2646 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 88,618 0.2658 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 37,507 0.2644 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 9,659 0.2660 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 2,111 0.2626 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 270,202 0.2656 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 246,881 0.2662 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 129,641 0.2650 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 77,473 0.2646 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 67,216 0.2660 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 41,780 0.2653 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 17,972 0.2658 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 16,812 0.2649 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 15,815 0.2666 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 13,968 0.2664 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 10,966 0.2654 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 9,780 0.2647 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 5,313 0.2655 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 16,525 0.2645 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 14,371 0.2646 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 13,960 0.2650 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 11,661 0.2653 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 35,241 0.2654 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 19,277 0.2655 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,320 0.2681 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 224,329 0.2649 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 5,530 0.2651 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 8,883 0.2654 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 202,472 0.2655 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 27,403 0.2659 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 131 0.2682 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 69,745 0.2644 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 29,460 0.2646 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 67,216 0.2660 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 246,881 0.2662 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 15,815 0.2666 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 2,111 0.2626 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 37,507 0.2643 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 69,745 0.2644 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 85,828 0.2646 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 149,164 0.2651 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 9 0.2655 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 149,704 0.2656 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: 16 Jan 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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