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:

11 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:

4,992,850

0.72%

30,477,208

4.41%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

30,022,214

4.34%

3,459,110

0.50%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

35,015,064

5.06%

33,936,318

4.91%

(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

253,202

0.3833 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

98,057

0.3770 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

70,800

0.3765 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

44,171

0.3824 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

42,735

0.3766 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

35,955

0.3809 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

22,987

0.3807 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,247

0.3828 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,746

0.3784 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,910

0.3817 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,910

0.3818 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,889

0.3850 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

688

0.3854 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

333

0.3862 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

292

0.3846 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

187

0.3860 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1

0.3756 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

237,080

0.3771 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

202,161

0.3811 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

61,248

0.3810 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

57,433

0.3766 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

35,092

0.3775 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

28,443

0.3822 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

16,536

0.3804 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

15,498

0.3788 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

8,607

0.3826 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

8,247

0.3828 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,690

0.3777 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,007

0.3808 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,587

0.3779 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,522

0.3799 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,910

0.3818 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,909

0.3767 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,900

0.3769 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,842

0.3762 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,500

0.3855 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,177

0.3782 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,028

0.3759 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

493

0.3796 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

170

0.3751 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

102

0.3780 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

12,929

0.3792 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

170

0.3751 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,321

0.3771 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

110,607

0.3774 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

111,823

0.3778 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,498

0.3788 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

61,248

0.3810 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,607

0.3826 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

76,660

0.3779 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

40,038

0.3782 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

35,955

0.3809 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

44,171

0.3824 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

23,836

0.3808 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

14,283

0.3814 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

5,581

0.3765 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

20,890

0.3766 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

44,088

0.3768 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

131

0.3781 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

40,200

0.3782 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:

12 Mar 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213