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:

15 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:

4,694,963

0.68%

22,370,921

3.23%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

22,374,511

3.23%

3,459,110

0.50%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

27,069,474

3.91%

25,830,031

3.73%

(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

1,021,010

0.2394 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

757,198

0.2352 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

609,184

0.2365 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

580,752

0.2367 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

299,240

0.2364 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

204,090

0.2387 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

197,045

0.2391 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

161,253

0.2256 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

154,740

0.2359 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

145,770

0.2383 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

101,781

0.2340 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

25,541

0.2353 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

17,500

0.2507 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

16,801

0.2505 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

13,695

0.2323 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

12,395

0.2334 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

10,068

0.2389 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,142

0.2342 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,587

0.2398 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

720

0.2381 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,220,670

0.2374 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

865,614

0.2362 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

586,581

0.2363 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

489,960

0.2357 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

411,230

0.2320 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

400,000

0.2415 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

193,983

0.2305 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

151,000

0.2394 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

149,471

0.2318 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

121,287

0.2342 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

107,823

0.2351 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

97,703

0.2381 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

92,265

0.2428 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

77,088

0.2341 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

30,117

0.2413 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

24,975

0.2337 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

20,000

0.2425 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

17,513

0.2365 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,763

0.2282 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,843

0.2407 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,898

0.2308 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,498

0.2326 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,020

0.2400 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,683

0.2331 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

766

0.2330 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

56,724

0.2256 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,364

0.2314 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,181

0.2322 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

865,614

0.2362 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

586,581

0.2363 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

30,117

0.2413 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,549

0.2272 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,022

0.2313 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

409

0.2316 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,146

0.2330 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

609,184

0.2365 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

454,352

0.2367 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

124,221

0.2256 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

39,854

0.2329 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

89,414

0.2332 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

53,033

0.2344 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

33,777

0.2386 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:

16 Apr 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213