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:

28 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:

5,582,204

0.81%

21,903,610

3.17%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

21,926,816

3.17%

3,567,103

0.52%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

27,509,020

3.98%

25,470,713

3.68%

(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

795,440

0.1849 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

247,554

0.1789 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

242,560

0.1854 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

241,323

0.1868 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

161,494

0.1826 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

34,553

0.1799 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

9,386

0.1909 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,642

0.1813 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

4,923

0.1827 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

4,288

0.1873 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,628

0.1760 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,491

0.1863 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,661

0.1880 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

134

0.1890 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

128

0.1817 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,488,212

0.1852 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

226,915

0.1789 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

128,820

0.1831 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

62,302

0.1844 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

58,229

0.1848 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

34,553

0.1799 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

32,000

0.1805 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

21,486

0.1801 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,900

0.1884 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,731

0.1811 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,257

0.1839 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,095

0.1838 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,084

0.1806 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

8,581

0.1788 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

92,773

0.1789 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,317

0.1800 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,521

0.1801 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,257

0.1839 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

62,302

0.1844 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

58,229

0.1848 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,628

0.1760 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

122,399

0.1788 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

116,423

0.1789 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

242,560

0.1854 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

241,323

0.1868 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

271,531

0.1789 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

80,296

0.1821 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

509,437

0.1840 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,488,212

0.1852 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

7,900

0.1884 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

795,440

0.1849 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

27,329

0.1851 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:

29 Apr 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213