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FORM 8.3 Amendment - This form replaces RNS number 5689Y published at 11:57 on 26/02/2025 changes made to section 2a |
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY |
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A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR |
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MORE |
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") |
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1. |
KEY INFORMATION |
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(a) |
Full name of discloser: |
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Barclays PLC. |
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(b) |
Owner or controller of interest and short |
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): |
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(c) |
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose |
WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC |
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relevant securities this form relates: |
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(d) |
If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of |
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offeror/offeree: |
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(e) |
Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
25 Feb 2025 |
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(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 |
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(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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Number |
(%) |
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(1) |
Relevant securities owned |
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and/or controlled: |
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5,670,055 |
0.82% |
27,461,639 |
3.97% |
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(2) |
Cash-settled derivatives: |
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and/or controlled: |
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27,619,224 |
3.99% |
4,149,889 |
0.60% |
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(3) |
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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0 |
0.00% |
1,658,366 |
0.24% |
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TOTAL: |
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33,289,279 |
4.81% |
33,269,894 |
4.81% |
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(b) |
Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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options) |
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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 |
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(a) |
Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant |
Purchase/sale |
Number of |
Price per unit |
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security |
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securities |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,083,513 |
0.3861 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
665,233 |
0.3897 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
645,348 |
0.3857 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
478,027 |
0.3883 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
384,539 |
0.3866 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
372,990 |
0.3839 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
301,894 |
0.3840 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
301,582 |
0.3967 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
264,093 |
0.3874 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
197,420 |
0.3871 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
104,763 |
0.3893 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
87,622 |
0.3886 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
86,879 |
0.3926 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
56,458 |
0.3992 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
51,891 |
0.3848 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
45,000 |
0.3838 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
37,711 |
0.3881 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
28,123 |
0.3948 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
25,590 |
0.3822 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
25,146 |
0.3804 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
25,025 |
0.3756 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
25,009 |
0.4004 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
25,000 |
0.4033 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
24,721 |
0.3854 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
24,420 |
0.3900 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
23,992 |
0.3983 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
23,980 |
0.3742 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
22,959 |
0.3718 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
22,829 |
0.3834 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
22,071 |
0.3976 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
20,509 |
0.3980 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
19,956 |
0.3868 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
14,706 |
0.3901 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
12,816 |
0.3985 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
12,792 |
0.3928 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
12,431 |
0.3864 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
11,970 |
0.3784 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
10,000 |
0.3862 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
10,000 |
0.3796 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
8,849 |
0.3891 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
8,479 |
0.3835 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
7,795 |
0.3950 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
6,012 |
0.4000 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,861 |
0.3947 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,168 |
0.3971 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,164 |
0.3956 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,118 |
0.3952 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,800 |
0.3974 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,791 |
0.3982 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,778 |
0.3990 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,472 |
0.3820 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,424 |
0.3966 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,402 |
0.3858 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,284 |
0.3962 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,153 |
0.3944 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,795 |
0.3986 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,157 |
0.3970 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,000 |
0.3922 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,721 |
0.3998 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,368 |
0.3859 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
511 |
0.3978 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Purchase |
149 |
0.3884 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
1,418,773 |
0.3886 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
1,238,252 |
0.3874 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
1,123,070 |
0.3885 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
881,152 |
0.3848 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
300,000 |
0.3975 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
259,113 |
0.3900 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
210,565 |
0.3840 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
187,217 |
0.3899 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
159,956 |
0.3879 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
155,000 |
0.3979 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
151,336 |
0.3839 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
143,299 |
0.3831 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
82,568 |
0.3843 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
66,970 |
0.3927 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
56,458 |
0.3992 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
53,813 |
0.3959 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
45,000 |
0.3838 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
40,847 |
0.3912 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
39,707 |
0.3857 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
39,202 |
0.4015 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
28,123 |
0.3948 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
26,251 |
0.3871 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
25,590 |
0.3822 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
25,146 |
0.3804 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
25,025 |
0.3756 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
25,009 |
0.4004 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
24,721 |
0.3854 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
23,980 |
0.3742 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
22,959 |
0.3718 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
22,829 |
0.3834 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
22,071 |
0.3976 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
21,670 |
0.3980 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
20,323 |
0.3792 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
20,155 |
0.3830 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
19,956 |
0.3868 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
12,792 |
0.3928 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
10,000 |
0.3862 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
10,000 |
0.3796 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
9,828 |
0.3904 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
7,795 |
0.3950 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
6,012 |
0.4000 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
5,118 |
0.3952 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
5,000 |
0.3925 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
4,800 |
0.3974 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
3,810 |
0.3855 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
3,791 |
0.3982 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
3,778 |
0.3990 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
3,424 |
0.3966 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
3,402 |
0.3850 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
3,153 |
0.3944 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
2,795 |
0.3986 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
2,509 |
0.3860 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
2,000 |
0.3922 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
1,802 |
0.3858 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
1,721 |
0.3998 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
1,246 |
0.3800 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
511 |
0.3978 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Sale |
149 |
0.3884 GBP |
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(b) |
Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of |
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Number of |
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reference |
unit |
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securities |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
55,290 |
0.3722 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
42,994 |
0.3795 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
26,432 |
0.3816 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
133,504 |
0.3831 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
151,336 |
0.3839 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
30,758 |
0.3840 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
43,518 |
0.3852 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
488,781 |
0.3870 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,238,252 |
0.3874 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
159,956 |
0.3879 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
187,217 |
0.3899 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
39,202 |
0.4015 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
245 |
0.3829 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
98 |
0.3838 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
306,056 |
0.3840 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
645,348 |
0.3857 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
380,448 |
0.3866 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
264,093 |
0.3874 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
11,823 |
0.3877 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
33,709 |
0.3879 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
8,849 |
0.3891 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
80,916 |
0.3895 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
2,157 |
0.3970 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
11,529 |
0.3849 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
390,803 |
0.3860 GBP |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
58,641 |
0.3869 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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Writing, |
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Exercise |
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Expiry |
Option |
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description |
purchasing, |
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money |
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relevant |
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selling, |
securities |
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paid/ |
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varying etc |
to which |
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received |
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option |
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per unit |
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relates |
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(ii) |
Exercising |
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Class of relevant |
Product description |
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Exercise price per |
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security |
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securities |
unit |
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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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security |
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4. |
OTHER INFORMATION |
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(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 |
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(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 |
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Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? |
YES |
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Date of disclosure: |
18 Jun 2025 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO |
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PURCHASE OR SELL ETC. |
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Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") |
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1. |
KEY INFORMATION |
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Identity of the person whose positions/dealings |
Barclays PLC. |
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are being disclosed: |
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose |
WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC |
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relevant securities this from relates: |
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OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES |
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Product description |
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc |
Number of securities to which option relates |
Exercise price per unit |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Call Options |
Written |
-1,170,340 |
1.7390 |
European |
08 May 2025 |
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4 2/7 p ordinary |
Call Options |
Written |
-488,026 |
1.1632 |
European |
12 Feb 2026 |
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AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC. |
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