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:

22 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%

22,600,770

3.27%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

22,604,149

3.27%

3,459,110

0.50%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

27,299,114

3.95%

26,059,880

3.77%

(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

630,759

0.2010 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

577,906

0.2054 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

527,779

0.2083 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

417,446

0.2079 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

242,464

0.2115 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

107,136

0.2019 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

91,762

0.2151 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

91,086

0.2078 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

65,472

0.2081 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

42,769

0.2153 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

27,000

0.2123 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

24,309

0.2095 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

18,713

0.2110 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

14,697

0.2024 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

13,525

0.2032 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

10,492

0.2060 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,216

0.2216 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

0.2026 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

45

0.2162 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,595,255

0.2063 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

471,132

0.2090 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

404,805

0.2106 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

354,836

0.2109 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

189,303

0.2111 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

138,594

0.2014 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

70,527

0.2022 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

30,319

0.2077 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

16,040

0.2023 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

8,246

0.2026 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,596

0.2030 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,324

0.2025 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

6,062

0.2016 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

6,013

0.2045 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,350

0.2009 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,846

0.2052 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,186

0.2061 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,509

0.2010 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

280

0.2048 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

38,482

0.2010 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,769

0.2025 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,612

0.2026 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,186

0.2061 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,361

0.2069 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

471,132

0.2090 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

404,805

0.2106 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,724

0.2032 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

145

0.2051 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

362

0.2056 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

417,446

0.2079 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

527,779

0.2083 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

140,854

0.2009 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

908,097

0.2010 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

22,832

0.2014 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

18,603

0.2023 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

579,337

0.2010 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

26,956

0.2019 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

45,337

0.2159 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:

23 Apr 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213