Form 8.3 Wood Group (John) plc

Barclays PLC

04 April 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  relevant securities this form relates:			Wood Group (John) plc
(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:			03 Apr 2025
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making  disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?			NO
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:				4,867,877	0.70%	23,071,890	3.33%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				23,009,553	3.33%	3,480,583	0.50%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				27,877,430	4.03%	26,552,473	3.84%
(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)	Purchase and sales
Class of relevant  security	Purchase/sale	Number of  securities	Price per unit
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	605,329	0.2826  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	92,805	0.2958  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	74,772	0.2843  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	60,409	0.2868  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	16,073	0.2772  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	9,426	0.2847  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	6,250	0.2751  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	2,500	0.2810  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	1,658	0.2794  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	1,013	0.2874  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	544	0.2908  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	686,560	0.2854  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	197,710	0.2772  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	160,711	0.2837  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	149,595	0.2809  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	105,336	0.2835  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	64,361	0.2794  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	25,982	0.2791  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	24,134	0.2836  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	22,250	0.2839  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	8,362	0.2874  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	7,625	0.2811  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	6,635	0.2875  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	4,333	0.2831  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	2,406	0.2902  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	2,031	0.2830  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	510	0.2774  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	381	0.2880  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of  relevant  security	Product  description	Nature of dealing	Number of  reference  securities	Price per  unit
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	4,082	0.2771  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	43,986	0.2772  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	78,777	0.2796  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	58,272	0.2797  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	105,336	0.2835  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	160,711	0.2837  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	4,048	0.2863  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	696	0.2928  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	6,726	0.2772  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	1,328	0.2801  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	3,320	0.2809  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	2,500	0.2810  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	4,054	0.2836  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	74,772	0.2843  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	92,805	0.2958  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	100,307	0.2772  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	40,738	0.2825  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	16,012	0.2835  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Long	7,023	0.2772  GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Long	19,076	0.2850  GBP
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions  (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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	Option  money  paid/  received  per unit
(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant  security	Product description	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of  securities	Exercise price per  unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for  new securities)
Class of relevant  security	Nature of Dealings	Details	Price per unit (if  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 person 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:				04 Apr 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

END