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:

19 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:

4,881,993

0.71%

29,110,949

4.21%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

28,866,145

4.17%

3,503,149

0.51%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

33,748,138

4.88%

32,614,098

4.71%

(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

694,982

0.4458 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

257,379

0.4433 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

78,169

0.4404 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

70,941

0.4407 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

28,366

0.4383 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

20,882

0.4441 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

15,411

0.4392 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

10,500

0.4372 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

0.4452 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

7,000

0.4400 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,634

0.4476 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,097

0.4346 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,062

0.4393 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

4,499

0.4399 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,400

0.4462 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,200

0.4470 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,512

0.4426 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,214

0.4424 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,209

0.4449 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

793

0.4335 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

640

0.4456 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

496

0.4388 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

350

0.4360 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

338

0.4497 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

69

0.4415 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,198,509

0.4458 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

164,522

0.4350 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

86,011

0.4449 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

57,885

0.4402 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

43,322

0.4441 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

33,467

0.4396 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

26,880

0.4377 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

18,043

0.4451 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

10,618

0.4400 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

10,326

0.4389 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

8,854

0.4431 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,213

0.4462 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,288

0.4369 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,378

0.4454 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,295

0.4408 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,519

0.4375 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,373

0.4440 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

632

0.4428 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

350

0.4360 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

255

0.4470 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

13,604

0.4428 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,528

0.4437 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

41,122

0.4441 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

86,011

0.4449 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

165,785

0.4458 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

800

0.4498 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

793

0.4335 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

28,366

0.4383 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

70,941

0.4407 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22

0.4414 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

47

0.4416 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

49

0.4420 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

128

0.4433 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,268

0.4437 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,206

0.4438 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

640

0.4456 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

210,624

0.4458 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

823

0.4474 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,634

0.4476 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

28,458

0.4380 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

88,324

0.4441 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

851,278

0.4458 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

46,800

0.4456 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

139,478

0.4457 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

303,494

0.4458 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:

20 Mar 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213