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:

27 Mar 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:

5,558,782

0.80%

22,307,612

3.22%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

22,474,476

3.25%

4,179,175

0.60%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

28,033,258

4.05%

26,486,787

3.83%

(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

708,215

0.3956 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

566,002

0.3880 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

203,809

0.3944 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

179,231

0.4030 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

94,431

0.3938 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

90,514

0.3922 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

82,275

0.3935 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

64,880

0.3941 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

28,212

0.3952 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

15,655

0.3783 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

14,828

0.3760 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

13,279

0.3982 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

11,393

0.3821 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

10,286

0.3980 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,339

0.3788 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

7,500

0.4004 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,557

0.3870 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,357

0.4008 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

4,748

0.3838 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,248

0.3966 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,431

0.3780 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,081

0.3964 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,702

0.4090 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,417

0.3950 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

849

0.3927 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

491

0.3995 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

350

0.4000 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

466,706

0.3959 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

404,716

0.3898 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

380,115

0.4090 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

201,842

0.4084 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

128,472

0.3978 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

101,423

0.3867 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

96,918

0.3945 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

71,017

0.3885 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

27,124

0.3895 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

26,965

0.3973 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

25,463

0.3919 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

13,759

0.3760 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

10,455

0.3772 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

8,202

0.3902 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,000

0.3766 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,281

0.3764 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

485

0.3699 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

326

0.3936 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

56

0.3817 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

3,207

0.3740 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,766

0.3746 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,202

0.3902 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

96,918

0.3945 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

36,719

0.3960 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

42,143

0.3963 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

128,472

0.3978 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,620

0.4089 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

187,576

0.4090 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,828

0.3760 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,655

0.3835 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,679

0.3896 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

82,275

0.3935 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

203,809

0.3944 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,703

0.3956 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,081

0.3964 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

157,248

0.3970 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

234,150

0.3977 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

93

0.3994 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

491

0.3995 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,357

0.4008 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,702

0.4090 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

11

0.3700 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

149,654

0.4089 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

6,557

0.3870 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

84,415

0.3957 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:

28 Mar 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213