Form 8.3 -Wood Group (John) plc

RNS Number : 1129C

Barclays PLC

25 March 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:			24 Mar 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:				5,737,836	0.83%	22,724,988	3.28%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				22,891,997	3.31%	4,358,230	0.63%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				28,629,833	4.14%	27,083,218	3.91%
(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	212,298	0.4042 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	177,300	0.3922 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	177,020	0.3885 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	169,753	0.3912 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	108,720	0.3994 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	94,439	0.3804 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	88,610	0.4092 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	56,029	0.4003 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	34,757	0.3901 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	27,488	0.3940 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	24,463	0.4052 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	19,227	0.3939 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	15,000	0.4023 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	10,295	0.3811 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	7,295	0.3933 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	4,369	0.3882 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	3,007	0.3876 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	2,658	0.3998 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	2,261	0.3799 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	1,928	0.3870 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	1,466	0.3897 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	1,366	0.3803 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	230	0.4096 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	93	0.3883 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Purchase	58	0.3810 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	422,110	0.3944 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	323,290	0.3890 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	237,376	0.3896 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	234,038	0.3821 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	145,104	0.4019 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	129,110	0.3967 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	110,000	0.4157 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	102,331	0.3843 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	81,400	0.3892 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	67,541	0.3873 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	49,347	0.3859 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	38,811	0.3804 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	21,534	0.3839 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	17,978	0.3851 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	10,847	0.3854 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	10,511	0.3879 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	10,253	0.3950 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	6,173	0.3831 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	5,568	0.3959 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	4,306	0.3818 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	3,876	0.3876 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	2,209	0.3866 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	2,187	0.3849 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	2,069	0.3836 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	1,800	0.3904 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	499	0.3778 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	Sale	356	0.3900 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	31,985	0.3839 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	24,204	0.3802 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	144,271	0.3803 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	15,318	0.3804 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	53,283	0.3824 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	6,130	0.3830 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	86,556	0.3850 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	17,978	0.3851 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	67,597	0.3855 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	81,400	0.3892 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	237,376	0.3896 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	1,800	0.3904 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	5,283	0.3942 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	58	0.3810 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	1,928	0.3870 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	3,007	0.3876 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	4,369	0.3882 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	93	0.3884 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	1,466	0.3897 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	177,300	0.3922 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	108,720	0.3994 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	64	0.3818 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	101,558	0.3852 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	280,361	0.3911 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	701	0.4051 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Long	8	0.3800 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Long	36,009	0.3803 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:				25 Mar 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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