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:

10 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:

5,026,983

0.73%

30,336,840

4.38%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

29,968,606

4.33%

3,459,110

0.50%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

34,995,589

5.06%

33,795,950

4.88%

(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

547,560

0.3901 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

126,890

0.3904 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

93,835

0.3832 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

48,000

0.3894 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

31,522

0.3968 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

29,525

0.3916 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

25,000

0.3873 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

23,819

0.3883 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

20,040

0.3889 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

9,582

0.3863 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,193

0.3886 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,262

0.3854 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,075

0.3788 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,692

0.3898 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

386

0.3899 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

161

0.3780 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

639,241

0.3887 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

98,571

0.3903 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

71,966

0.3837 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

67,266

0.3832 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

37,734

0.3880 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

35,492

0.3892 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

33,205

0.3873 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

26,148

0.3894 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

17,639

0.3882 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

10,000

0.3848 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

9,291

0.3865 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

6,985

0.3915 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

6,596

0.3911 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,574

0.3858 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,000

0.3883 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,150

0.3788 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,622

0.3929 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,098

0.3845 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,416

0.3854 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,902

0.3844 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

430

0.3780 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

17,997

0.3876 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,076

0.3832 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

26,148

0.3894 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

98,571

0.3903 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,798

0.3832 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,402

0.3852 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,504

0.3857 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,582

0.3863 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,692

0.3898 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

126,890

0.3904 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

29,525

0.3916 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

206,445

0.3831 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

19,152

0.3860 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

45,937

0.3865 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

8,437

0.3877 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

120,428

0.3879 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

639,241

0.3887 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

206,445

0.3831 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

45,937

0.3865 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

120,389

0.3879 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

20,040

0.3889 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

547,560

0.3901 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

31,522

0.3968 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:

11 Mar 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213