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:

02 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:

4,903,743

0.71%

22,509,613

3.25%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

22,646,982

3.27%

3,519,373

0.51%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

27,550,725

3.98%

26,028,986

3.76%

(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

381,657

0.2937 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

259,407

0.2958 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

193,518

0.2891 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

124,110

0.2920 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

96,874

0.3070 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

22,721

0.3076 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

19,626

0.3091 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

10,457

0.2902 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

7,298

0.3062 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,269

0.2910 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

469

0.3002 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

490,080

0.2922 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

205,170

0.2911 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

140,300

0.2956 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

102,656

0.2939 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

77,895

0.2950 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

68,708

0.2909 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

52,000

0.2992 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

50,000

0.3084 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

18,761

0.2865 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

15,656

0.2845 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

13,542

0.2858 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,643

0.3004 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,391

0.3042 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,683

0.3054 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,940

0.3073 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

102,656

0.2939 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

40,911

0.2940 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

77,810

0.2947 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

140,300

0.2956 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,931

0.2957 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

71,785

0.2958 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,457

0.2902 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

124,110

0.2920 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

150,984

0.2937 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

469

0.3002 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,545

0.3008 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

92,974

0.3070 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

6,110

0.2859 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

71,170

0.2952 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:

03 Apr 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213