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:

14 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:

4,739,773

0.69%

21,594,688

3.12%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

21,565,293

3.12%

3,459,110

0.50%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

26,305,066

3.80%

25,053,798

3.62%

(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

1,310,783

0.2742 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

713,620

0.2686 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

362,804

0.2712 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

300,526

0.2751 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

275,929

0.2770 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

224,834

0.2832 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

210,083

0.2754 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

136,490

0.2679 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

122,581

0.2632 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

73,307

0.2702 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

68,288

0.2610 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

63,440

0.2692 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

50,000

0.2798 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

20,000

0.2829 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

17,000

0.2738 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

10,710

0.2812 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

9,975

0.2808 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

9,847

0.2782 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,812

0.2781 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,720

0.2704 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

480

0.2600 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,379,071

0.2763 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

560,362

0.2703 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

531,866

0.2699 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

433,310

0.2766 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

199,732

0.2684 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

199,070

0.2811 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

101,943

0.2643 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

100,748

0.2721 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

100,024

0.2901 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

81,506

0.2747 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

52,229

0.2744 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

40,439

0.2702 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

36,826

0.2610 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

15,000

0.2830 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

12,527

0.2700 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,500

0.2827 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,831

0.2839 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,699

0.3292 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

991

0.2610 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,897

0.2668 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,089

0.2678 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

433,310

0.2766 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

30,742

0.2804 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

29,997

0.2610 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

73,307

0.2702 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

631

0.2713 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

252

0.2716 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,584

0.2751 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

210,083

0.2754 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

275,929

0.2770 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,130

0.2782 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,699

0.3291 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:

15 Apr 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213