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:

24 Feb 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:

6,382,749

0.92%

26,764,050

3.87%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

26,975,017

3.90%

4,830,153

0.70%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,658,366

0.24%

TOTAL:

33,357,766

4.82%

33,252,569

4.81%

(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

2,478,721

0.3372 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,709,534

0.3384 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,198,085

0.3385 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

755,537

0.3309 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

487,000

0.3405 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

455,387

0.3477 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

402,125

0.3703 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

376,123

0.3548 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

327,348

0.3630 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

264,259

0.3222 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

232,616

0.3045 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

211,083

0.3204 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

152,883

0.3074 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

105,232

0.3509 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

98,530

0.3412 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

65,000

0.3544 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

60,000

0.3073 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

58,153

0.3490 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

51,944

0.3584 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

47,886

0.3403 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

45,967

0.3651 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

44,717

0.3054 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

43,559

0.3599 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

43,066

0.3287 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

39,085

0.3010 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

36,292

0.3297 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

28,856

0.3292 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

27,943

0.2837 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

26,099

0.3638 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

22,828

0.3418 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

20,567

0.3732 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

20,000

0.3460 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

18,574

0.3650 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

18,338

0.3674 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

17,737

0.3567 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

16,252

0.3656 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

15,000

0.3736 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

13,765

0.3606 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

0.3610 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

0.3508 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

0.3506 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,865

0.2840 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,715

0.3410 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,696

0.3532 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,483

0.3615 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,409

0.3540 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,181

0.3380 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

7,715

0.2777 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

7,300

0.2910 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,983

0.3430 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,705

0.3604 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,296

0.3552 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,568

0.3462 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,064

0.3636 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,000

0.3612 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

4,887

0.3624 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

4,642

0.3426 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

4,533

0.3642 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

4,000

0.3392 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,629

0.3466 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,859

0.3530 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,812

0.3507 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,559

0.2709 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,500

0.3468 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,159

0.3602 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,156

0.3560 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,066

0.3452 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,964

0.3404 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,918

0.3628 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,854

0.3432 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,665

0.3526 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,555

0.3685 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,551

0.3488 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,134

0.3640 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

0.3518 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

549

0.2746 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

544

0.3700 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,579,523

0.3240 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,150,983

0.3154 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,138,295

0.3303 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

860,969

0.3378 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

513,815

0.3524 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

454,794

0.3241 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

441,260

0.2731 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

293,814

0.3470 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

241,064

0.3561 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

196,538

0.2712 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

170,880

0.3350 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

160,550

0.3430 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

159,358

0.3371 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

104,520

0.3158 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

101,551

0.3356 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

74,612

0.3288 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

65,096

0.3065 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

65,000

0.3545 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

64,564

0.3513 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

57,387

0.3732 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

36,271

0.2705 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

26,099

0.3638 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

22,323

0.3112 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

21,802

0.3418 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

20,000

0.3460 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

19,457

0.3174 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

18,574

0.3650 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

18,377

0.3490 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

18,338

0.3674 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

16,252

0.3656 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

15,222

0.3412 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

15,000

0.3431 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

15,000

0.3736 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

14,651

0.2942 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

13,765

0.3606 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

13,049

0.3443 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

11,218

0.3521 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

10,016

0.3523 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

10,000

0.3506 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

10,000

0.3610 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

10,000

0.3508 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

8,865

0.2841 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

8,715

0.3410 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

8,409

0.3540 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

8,181

0.3380 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,715

0.2778 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,329

0.3192 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

6,705

0.3604 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,568

0.3462 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,118

0.3507 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,064

0.3636 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,000

0.3612 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,642

0.3426 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,533

0.3642 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,000

0.3392 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,629

0.3466 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,859

0.3530 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,559

0.2710 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,500

0.3468 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,159

0.3602 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,964

0.3404 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,918

0.3628 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,854

0.3432 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,772

0.3532 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,665

0.3526 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,551

0.3488 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,408

0.3108 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,098

0.2746 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,000

0.3518 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

709

0.2685 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

544

0.3700 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

380

0.2687 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

Opening Long

380

0.2687 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,663

0.2693 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

62,716

0.2696 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

36,271

0.2705 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

117,159

0.2723 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

441,260

0.2731 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

48,116

0.2740 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,343

0.2836 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,050

0.3234 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,579,523

0.3240 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

454,794

0.3241 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,097

0.3288 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,138,295

0.3303 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,797

0.3443 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

293,814

0.3470 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

77,059

0.3485 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

53,023

0.3732 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

101,067

0.3780 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1

0.2782 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,195

0.2807 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

27,943

0.2837 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

31,611

0.2915 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,227

0.2950 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

39,698

0.3003 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

70,162

0.3106 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

45,970

0.3107 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

91,240

0.3115 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2

0.3291 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

36,292

0.3297 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,478,721

0.3372 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,709,534

0.3384 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

1,198,085

0.3385 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

88,232

0.3400 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,066

0.3452 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

455,387

0.3477 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

49,776

0.3490 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,812

0.3507 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

73,007

0.3706 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,259

0.3732 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

44,024

0.2698 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

297,732

0.3402 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

249,684

0.3731 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

22,106

0.3732 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,216

0.3078 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?

YES

Date of disclosure:

25 Feb 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO

PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings

Barclays PLC.

are being disclosed:

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

relevant securities this from relates:

2.

OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Call Options

Written

-1,170,340

1.7390

European

08 May 2025

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Call Options

Written

-488,026

1.1632

European

12 Feb 2026

3.

AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood: