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 Apr 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:

4,841,365

0.70%

22,095,177

3.19%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

22,059,840

3.19%

3,459,110

0.50%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

26,901,205

3.89%

25,554,287

3.69%

(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

520,842

0.2449 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

475,436

0.2429 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

348,869

0.2538 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

285,682

0.2454 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

275,526

0.2453 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

240,367

0.2462 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

206,305

0.2362 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

94,874

0.2451 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

92,940

0.2570 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

71,844

0.2448 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

60,314

0.2391 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

25,671

0.2457 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

23,531

0.2483 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

20,000

0.2466 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

18,759

0.2525 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,855

0.2470 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,659

0.2420 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,558

0.2467 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,280

0.2473 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,837

0.2446 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,500

0.2492 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

102

0.2400 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

688,544

0.2463 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

203,468

0.2478 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

202,600

0.2459 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

202,088

0.2450 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

164,157

0.2432 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

117,932

0.2385 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

94,874

0.2451 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

48,733

0.2449 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

31,777

0.2454 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

27,886

0.2448 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

26,000

0.2552 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

23,383

0.2434 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

21,596

0.2514 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

6,256

0.2410 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,791

0.2436 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,465

0.2418 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,175

0.2420 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

88,905

0.2364 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,753

0.2421 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,098

0.2426 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,849

0.2438 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

202,088

0.2450 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

202,600

0.2459 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

82

0.2624 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

69,478

0.2362 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

102

0.2400 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

74,275

0.2424 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

127,954

0.2435 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

520,842

0.2449 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,054

0.2450 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

285,682

0.2454 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,617

0.2462 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

20,000

0.2466 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,558

0.2467 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,280

0.2473 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

92,940

0.2570 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

56,969

0.2454 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

272,588

0.2362 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:

08 Apr 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213