| FORM 8.3 | |||||||
| PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
| A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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| 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 |
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| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||||||
| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC | |||||
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| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 12 Nov 2025 | |||||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO |
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| 2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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| Class of relevant security: | 4 2/7 p ordinary | ||||||
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| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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| (1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 6,156,361 | 0.89% | 16,241,769 | 2.35% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 16,033,464 | 2.32% | 5,833,569 | 0.84% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 22,189,825 | 3.21% | 22,075,338 | 3.19% |
| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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| Class of relevant security in relation to |
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| which subscription right exists |
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| Details, including nature of the rights |
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| concerned and relevant percentages: |
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| 3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Purchases and sales |
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| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 535,297 | 0.2258 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 362,749 | 0.2273 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 278,189 | 0.2149 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 254,757 | 0.2250 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 245,404 | 0.2144 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 228,055 | 0.2238 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 213,675 | 0.2285 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 197,663 | 0.2236 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 189,181 | 0.2234 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 187,556 | 0.2242 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 144,118 | 0.2291 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 105,557 | 0.2200 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 71,683 | 0.2202 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 67,207 | 0.2188 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 46,000 | 0.2309 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 40,130 | 0.2294 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 32,345 | 0.2235 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 27,036 | 0.2260 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 18,433 | 0.2290 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 10,968 | 0.2286 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 2,981 | 0.2174 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 1,448 | 0.2277 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 665,871 | 0.2144 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 598,469 | 0.2188 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 573,553 | 0.2265 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 300,321 | 0.2248 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 261,025 | 0.2277 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 177,314 | 0.2270 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 146,991 | 0.2259 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 123,744 | 0.2236 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 98,933 | 0.2298 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 92,633 | 0.2290 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 87,687 | 0.2156 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 25,000 | 0.2312 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 24,130 | 0.2200 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 23,935 | 0.2238 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 18,518 | 0.2209 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 16,136 | 0.2286 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 14,832 | 0.2244 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 5,963 | 0.2282 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 1,664 | 0.2281 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 1,655 | 0.2294 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 504 | 0.2213 GBP | ||||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,078 | 0.2208 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 504 | 0.2213 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 177,314 | 0.2270 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 261,025 | 0.2277 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,664 | 0.2281 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,963 | 0.2282 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,655 | 0.2294 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,136 | 0.2213 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 218,377 | 0.2238 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 187,556 | 0.2242 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 7,219 | 0.2260 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,448 | 0.2277 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 413,681 | 0.2144 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 146,991 | 0.2259 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 245,404 | 0.2145 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 34,503 | 0.2181 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 99,467 | 0.2200 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 71,683 | 0.2203 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 144,118 | 0.2291 GBP | |||
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| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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| (ii) | Exercise |
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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| 4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
| (a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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| Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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| formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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| or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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| NONE | |||||||
| (b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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| Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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| the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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| (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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| (ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 13 Nov 2025 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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