REG - Barclays PLC Wood Group (John)PLC - Form 8.3 WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC
03/03/2026 13:30
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RNS Number : 1696V Barclays PLC 03 March 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: 02 Mar 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: 12,405,943 1.79% 16,804,288 2.43%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
16,757,763 2.42% 11,842,730 1.71%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 29,163,706 4.22% 28,647,018 4.14%
(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 409,711 0.2584 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 337,549 0.2579 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 224,995 0.2562 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 218,988 0.2578 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 200,000 0.2580 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 50,023 0.2550 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 45,863 0.2567 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 40,084 0.2585 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 24,996 0.2568 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 20,846 0.2566 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 19,376 0.2587 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 8,332 0.2564 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 7,822 0.2588 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 5,738 0.2590 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 4,704 0.2558 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 2,461 0.2589 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 182 0.2597 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Purchase 23 0.2620 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 280,834 0.2567 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 151,625 0.2586 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 133,807 0.2577 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 114,705 0.2589 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 82,309 0.2584 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 70,639 0.2576 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 48,738 0.2590 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 39,672 0.2587 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 29,505 0.2601 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 24,996 0.2564 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 4,166 0.2560 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 2,237 0.2599 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 1,216 0.2580 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary Sale 81 0.2596 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 4,166 0.2560 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 41,660 0.2561 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 24,996 0.2564 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 239,174 0.2568 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 55,363 0.2576 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 52,105 0.2589 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 12,681 0.2590 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 17,468 0.2591 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 4,704 0.2558 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 10,793 0.2569 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 141,812 0.2578 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 337,549 0.2579 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 12,365 0.2581 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 37,286 0.2584 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 9,679 0.2590 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 2,237 0.2599 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 14,252 0.2585 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 14,797 0.2588 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 6,492 0.2590 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 2 0.2600 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: 03 Mar 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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