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:

05 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:

4,992,896

0.72%

30,618,070

4.43%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

30,163,784

4.36%

3,459,110

0.50%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

35,156,680

5.08%

34,077,180

4.93%

(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

1,335,475

0.3782 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

673,550

0.4095 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

164,837

0.3989 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

163,325

0.3936 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

103,623

0.3960 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

92,796

0.3950 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

86,388

0.3919 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

77,042

0.4019 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

71,642

0.3972 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

37,599

0.3962 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

35,000

0.4120 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

27,412

0.3904 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

23,000

0.3873 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

10,048

0.3928 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,561

0.3925 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,616

0.3927 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

4,962

0.3906 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,360

0.3859 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,197

0.3938 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,855

0.3867 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,580

0.3900 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,575

0.3968 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,575

0.3967 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,064

0.3942 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,216,680

0.4043 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

214,571

0.3896 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

202,715

0.3921 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

188,156

0.3987 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

123,409

0.4089 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

77,042

0.4019 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

47,920

0.4013 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

44,444

0.3782 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

40,458

0.4103 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

37,599

0.3963 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

21,557

0.3967 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

17,231

0.3964 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

10,464

0.4071 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

9,080

0.4122 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,691

0.3970 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,264

0.3936 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

6,769

0.4014 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,708

0.4115 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,962

0.3906 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,899

0.4095 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,278

0.3910 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,646

0.3988 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,360

0.3859 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,922

0.3920 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,855

0.3867 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,845

0.3872 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,776

0.3950 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,662

0.3887 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,580

0.3900 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,575

0.3968 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,210

0.4064 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,017

0.4038 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,005

0.4022 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

29,868

0.3949 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,214

0.3862 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,286

0.3868 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,492

0.3910 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,691

0.3970 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

123,409

0.4089 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

40,458

0.4103 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,276

0.3950 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

103,623

0.3960 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

164,837

0.3989 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

167

0.4000 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2

0.4055 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1

0.4172 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

216,329

0.3782 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

491

0.3909 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

7,824

0.3945 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

384,416

0.3960 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

36,610

0.3781 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,194,584

0.3782 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

50,947

0.3927 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:

06 Mar 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213