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:

04 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:

4,868,844

0.70%

23,042,682

3.33%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

23,001,757

3.32%

3,481,001

0.50%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

27,870,601

4.03%

26,523,683

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

610,386

0.2596 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

374,980

0.2614 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

227,240

0.2563 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

140,205

0.2570 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

137,127

0.2559 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

100,796

0.2619 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

93,708

0.2772 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

69,855

0.2595 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

18,840

0.2700 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

16,994

0.2605 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

14,033

0.2622 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,138

0.2551 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

4,900

0.2621 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

4,208

0.2560 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,527

0.2612 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,193

0.2628 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,400

0.2746 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

0.2520 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

642

0.2598 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

286

0.2618 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

214

0.2606 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

845,403

0.2593 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

174,854

0.2603 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

122,738

0.2599 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

116,005

0.2609 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

107,625

0.2555 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

105,993

0.2596 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

89,842

0.2612 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

70,699

0.2581 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

63,883

0.2595 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

39,328

0.2591 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

28,849

0.2660 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

16,219

0.2656 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,200

0.2590 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,641

0.2569 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,770

0.2570 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,000

0.2520 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

849

0.2564 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

313

0.2600 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

286

0.2618 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

20,924

0.2570 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

17,574

0.2573 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,563

0.2579 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

116,355

0.2599 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

116,005

0.2609 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

227,240

0.2563 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,638

0.2570 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,608

0.2606 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

100,796

0.2619 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

274

0.2628 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

18,840

0.2700 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

93,708

0.2772 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

12,849

0.2576 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

457,873

0.2582 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

38,104

0.2585 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,296

0.2602 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

222,856

0.2569 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

111,797

0.2570 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:

07 Apr 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213