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:

30 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:

5,450,624

0.79%

21,636,854

3.13%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

21,673,734

3.13%

4,338,075

0.63%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

27,124,358

3.92%

25,974,929

3.75%

(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

1,627,605

0.1958 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

849,952

0.1844 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

687,452

0.1936 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

673,064

0.1937 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

331,028

0.1950 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

291,436

0.1867 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

100,869

0.1869 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

81,767

0.1946 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

66,240

0.1875 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

43,512

0.1840 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

36,250

0.2058 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

30,062

0.1986 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

28,048

0.1889 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

26,419

0.1865 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

25,671

0.1828 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

24,709

0.1816 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

18,248

0.1868 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

13,196

0.1942 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,881

0.1880 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,620

0.1930 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,801

0.1850 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,038

0.1862 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,990

0.1895 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,803

0.2035 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,793

0.1832 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,053

0.1891 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,785

0.2049 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,423

0.1801 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

145

0.1825 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,744,589

0.1929 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

514,042

0.1920 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

422,633

0.1919 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

397,926

0.1921 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

286,771

0.1869 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

167,939

0.1885 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

146,571

0.1922 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

132,471

0.1849 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

125,393

0.1843 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

76,095

0.1892 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

68,167

0.1908 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

62,669

0.1889 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

43,125

0.1898 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

30,841

0.1884 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

30,096

0.1986 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

18,401

0.1821 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

10,892

0.1841 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

9,224

0.2021 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,271

0.1844 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,056

0.2052 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,980

0.1938 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

145

0.1825 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

125,393

0.1843 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

170,616

0.1844 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

211,197

0.1845 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,261

0.1895 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

43,970

0.1900 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

422,633

0.1919 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

397,926

0.1921 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

75,574

0.1935 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,765

0.1973 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,851

0.1979 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

851,272

0.1844 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,801

0.1850 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,881

0.1880 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

687,452

0.1936 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

673,064

0.1937 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,074

0.1941 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

315,399

0.1950 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

25,230

0.1825 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

10,892

0.1841 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

547,525

0.1844 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

338,090

0.1960 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

19,927

0.1844 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

510,368

0.1901 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:

01 May 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213