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 relevant securities this form relates:

Wood Group (John) plc

(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:

03 Apr 2025

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

NO

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:

4,867,877

0.70%

23,071,890

3.33%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

23,009,553

3.33%

3,480,583

0.50%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

27,877,430

4.03%

26,552,473

3.84%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

605,329

0.2826 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

92,805

0.2958 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

74,772

0.2843 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

60,409

0.2868 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

16,073

0.2772 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

9,426

0.2847 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,250

0.2751 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,500

0.2810 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,658

0.2794 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,013

0.2874 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

544

0.2908 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

686,560

0.2854 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

197,710

0.2772 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

160,711

0.2837 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

149,595

0.2809 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

105,336

0.2835 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

64,361

0.2794 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

25,982

0.2791 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

24,134

0.2836 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

22,250

0.2839 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

8,362

0.2874 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,625

0.2811 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

6,635

0.2875 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,333

0.2831 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,406

0.2902 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,031

0.2830 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

510

0.2774 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

381

0.2880 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,082

0.2771 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

43,986

0.2772 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

78,777

0.2796 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

58,272

0.2797 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

105,336

0.2835 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

160,711

0.2837 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,048

0.2863 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

696

0.2928 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,726

0.2772 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,328

0.2801 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,320

0.2809 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,500

0.2810 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,054

0.2836 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

74,772

0.2843 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

92,805

0.2958 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

100,307

0.2772 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

40,738

0.2825 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

16,012

0.2835 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

7,023

0.2772 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

19,076

0.2850 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if 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 person 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:

04 Apr 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213