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:

01 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:

4,990,553

0.72%

22,466,404

3.25%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

22,603,773

3.27%

3,608,298

0.52%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

27,594,326

3.99%

26,074,702

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

1,042,529

0.3019 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

303,359

0.3026 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

295,120

0.3030 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

138,420

0.3070 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

57,638

0.3034 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

55,239

0.3000 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

52,086

0.2966 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

41,601

0.3072 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

38,000

0.2977 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

27,500

0.3039 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

16,250

0.3075 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

15,217

0.3029 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

0.3032 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

7,308

0.3007 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,378

0.3050 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,000

0.2974 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,042

0.2902 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,491

0.3066 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

848

0.3060 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

988,988

0.3008 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

421,396

0.3024 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

344,779

0.3014 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

193,759

0.3064 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

104,388

0.3017 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

99,942

0.2977 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

62,629

0.3022 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

41,121

0.3073 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

40,332

0.3048 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

35,000

0.3047 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

25,442

0.3043 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

11,770

0.2989 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

11,279

0.3076 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

6,993

0.3079 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,900

0.2904 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,042

0.2902 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,879

0.3038 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,644

0.3060 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,844

0.3077 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

674

0.3026 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

10,223

0.2903 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

344,779

0.3014 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

421,396

0.3024 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

674

0.3026 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

111,911

0.3054 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

64,145

0.3056 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

42,814

0.3071 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

303,359

0.3026 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

295,120

0.3030 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

848

0.3060 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

537

0.3066 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

41,601

0.3072 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,383

0.3076 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

13,492

0.2923 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

11,279

0.3075 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

95

0.3100 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

7,630

0.3010 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

15,919

0.3051 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

27,615

0.3075 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

36,021

0.3090 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:

02 Apr 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213