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:

16 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:

4,694,965

0.68%

21,889,707

3.16%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

21,893,086

3.16%

3,459,110

0.50%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

26,588,051

3.84%

25,348,817

3.66%

(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

1,143,120

0.2204 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

958,581

0.2216 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

569,983

0.2215 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

190,097

0.2174 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

124,771

0.2209 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

99,062

0.2189 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

75,990

0.2208 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

38,326

0.2238 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

34,127

0.2193 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

30,257

0.2229 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

12,694

0.2192 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,916

0.2220 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

110

0.2188 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

533,201

0.2220 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

523,921

0.2222 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

438,385

0.2215 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

331,019

0.2207 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

271,713

0.2201 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

192,615

0.2206 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

168,805

0.2221 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

48,062

0.2202 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

45,000

0.2211 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

44,786

0.2195 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

36,747

0.2232 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

35,136

0.2208 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

28,365

0.2231 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

16,223

0.2136 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

14,936

0.2200 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

13,852

0.2205 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

11,518

0.2236 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

10,761

0.2171 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,768

0.2197 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

6,953

0.2203 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

6,701

0.2180 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

6,214

0.2165 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

6,000

0.2250 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,315

0.2198 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

613

0.2186 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

209

0.2174 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

4,555

0.2189 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,895

0.2193 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

730

0.2212 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

533,201

0.2220 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

523,921

0.2222 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,000

0.2250 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

507,843

0.2204 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

885,787

0.2216 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

38,326

0.2238 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

18,382

0.2172 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

261,345

0.2188 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

125,553

0.2230 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

127,137

0.2173 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

399,914

0.2174 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:

17 Apr 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213