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:

07 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:

5,098,621

0.74%

30,291,694

4.38%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

29,933,460

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:

35,032,081

5.06%

33,750,804

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

1,871,231

0.3738 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

722,947

0.3760 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

250,549

0.3793 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

164,761

0.3713 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

60,761

0.3722 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

52,530

0.3747 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

51,086

0.3799 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

46,986

0.3739 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

30,647

0.3766 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

27,744

0.3755 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

20,340

0.3730 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

17,489

0.3714 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

16,626

0.3732 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,024

0.3735 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

4,404

0.3652 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,743

0.3764 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,743

0.3763 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,083

0.3726 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

711,056

0.3784 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

441,139

0.3738 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

275,881

0.3736 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

232,500

0.3719 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

192,911

0.3745 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

175,216

0.3770 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

156,751

0.3772 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

117,441

0.3765 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

57,704

0.3755 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

52,748

0.3834 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

47,206

0.3750 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

40,983

0.3760 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

27,795

0.3725 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

20,998

0.3730 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

13,222

0.3762 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

10,891

0.3698 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

10,584

0.3862 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

10,127

0.3733 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,560

0.3761 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

6,764

0.3744 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

6,625

0.3727 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,898

0.3768 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,404

0.3652 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,743

0.3764 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,400

0.3810 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,299

0.3741 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,223

0.3720 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,718

0.3676 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,633

0.3680 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,627

0.3808 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

309

0.3700 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

17,998

0.3735 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,223

0.3720 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

138

0.3737 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

251,247

0.3740 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

75,257

0.3765 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

156,751

0.3772 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,489

0.3714 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

50,982

0.3720 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,083

0.3726 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,779

0.3731 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

250,335

0.3738 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,396

0.3742 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,175

0.3746 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30,647

0.3766 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

51,086

0.3799 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

21,798

0.3689 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

27,795

0.3725 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

54,013

0.3738 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

322,717

0.3759 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,924

0.3777 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

71,241

0.3782 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

711,056

0.3784 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,233,770

0.3738 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

322,717

0.3760 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

71,241

0.3782 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

250,549

0.3793 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:

10 Mar 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213