Form 8.3 Wood Group (John) plc

RNS Number : 4008D

Barclays PLC

02 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				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:				01 Apr 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:			4,990,553	0.72%	22,466,404	3.25%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			22,603,773	3.27%	3,608,298	0.52%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			27,594,326	3.99%	26,074,702	3.77%
(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		1,042,529		0.3019 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		303,359		0.3026 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		295,120		0.3030 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		138,420		0.3070 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		57,638		0.3034 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		55,239		0.3000 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		52,086		0.2966 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		41,601		0.3072 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		38,000		0.2977 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		27,500		0.3039 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		16,250		0.3075 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		15,217		0.3029 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		10,000		0.3032 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		7,308		0.3007 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		6,378		0.3050 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		5,000		0.2974 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		3,042		0.2902 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		2,491		0.3066 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Purchase		848		0.3060 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		988,988		0.3008 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		421,396		0.3024 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		344,779		0.3014 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		193,759		0.3064 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		104,388		0.3017 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		99,942		0.2977 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		62,629		0.3022 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		41,121		0.3073 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		40,332		0.3048 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		35,000		0.3047 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		25,442		0.3043 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		11,770		0.2989 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		11,279		0.3076 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		6,993		0.3079 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		3,900		0.2904 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		3,042		0.2902 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		2,879		0.3038 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		2,644		0.3060 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		1,844		0.3077 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		Sale		674		0.3026 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		10,223	0.2903 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		344,779	0.3014 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		421,396	0.3024 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		674	0.3026 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		111,911	0.3054 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		64,145	0.3056 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		42,814	0.3071 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		303,359	0.3026 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		295,120	0.3030 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		848	0.3060 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		537	0.3066 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		41,601	0.3072 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		7,383	0.3076 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		13,492	0.2923 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		11,279	0.3075 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		95	0.3100 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		7,630	0.3010 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		15,919	0.3051 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		27,615	0.3075 GBP
4 2/7 p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		36,021	0.3090 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?				NO
Date of disclosure:				02 Apr 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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TIDM	BARC
Share Price	493.65p2.07%
Market Cap	£66.35bn

Date	2 Apr 2025
Time	15:08:21
Category	Holding(s) in company
ID	4008D

TIDM	BARC
Share Price	493.65p2.07%
Market Cap	£66.35bn

Date	2 Apr 2025
Time	15:08:21
Category	Holding(s) in company
ID	4008D

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Form 8.3 Wood Group (John) plc