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:

06 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:

4,993,946

0.72%

30,898,357

4.47%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

30,518,601

4.41%

3,460,160

0.50%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

35,512,547

5.13%

34,358,517

4.97%

(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

433,533

0.3792 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

187,990

0.3799 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

176,197

0.3760 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

135,016

0.3805 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

75,957

0.3755 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

59,914

0.3756 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

55,415

0.3798 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

31,046

0.3796 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

29,997

0.3807 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

24,379

0.3754 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

20,733

0.3780 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

10,790

0.3766 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

7,400

0.3774 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,645

0.3750 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,594

0.3787 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,413

0.3778 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,413

0.3777 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,395

0.3788 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,294

0.3764 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,198

0.3800 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,998

0.3748 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

756,259

0.3821 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

130,443

0.3793 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

125,333

0.3757 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

113,076

0.3812 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

90,934

0.3756 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

65,768

0.3789 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

62,180

0.3761 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

37,551

0.3751 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

26,942

0.3770 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

19,079

0.3771 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

17,653

0.3736 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

13,684

0.3759 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

13,357

0.3722 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

12,036

0.3769 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

11,024

0.3772 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,549

0.3782 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,600

0.3845 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,417

0.3758 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,415

0.3816 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,070

0.3760 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,750

0.3780 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,727

0.3742 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,642

0.3765 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,603

0.3755 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,413

0.3778 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,294

0.3764 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,835

0.3726 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,583

0.3854 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,516

0.3750 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,254

0.3754 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

314

0.3880 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

121

0.3838 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

120

0.3776 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

12

0.3858 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

14,189

0.3765 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,526

0.3755 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,008

0.3758 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,141

0.3759 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

38,144

0.3763 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

74,148

0.3764 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

65,768

0.3789 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

113,076

0.3812 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,576

0.3756 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,790

0.3766 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,543

0.3773 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,925

0.3783 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,818

0.3789 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

145,982

0.3799 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,198

0.3800 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

135,016

0.3805 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

26,072

0.3811 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

43,395

0.3726 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

55,245

0.3755 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

57,788

0.3757 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

18,862

0.3769 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

218,993

0.3800 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

17,596

0.3756 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:

07 Mar 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213