| 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: | 31 Mar 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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| (1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 4,989,498 | 0.72% | 22,180,574 | 3.21% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 22,317,943 | 3.23% | 3,607,243 | 0.52% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 27,307,441 | 3.95% | 25,787,817 | 3.73% |
| (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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
| (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 | 711,534 | 0.2907 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 617,699 | 0.2893 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 570,858 | 0.2823 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 566,004 | 0.2929 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 352,575 | 0.2864 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 159,770 | 0.2914 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 113,168 | 0.2931 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 112,463 | 0.2972 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 74,122 | 0.2714 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 71,473 | 0.2933 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 60,592 | 0.2991 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 35,667 | 0.2960 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 35,231 | 0.2975 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 33,111 | 0.2995 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 27,629 | 0.3072 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 23,324 | 0.2987 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 22,400 | 0.2910 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 21,198 | 0.2896 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 20,974 | 0.2997 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 10,846 | 0.2894 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 9,953 | 0.2827 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 6,494 | 0.3016 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 6,173 | 0.3126 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 6,000 | 0.2676 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 5,021 | 0.2748 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 4,672 | 0.2801 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 4,273 | 0.2988 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 3,022 | 0.2994 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 2,337 | 0.2833 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 2,163 | 0.2679 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 2,105 | 0.2809 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 1,663 | 0.2474 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 1,262 | 0.3282 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 1,168 | 0.2850 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 1,168 | 0.2924 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 1,071 | 0.2865 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 742 | 0.2824 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 627 | 0.2860 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 482 | 0.2938 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 347 | 0.3198 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 316 | 0.2734 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 184 | 0.2874 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 115 | 0.2813 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 86 | 0.2769 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 1,083,968 | 0.2895 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 664,371 | 0.2834 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 600,000 | 0.2992 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 534,988 | 0.2935 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 335,355 | 0.2855 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 242,503 | 0.2907 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 170,581 | 0.2849 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 169,512 | 0.2806 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 141,263 | 0.2848 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 93,378 | 0.2865 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 76,231 | 0.3023 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 63,102 | 0.3000 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 48,631 | 0.2761 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 44,786 | 0.2908 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 32,313 | 0.2652 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 13,687 | 0.2860 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 9,746 | 0.2651 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 9,264 | 0.2782 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 8,280 | 0.2488 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 2,198 | 0.2668 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 1,663 | 0.2474 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 1,262 | 0.3282 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 1,168 | 0.2924 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 1,145 | 0.2722 GBP | ||||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 366 | 0.2748 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 24,251 | 0.2789 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 24,643 | 0.2790 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,937 | 0.2803 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 116,896 | 0.2804 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 664,371 | 0.2834 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,083,968 | 0.2895 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 534,988 | 0.2935 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6,001 | 0.3263 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 30,000 | 0.3265 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 18,889 | 0.2592 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,163 | 0.2679 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 74,122 | 0.2714 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 16,414 | 0.2804 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,105 | 0.2809 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 122,467 | 0.2835 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 179,370 | 0.2844 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 627 | 0.2860 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 617,699 | 0.2893 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 711,534 | 0.2907 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 482 | 0.2938 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,340 | 0.2954 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,022 | 0.2994 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 30,000 | 0.2998 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 6,494 | 0.3016 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 27,629 | 0.3072 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 22,924 | 0.3110 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 6,173 | 0.3126 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 18,000 | 0.3003 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 30,789 | 0.2847 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 13,246 | 0.3272 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) | Exercising |
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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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| 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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| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 01 Apr 2025 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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