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:

28 Feb 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:

5,150,404

0.74%

30,655,657

4.43%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

30,477,328

4.41%

3,635,294

0.53%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

35,627,732

5.15%

34,290,951

4.96%

(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

1,292,477

0.3740 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,166,085

0.3708 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

203,865

0.3742 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

189,992

0.3767 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

151,508

0.3687 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

108,686

0.3771 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

97,444

0.3714 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

77,000

0.3756 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

53,391

0.3773 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

48,633

0.3881 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

48,468

0.3737 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

32,624

0.3733 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

21,722

0.3827 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

11,380

0.3781 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

10,020

0.3584 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,914

0.3627 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,840

0.3560 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,195

0.3728 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,111

0.3811 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,111

0.3812 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,460

0.3602 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,291

0.3552 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

374

0.3621 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,280,670

0.3708 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

341,012

0.3774 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

286,417

0.3677 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

135,364

0.3701 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

64,219

0.3729 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

59,070

0.3620 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

55,000

0.3634 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

47,783

0.3769 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

44,209

0.3753 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

21,708

0.3752 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

9,521

0.3757 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,343

0.3741 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,840

0.3561 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,111

0.3812 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,243

0.3751 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,630

0.3728 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,257

0.3737 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,739

0.3647 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,124

0.3732 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,959

0.3624 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,549

0.3554 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,460

0.3602 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,331

0.3711 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,295

0.3830 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,291

0.3786 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,291

0.3552 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

856

0.3762 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

794

0.3598 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

286,417

0.3677 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

135,364

0.3701 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

487

0.3714 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,228

0.3721 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

64,219

0.3729 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,243

0.3750 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,858

0.3684 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

89,586

0.3716 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

189,992

0.3767 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

108,686

0.3771 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2

0.3798 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1

0.3836 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

431,588

0.3700 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

22,676

0.3704 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

33,522

0.3709 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

29,600

0.3710 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

49,605

0.3754 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

150,605

0.3707 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

23,864

0.3751 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:

03 Mar 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213