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:

23 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:

4,694,966

0.68%

22,705,974

3.28%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

22,711,231

3.28%

3,459,110

0.50%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

27,406,197

3.96%

26,165,084

3.78%

(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

503,403

0.1996 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

463,935

0.1997 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

268,558

0.1991 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

127,737

0.1982 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

66,748

0.1973 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

58,928

0.2012 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

50,488

0.1994 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

37,845

0.2008 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

16,698

0.1995 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

9,468

0.1957 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,767

0.2004 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,454

0.1987 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,063

0.1960 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,034

0.1971 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,030

0.1984 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

658

0.1999 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

555

0.2026 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

372

0.1964 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

333

0.1947 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,033,961

0.2005 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

359,311

0.1998 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

79,414

0.1973 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

60,322

0.2011 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

58,248

0.2003 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

45,428

0.2001 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

41,733

0.1947 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

24,513

0.1988 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

22,961

0.1958 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,034

0.1972 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,893

0.1974 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,475

0.1975 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,382

0.1982 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

304

0.1980 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

298

0.1970 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

453

0.1947 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,580

0.1963 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,634

0.1965 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

298

0.1970 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

359,311

0.1998 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

163,900

0.2005 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,454

0.1987 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

466,036

0.1996 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

463,935

0.1997 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

42,325

0.1972 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,744

0.1979 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

622,372

0.1990 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

64,952

0.1947 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

8,121

0.1968 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

91,037

0.2003 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:

24 Apr 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213