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:

21 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:

5,978,140

0.86%

22,164,798

3.20%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

22,269,446

3.22%

4,558,586

0.66%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

28,247,586

4.08%

26,723,384

3.86%

(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

14,261,982

0.3840 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

712,213

0.3882 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

304,609

0.4200 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

295,554

0.4153 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

122,556

0.4168 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

113,928

0.4175 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

64,478

0.4210 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

53,064

0.4090 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

43,371

0.4087 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

40,792

0.4093 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

34,636

0.4096 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

29,034

0.4147 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

23,092

0.4220 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

20,400

0.4180 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

16,074

0.4119 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,466

0.4270 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,374

0.4013 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

7,760

0.4174 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,528

0.4042 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,880

0.4190 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,111

0.4162 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

0.4224 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

81

0.4150 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

48

0.4080 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

26

0.4152 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

13

0.4154 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,091,057

0.3840 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

305,615

0.4183 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

177,849

0.4122 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

166,152

0.4175 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

143,227

0.4166 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

142,310

0.4193 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

128,064

0.4089 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

96,353

0.4205 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

66,476

0.4202 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

65,360

0.4005 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

32,265

0.4220 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

24,484

0.4088 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

20,374

0.4196 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

18,000

0.4180 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

17,045

0.4216 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,019

0.4254 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,718

0.4130 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,007

0.4156 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,973

0.4168 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,522

0.4203 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,111

0.4162 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

621

0.4172 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

81

0.4150 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

26

0.4152 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

2,000

0.3945 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

800

0.3952 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,522

0.4031 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

143,227

0.4166 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

164,321

0.4175 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

48,609

0.4210 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,397

0.4249 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,420,821

0.3840 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

41,066

0.3967 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,206

0.3999 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13

0.4154 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

122,556

0.4168 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

113,928

0.4175 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

34,797

0.3840 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

74,942

0.4088 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

4,518

0.4101 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

18,188

0.4158 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,504,838

0.3840 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

69,447

0.4004 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:

24 Mar 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213