Form 8.3 Wood Group (John) plc

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:

17 Apr 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:

4,694,965

0.68%

22,190,123

3.21%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

22,193,502

3.21%

3,459,110

0.50%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

26,888,467

3.89%

25,649,233

3.71%

(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

1,787,793

0.2085 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

487,247

0.2103 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

452,266

0.2216 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

397,082

0.2110 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

350,478

0.2087 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

213,409

0.2154 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

156,735

0.2151 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

123,574

0.2182 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

55,496

0.2150 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

48,213

0.2005 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

36,374

0.2107 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

31,292

0.2008 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

27,936

0.2207 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

19,000

0.2071 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

16,857

0.2010 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

16,084

0.2046 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

14,285

0.2106 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

13,989

0.2131 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

11,563

0.2003 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

10,040

0.2033 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

7,281

0.2191 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

7,132

0.2129 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,529

0.2170 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

4,601

0.2152 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,749

0.2022 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,835

0.2067 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,711

0.2268 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2

0.2038 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,139,101

0.2140 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

491,412

0.2098 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

381,829

0.2212 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

366,512

0.2161 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

363,897

0.2131 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

160,487

0.2059 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

102,700

0.2099 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

95,288

0.2047 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

84,467

0.2162 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

69,145

0.2012 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

67,938

0.2128 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

57,229

0.2132 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

49,329

0.2169 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

46,962

0.2071 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

44,880

0.2188 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

42,178

0.2119 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

20,447

0.2160 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

13,910

0.2061 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,258

0.2178 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

Increasing Long

17,912

0.2010 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,819

0.2051 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,630

0.2057 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

491,412

0.2098 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

363,897

0.2131 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,258

0.2178 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,563

0.2003 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

19,000

0.2071 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

350,478

0.2087 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

397,082

0.2110 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,582

0.2182 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

20,849

0.2196 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

9,229

0.1987 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

40,013

0.2018 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,000

0.2020 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

439,730

0.2036 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

64,154

0.1975 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

10,926

0.2010 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,000

0.2030 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

21,382

0.2040 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

168,468

0.2151 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?

NO

Date of disclosure:

22 Apr 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213