Form 8.3 - Wood Group (John) plc

Barclays PLC

26 February 2025

 

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:				25 Feb 2025
(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:			5,670,055	0.82%	27,461,639	3.97%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			27,619,224	3.99%	4,149,889	0.60%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	1,658,368	0.24%
	TOTAL:			33,289,279	4.81%	33,269,896	4.81%
(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a)	Purchases and sales
Class of relevant		Purchase/sale		Number of		Price per unit
security				securities
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		1,083,513		0.3861  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		665,233		0.3897  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		645,348		0.3857  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		478,027		0.3883  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		384,539		0.3866  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		372,990		0.3839  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		301,894		0.3840  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		301,582		0.3967  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		264,093		0.3874  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		197,420		0.3871  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		104,763		0.3893  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		87,622		0.3886  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		86,879		0.3926  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		56,458		0.3992  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		51,891		0.3848  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		45,000		0.3838  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		37,711		0.3881  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		28,123		0.3948  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		25,590		0.3822  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		25,146		0.3804  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		25,025		0.3756  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		25,009		0.4004  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		25,000		0.4033  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		24,721		0.3854  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		24,420		0.3900  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		23,992		0.3983  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		23,980		0.3742  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		22,959		0.3718  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		22,829		0.3834  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		22,071		0.3976  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		20,509		0.3980  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		19,956		0.3868  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		14,706		0.3901  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		12,816		0.3985  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		12,792		0.3928  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		12,431		0.3864  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		11,970		0.3784  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		10,000		0.3862  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		10,000		0.3796  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		8,849		0.3891  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		8,479		0.3835  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		7,795		0.3950  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		6,012		0.4000  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		5,861		0.3947  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		5,168		0.3971  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		5,164		0.3956  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		5,118		0.3952  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		4,800		0.3974  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		3,791		0.3982  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		3,778		0.3990  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		3,472		0.3820  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		3,424		0.3966  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		3,402		0.3858  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		3,284		0.3962  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		3,153		0.3944  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		2,795		0.3986  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		2,157		0.3970  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		2,000		0.3922  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		1,721		0.3998  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		1,368		0.3859  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		511		0.3978  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		149		0.3884  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		1,418,773		0.3886  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		1,238,252		0.3874  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		1,123,070		0.3885  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		881,152		0.3848  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		300,000		0.3975  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		259,113		0.3900  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		210,565		0.3840  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		187,217		0.3899  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		159,956		0.3879  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		155,000		0.3979  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		151,336		0.3839  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		143,299		0.3831  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		82,568		0.3843  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		66,970		0.3927  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		56,458		0.3992  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		53,813		0.3959  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		45,000		0.3838  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		40,847		0.3912  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		39,707		0.3857  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		39,202		0.4015  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		28,123		0.3948  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		26,251		0.3871  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		25,590		0.3822  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		25,146		0.3804  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		25,025		0.3756  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		25,009		0.4004  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		24,721		0.3854  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		23,980		0.3742  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		22,959		0.3718  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		22,829		0.3834  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		22,071		0.3976  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		21,670		0.3980  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		20,323		0.3792  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		20,155		0.3830  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		19,956		0.3868  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		12,792		0.3928  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		10,000		0.3862  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		10,000		0.3796  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		9,828		0.3904  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		7,795		0.3950  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		6,012		0.4000  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		5,118		0.3952  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		5,000		0.3925  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		4,800		0.3974  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		3,810		0.3855  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		3,791		0.3982  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		3,778		0.3990  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		3,424		0.3966  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		3,402		0.3850  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		3,153		0.3944  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		2,795		0.3986  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		2,509		0.3860  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		2,000		0.3922  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		1,802		0.3858  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		1,721		0.3998  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		1,246		0.3800  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		511		0.3978  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		149		0.3884  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		55,290	0.3722  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		42,994	0.3795  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		26,432	0.3816  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		133,504	0.3831  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		151,336	0.3839  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		30,758	0.3840  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		43,518	0.3852  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		488,781	0.3870  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,238,252	0.3874  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		159,956	0.3879  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		187,217	0.3899  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		39,202	0.4015  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		245	0.3829  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		98	0.3838  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		306,056	0.3840  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		645,348	0.3857  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		380,448	0.3866  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		264,093	0.3874  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		11,823	0.3877  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		33,709	0.3879  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		8,849	0.3891  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		80,916	0.3895  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,157	0.3970  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		11,529	0.3849  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		390,803	0.3860  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		58,641	0.3869  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)	Exercising
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?				YES
Date of disclosure:				26 Feb 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213
DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO
PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1.				KEY INFORMATION
Identity of the person whose positions/dealings				Barclays PLC.
are being disclosed:
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose				WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC
relevant securities this from relates:
2.				OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES
Class of relevant security	Product description	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type	Expiry date
4 2/7 p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-1,170,342	1.7390	European	08 May 2025
4 2/7 p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-488,026	1.1632	European	12 Feb 2026
3.				AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

 

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