RNS Number : 7628E
Barclays PLC
11 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:

10 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:



4,739,767

0.69%

21,967,457

3.18%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



21,939,233

3.17%

3,459,110

0.50%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

0

0.00%










TOTAL:



26,679,000

3.86%

25,426,567

3.68%

(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

257,760

0.2558  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

252,156

0.2547  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

133,275

0.2561  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

84,598

0.2520  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

83,029

0.2531  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

44,510

0.2502  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

34,850

0.2488  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

21,472

0.2476  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

13,523

0.2507  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

13,263

0.2515  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,506

0.2534  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,734

0.2498  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,589

0.2541  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

0.2522  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

893

0.2524  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

568,290

0.2539  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

191,823

0.2514  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

59,222

0.2490  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

53,000

0.2559  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

25,559

0.2509  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

20,428

0.2500  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

15,454

0.2501  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

11,769

0.2513  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,138

0.2506  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,574

0.2488  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,775

0.2504  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,523

0.2614  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

3,606

0.2476  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

61,362

0.2483  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

83,457

0.2487  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,454

0.2501  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,734

0.2498  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

20,369

0.2502  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,263

0.2515  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

84,598

0.2520  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

83,029

0.2531  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,589

0.2541  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

252,156

0.2547  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

50,848

0.2475  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

19,597

0.2505  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

258,682

0.2522  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

21,472

0.2476  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:

11 Apr 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

























 

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