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:

20 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:

4,958,121

0.72%

28,799,140

4.16%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

28,961,524

4.19%

3,459,110

0.50%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

33,919,645

4.90%

32,258,250

4.66%

(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

613,704

0.4365 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

531,196

0.4418 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

348,695

0.4414 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

206,548

0.4345 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

204,842

0.4369 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

86,304

0.4346 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

73,900

0.4381 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

50,317

0.4358 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

32,811

0.4344 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

22,419

0.4382 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

17,766

0.4306 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

16,797

0.4372 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

12,437

0.4312 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

7,733

0.4347 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

7,060

0.4389 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,730

0.4337 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,006

0.4462 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,123

0.4280 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

4,438

0.4332 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,090

0.4317 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,019

0.4489 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,492

0.4370 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,970

0.4324 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,960

0.4351 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

557

0.4323 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

410

0.4274 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

4

0.4500 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

527,638

0.4358 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

409,738

0.4383 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

178,129

0.4432 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

171,461

0.4299 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

126,374

0.4338 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

116,978

0.4407 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

73,137

0.4339 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

57,909

0.4455 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

39,360

0.4230 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

23,259

0.4467 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

22,419

0.4382 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

21,216

0.4312 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

17,039

0.4464 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

15,469

0.4377 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

12,500

0.4311 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

10,004

0.4369 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

9,857

0.4463 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

8,771

0.4316 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

8,644

0.4390 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,381

0.4334 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,208

0.4412 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,502

0.4291 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,394

0.4341 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,219

0.4332 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,169

0.4420 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,970

0.4324 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,479

0.4346 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

720

0.4381 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

312

0.4450 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

135

0.4418 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

20,148

0.4328 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,369

0.4319 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

126,374

0.4338 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

73,137

0.4339 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

720

0.4381 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,726

0.4408 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,208

0.4412 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

99,855

0.4418 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

410

0.4274 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

557

0.4323 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,869

0.4334 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,343

0.4335 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,184

0.4339 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

32,811

0.4344 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

87,739

0.4346 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,262

0.4347 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,960

0.4351 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

915

0.4361 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

220

0.4377 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,216

0.4381 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

36

0.4382 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

424

0.4395 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,990

0.4418 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4

0.4500 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

8,735

0.4358 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,154

0.4379 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

82,597

0.4382 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,939

0.4333 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

125,726

0.4418 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:

21 Mar 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213