18 Nov 2025 15:55
FORM 8.3 | |||||||
Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 8547H published at 15:21 on 17/11/2025, changes made to section 2A,3B | |||||||
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: | Â | Barclays PLC. | ||||
(b) | Owner or controller of interest and short | Â | |||||
 | 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 | Â | |||||
 | offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
 | offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 14 Nov 2025 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO | Â | Â | |||
 | 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 | Â | |||||
 | 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and/or controlled: |  |  | 6,339,968 | 0.92% | 16,604,596 | 2.40% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 |  |  |  | 16,349,169 | 2.36% | 6,013,673 | 0.87% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and agreements to purchase/sell: |  |  | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | TOTAL: |  |  | 22,689,137 | 3.28% | 22,618,269 | 3.27% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive | Â | |||||
 | options) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of relevant security in relation to | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
which subscription right exists | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
Details, including nature of the rights | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
concerned and relevant percentages: | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
security | Â | securities | Â | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 417,052 | 0.2177 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 339,568 | 0.2200 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 304,918 | 0.2242 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 246,349 | 0.2170 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 245,788 | 0.2176 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 148,597 | 0.2237 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 141,553 | 0.2189 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 138,772 | 0.2196 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 125,526 | 0.2241 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 104,131 | 0.2164 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 99,000 | 0.2201 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 97,864 | 0.2169 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 32,123 | 0.2166 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 24,469 | 0.2184 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 22,105 | 0.2174 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 18,481 | 0.2180 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 18,356 | 0.2167 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 9,178 | 0.2160 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 5,000 | 0.2192 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 1,790 | 0.2203 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 908,717 | 0.2192 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 392,574 | 0.2185 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 385,229 | 0.2177 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 229,006 | 0.2180 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 134,506 | 0.2154 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 127,690 | 0.2242 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 94,116 | 0.2188 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 85,065 | 0.2225 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 50,307 | 0.2189 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 23,218 | 0.2162 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 18,316 | 0.2183 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 17,338 | 0.2208 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 7,805 | 0.2220 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 5,332 | 0.2182 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 4,589 | 0.2176 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 3,224 | 0.2201 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 1,720 | 0.2191 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | Â | |||||
Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
relevant | description | Â | reference | unit | |||
security | Â | Â | securities | Â | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 229,006 | 0.2180 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10,807 | 0.2182 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,378 | 0.2185 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,720 | 0.2190 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,224 | 0.2201 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 68,748 | 0.2242 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 97,864 | 0.2169 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 246,349 | 0.2170 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,548 | 0.2196 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,790 | 0.2203 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 17,200 | 0.2206 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | Â | |||||
(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | Â | |||||
Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price | Â | date | money |
relevant | Â | selling, | securities | per unit | Â | Â | paid/ |
security | Â | varying etc | to which | Â | Â | Â | received |
 |  |  | option |  |  |  | per unit |
 |  |  | relates |  |  |  |  |
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(ii) | Exercise | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
security | Â | Â | securities | unit | |||
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | Â | |||||
Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
security | Â | Â | applicable) | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements | Â | |||||
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, | Â | Â | |||||
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal | Â | Â | |||||
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party | Â | ||||||
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: | Â | Â | Â | ||||
NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives | Â | |||||
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | Â | Â | |||||
the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: | Â | Â | |||||
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or | Â | Â | Â | ||||
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which | Â | Â | |||||
any derivative is referenced: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 18 Nov 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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