Form 8.3 - Wood Group (John) plc Replacement

FORM 8.3 - Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 6121A published at 15:12 on 13/03/2025, changes made to section 2a and 3a

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:

12 Mar 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:

4,896,090

0.71%

30,077,366

4.34%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

29,671,713

4.29%

3,459,110

0.50%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

34,567,803

5.00%

33,536,476

4.84%

(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

276,243

0.3851 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

202,379

0.3760 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

128,548

0.3830 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

82,249

0.3836 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

81,616

0.3837 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

18,572

0.3850 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

17,849

0.3787 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,100

0.3792 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,449

0.3865 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,780

0.3822 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

268,505

0.3777 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

82,249

0.3836 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

69,103

0.3848 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

38,960

1.1632 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

23,529

0.3760 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

14,578

0.3766 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

8,459

0.3780 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,520

0.3834 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,092

0.3822 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,873

0.3854 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,868

0.3800 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,500

0.3784 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

373

0.3752 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

94

0.3845 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

8,470

0.3834 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

830

0.3763 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,249

0.3764 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,868

0.3800 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,296

0.3834 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,389

0.3758 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,690

0.3822 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

128,547

0.3830 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

81,616

0.3837 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,449

0.3865 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,362

0.3869 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

13,812

0.3806 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

58,590

0.3830 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,557

0.3759 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

204,583

0.3830 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,423

0.3840 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:

17 Mar 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213