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 Mar 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:

4,965,029

0.72%

28,772,242

4.16%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

28,521,923

4.12%

3,459,110

0.50%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

33,486,952

4.84%

32,231,352

4.66%

(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

605,246

0.4178 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

377,415

0.4161 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

269,637

0.4183 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

198,068

0.4186 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

184,897

0.4212 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

62,036

0.3990 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

59,874

0.4215 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

53,426

0.4162 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

17,204

0.4145 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

13,467

0.4196 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

13,074

0.4115 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,000

0.4149 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,108

0.4130 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,838

0.4150 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,300

0.4160 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

657

0.4102 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

341,913

0.4171 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

334,929

0.4181 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

83,782

0.4162 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

69,235

0.4204 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

61,467

0.4155 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

57,654

0.4180 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

45,007

0.4176 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

38,654

0.4177 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

29,585

0.4160 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

22,374

0.4131 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

17,645

0.4185 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

16,332

0.4212 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

14,749

0.4146 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

12,948

0.3990 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

6,203

0.4158 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,265

0.4116 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,108

0.4130 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,495

0.4143 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,318

0.4208 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,838

0.4150 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,857

0.4197 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,156

0.4191 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,079

0.4161 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,857

0.4196 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

785

0.4209 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

657

0.4102 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

35,036

0.4184 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

83,782

0.4162 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

80,320

0.4181 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

785

0.4209 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,733

0.3990 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,942

0.3993 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,535

0.4145 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,771

0.4164 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

42,891

0.4166 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,905

0.4171 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

269,637

0.4183 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

198,068

0.4186 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,467

0.4196 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

59,874

0.4215 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,719

0.4016 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

39,261

0.4215 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

12,948

0.3989 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,861

0.4211 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

159,733

0.4212 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:

18 Mar 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213