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:

18 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:

4,837,954

0.70%

28,615,313

4.14%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

28,370,509

4.10%

3,459,110

0.50%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

33,208,463

4.80%

32,074,423

4.64%

(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

312,814

0.4401 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

231,262

0.4360 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

99,242

0.4402 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

73,306

0.4326 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

23,978

0.4338 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

22,489

0.4286 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

21,250

0.4369 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

18,483

0.4375 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

16,452

0.4373 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

13,307

0.4295 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

0.4430 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

9,917

0.4335 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

7,662

0.4400 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

7,028

0.4226 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,540

0.4236 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,160

0.4234 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

51

0.4380 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

299,544

0.4402 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

150,987

0.4330 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

117,896

0.4401 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

86,296

0.4335 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

61,048

0.4346 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

24,503

0.4395 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

20,121

0.4368 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

18,537

0.4246 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

12,903

0.4400 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

11,250

0.4372 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

6,078

0.4454 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

6,067

0.4345 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,990

0.4253 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,000

0.4394 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,000

0.4341 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,754

0.4303 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,901

0.4322 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,544

0.4396 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,078

0.4420 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

301

0.4224 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

289

0.4231 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

33,244

0.4339 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

289

0.4231 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

86,296

0.4335 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

61,048

0.4346 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,236

0.4396 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,032

0.4398 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,078

0.4453 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,540

0.4236 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,486

0.4246 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22,489

0.4286 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

231,262

0.4360 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,404

0.4386 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,565

0.4388 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

462

0.4265 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

876

0.4396 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

95,477

0.4402 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:

19 Mar 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213