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:

26 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:

5,624,800

0.81%

22,532,385

3.26%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

22,699,249

3.28%

4,245,193

0.61%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

28,324,049

4.09%

26,777,578

3.87%

(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

672,343

0.3688 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

385,583

0.3652 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

214,000

0.3794 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

174,330

0.3738 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

127,115

0.3910 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

101,066

0.3785 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

63,144

0.3812 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

62,083

0.3845 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

46,708

0.3705 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

39,174

0.3822 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

33,653

0.3885 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

30,034

0.3925 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

26,574

0.3662 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

26,414

0.3692 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

25,089

0.3708 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

25,008

0.3722 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

23,047

0.3872 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

15,240

0.3668 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

13,389

0.3851 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

9,000

0.3800 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,255

0.3694 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,000

0.3726 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,692

0.3719 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,330

0.3900 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,298

0.3793 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,189

0.3780 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,000

0.3796 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,956

0.3783 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,551

0.3699 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,155

0.3813 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

258

0.3682 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

228

0.3701 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

199

0.3686 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

411,867

0.3848 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

367,319

0.3700 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

264,856

0.3795 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

245,363

0.3900 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

138,586

0.3652 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

119,550

0.3702 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

67,013

0.3722 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

66,488

0.3711 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

62,827

0.3703 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

50,444

0.3694 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

47,612

0.3685 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

47,235

0.3744 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

45,010

0.3701 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

26,574

0.3662 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

26,414

0.3692 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

25,089

0.3708 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

24,400

0.3728 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

13,389

0.3851 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

12,500

0.3673 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,622

0.3719 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,226

0.3939 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,000

0.3726 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,367

0.3780 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,000

0.3797 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,619

0.3764 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,500

0.3718 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,956

0.3783 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,295

0.3781 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

742

0.3683 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

8,784

0.3651 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

138,442

0.3652 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

742

0.3683 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

47,235

0.3744 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

43,840

0.3775 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

40,799

0.3776 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,226

0.3940 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

27,574

0.3652 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,240

0.3668 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

258

0.3682 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

187

0.3683 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,150

0.3684 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

199

0.3686 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,255

0.3694 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

810

0.3696 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,859

0.3701 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

741

0.3703 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,548

0.3705 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,371

0.3729 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,542

0.3735 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

174,330

0.3738 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,951

0.3747 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,933

0.3768 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

101,066

0.3785 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

174

0.3822 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

968

0.3838 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17

0.3880 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

26,519

0.3702 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

6,469

0.3746 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,600

0.3790 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

341,123

0.3800 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

50,945

0.3651 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

307,047

0.3652 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:

27 Mar 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213