9th Mar 2026 14:24
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 |
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| 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 |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 06 Mar 2026 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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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 | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 12,099,036 | 1.75% | 16,471,556 | 2.38% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 16,469,713 | 2.38% | 12,097,671 | 1.75% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 28,568,749 | 4.13% | 28,569,227 | 4.13% |
(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 | 262,084 | 0.2912 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 231,941 | 0.2890 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 185,412 | 0.2896 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 157,189 | 0.2913 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 92,660 | 0.2909 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 74,313 | 0.2904 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 69,006 | 0.2880 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 60,557 | 0.2920 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 19,737 | 0.2928 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 13,056 | 0.2914 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 3,300 | 0.2901 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 2,542 | 0.2906 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 1,281 | 0.2910 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 835 | 0.2900 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 95 | 0.2926 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 11 | 0.2924 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 2 | 0.2908 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 360,442 | 0.2891 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 298,960 | 0.2908 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 185,343 | 0.2910 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 151,919 | 0.2893 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 78,308 | 0.2901 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 66,294 | 0.2899 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 48,106 | 0.2890 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 44,955 | 0.2914 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 43,151 | 0.2907 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 40,671 | 0.2896 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 40,032 | 0.2904 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 38,236 | 0.2909 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 37,503 | 0.2902 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 26,030 | 0.2912 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 22,058 | 0.2905 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 16,894 | 0.2924 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 7,074 | 0.2900 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 5,865 | 0.2911 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 5,784 | 0.2894 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 566 | 0.2898 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 293 | 0.2903 GBP | ||||
4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 95 | 0.2926 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 87 | 0.2890 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 151,919 | 0.2893 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 40,671 | 0.2896 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10,653 | 0.2900 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 78,308 | 0.2901 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 43,151 | 0.2907 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 313,135 | 0.2908 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 31,353 | 0.2909 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 21,171 | 0.2910 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 26,030 | 0.2912 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 17,882 | 0.2914 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 298,960 | 0.2888 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,842 | 0.2903 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,012 | 0.2906 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 43,452 | 0.2909 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 260,072 | 0.2912 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 157,189 | 0.2913 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 19,737 | 0.2928 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 387,364 | 0.2890 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 10,098 | 0.2903 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 113,042 | 0.2909 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 51,770 | 0.2910 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 14,017 | 0.2915 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 633 | 0.2920 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 16,883 | 0.2924 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 76,270 | 0.2896 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 34,281 | 0.2904 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 24,604 | 0.2909 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 60,557 | 0.2919 GBP | |||
4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 633 | 0.2920 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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Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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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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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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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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any derivative is referenced: |
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NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 09 Mar 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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Related Shares:
BarclaysWood Group (J)