RNS Number : 4163Y
Barclays PLC
25 February 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:

24 Feb 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:

 

 

6,382,749

0.92%

26,764,050

3.87%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

26,975,017

3.90%

4,830,153

0.70%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

1,658,366

0.24%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

33,357,766

4.82%

33,252,569

4.81%

(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

2,478,721

0.3372  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,709,534

0.3384  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,198,085

0.3385  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

755,537

0.3309  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

487,000

0.3405  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

455,387

0.3477  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

402,125

0.3703  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

376,123

0.3548  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

327,348

0.3630  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

264,259

0.3222  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

232,616

0.3045  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

211,083

0.3204  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

152,883

0.3074  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

105,232

0.3509  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

98,530

0.3412  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

65,000

0.3544  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

60,000

0.3073  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

58,153

0.3490  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

51,944

0.3584  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

47,886

0.3403  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

45,967

0.3651  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

44,717

0.3054  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

43,559

0.3599  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

43,066

0.3287  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

39,085

0.3010  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

36,292

0.3297  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

28,856

0.3292  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

27,943

0.2837  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

26,099

0.3638  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

22,828

0.3418  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

20,567

0.3732  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

20,000

0.3460  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

18,574

0.3650  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

18,338

0.3674  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

17,737

0.3567  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

16,252

0.3656  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

15,000

0.3736  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

13,765

0.3606  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

0.3610  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

0.3508  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

0.3506  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,865

0.2840  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,715

0.3410  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,696

0.3532  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,483

0.3615  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,409

0.3540  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,181

0.3380  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

7,715

0.2777  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

7,300

0.2910  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,983

0.3430  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,705

0.3604  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,296

0.3552  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,568

0.3462  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,064

0.3636  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,000

0.3612  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

4,887

0.3624  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

4,642

0.3426  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

4,533

0.3642  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

4,000

0.3392  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,629

0.3466  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,859

0.3530  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,812

0.3507  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,559

0.2709  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,500

0.3468  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,159

0.3602  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,156

0.3560  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,066

0.3452  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,964

0.3404  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,918

0.3628  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,854

0.3432  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,665

0.3526  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,555

0.3685  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,551

0.3488  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,134

0.3640  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

0.3518  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

549

0.2746  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

544

0.3700  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,579,523

0.3240  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,150,983

0.3154  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,138,295

0.3303  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

860,969

0.3378  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

513,815

0.3524  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

454,794

0.3241  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

441,260

0.2731  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

293,814

0.3470  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

241,064

0.3561  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

196,538

0.2712  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

170,880

0.3350  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

160,550

0.3430  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

159,358

0.3371  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

104,520

0.3158  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

101,551

0.3356  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

74,612

0.3288  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

65,096

0.3065  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

65,000

0.3545  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

64,564

0.3513  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

57,387

0.3732  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

36,271

0.2705  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

26,099

0.3638  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

22,323

0.3112  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

21,802

0.3418  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

20,000

0.3460  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

19,457

0.3174  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

18,574

0.3650  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

18,377

0.3490  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

18,338

0.3674  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

16,252

0.3656  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

15,222

0.3412  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

15,000

0.3431  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

15,000

0.3736  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

14,651

0.2942  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

13,765

0.3606  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

13,049

0.3443  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

11,218

0.3521  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

10,016

0.3523  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

10,000

0.3506  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

10,000

0.3610  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

10,000

0.3508  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

8,865

0.2841  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

8,715

0.3410  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

8,409

0.3540  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

8,181

0.3380  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,715

0.2778  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,329

0.3192  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

6,705

0.3604  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,568

0.3462  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,118

0.3507  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,064

0.3636  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,000

0.3612  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,642

0.3426  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,533

0.3642  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,000

0.3392  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,629

0.3466  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,859

0.3530  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,559

0.2710  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,500

0.3468  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,159

0.3602  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,964

0.3404  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,918

0.3628  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,854

0.3432  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,772

0.3532  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,665

0.3526  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,551

0.3488  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,408

0.3108  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,098

0.2746  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,000

0.3518  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

709

0.2685  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

544

0.3700  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

380

0.2687  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

Opening Long

380

0.2687  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,663

0.2693  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

62,716

0.2696  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

36,271

0.2705  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

117,159

0.2723  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

441,260

0.2731  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

48,116

0.2740  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,343

0.2836  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,050

0.3234  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,579,523

0.3240  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

454,794

0.3241  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,097

0.3288  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,138,295

0.3303  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,797

0.3443  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

293,814

0.3470  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

77,059

0.3485  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

53,023

0.3732  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

101,067

0.3780  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1

0.2782  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,195

0.2807  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

27,943

0.2837  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

31,611

0.2915  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,227

0.2950  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

39,698

0.3003  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

70,162

0.3106  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

45,970

0.3107  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

91,240

0.3115  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2

0.3291  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

36,292

0.3297  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,478,721

0.3372  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,709,534

0.3384  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

1,198,085

0.3385  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

88,232

0.3400  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,066

0.3452  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

455,387

0.3477  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

49,776

0.3490  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,812

0.3507  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

73,007

0.3706  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,259

0.3732  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

44,024

0.2698  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

297,732

0.3402  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

249,684

0.3731  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

22,106

0.3732  GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,216

0.3078  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?

YES

Date of disclosure:

25 Feb 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO

PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings

Barclays PLC.

are being disclosed:

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

relevant securities this from relates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

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

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Call Options

Written

-1,170,340

1.7390

European

08 May 2025

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Call Options

Written

-488,026

1.1632

European

12 Feb 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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