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:

25 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:

4,931,035

0.71%

20,935,062

3.03%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

20,952,587

3.03%

3,641,128

0.53%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

25,883,622

3.74%

24,576,190

3.55%

(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

2,270,821

0.1728 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,024,032

0.1739 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

338,965

0.1757 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

282,441

0.1758 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

238,526

0.1736 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

148,642

0.1747 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

93,205

0.1750 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

75,920

0.1755 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

40,000

0.1729 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

26,471

0.1721 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

21,570

0.1756 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

16,045

0.1745 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

13,510

0.1759 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

11,831

0.1754 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,215

0.1727 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,324

0.1804 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,633

0.1768 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,176

0.1774 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,032,517

0.1776 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

357,657

0.1753 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

357,043

0.1746 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

151,000

0.1749 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

145,635

0.1747 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

72,726

0.1728 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

56,312

0.1732 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

50,000

0.1721 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

42,642

0.1723 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

37,381

0.1799 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

30,429

0.1789 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

11,831

0.1754 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

8,954

0.1782 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,895

0.1717 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

50,481

0.1727 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,895

0.1744 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

357,043

0.1746 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,655

0.1748 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,305

0.1751 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

357,657

0.1753 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,215

0.1727 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

57,106

0.1728 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

16,045

0.1745 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

338,965

0.1757 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

282,441

0.1758 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

143,706

0.1726 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

17,245

0.1728 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

873,495

0.1753 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

72,726

0.1727 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,198,095

0.1728 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

108,694

0.1747 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:

28 Apr 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213