RNS Number : 7750D
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

 

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