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:

03 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:

5,121,159

0.74%

30,775,755

4.45%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

30,597,426

4.42%

3,559,110

0.51%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

35,718,585

5.16%

34,334,865

4.96%

(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

1,347,832

0.4037 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

364,242

0.4192 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

269,652

0.4134 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

204,718

0.3986 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

150,020

0.4115 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

147,432

0.4032 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

92,970

0.4150 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

77,417

0.4159 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

60,411

0.4052 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

48,565

0.4168 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

30,000

0.4157 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

15,745

0.4111 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

15,382

0.4193 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

15,000

0.4194 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

13,560

0.4078 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

11,823

0.4204 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

9,301

0.3840 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,754

0.4064 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,555

0.3803 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,000

0.4196 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,000

0.4197 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,050

0.4164 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,000

0.3980 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,420

0.4319 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

382

0.4184 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,794,336

0.4012 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

311,902

0.4081 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

271,661

0.4091 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

224,060

0.4192 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

182,726

0.4059 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

76,184

0.4191 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

56,661

0.4145 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

35,000

0.4103 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

26,945

0.4111 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

15,000

0.4194 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

10,915

0.4179 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

8,149

0.4129 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,188

0.4164 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,831

0.4122 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,684

0.4190 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,118

0.3934 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,000

0.4196 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,000

0.4197 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,216

0.4230 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,770

0.4239 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,431

0.3814 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

415

0.4334 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

382

0.4184 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

182,726

0.4059 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

311,902

0.4081 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,831

0.4122 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

671

0.4133 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,724

0.4146 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

76,184

0.4191 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1

0.3874 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,000

0.3980 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

204,718

0.3986 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

147,432

0.4032 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2

0.4047 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

269,652

0.4134 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

179,668

0.4192 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,823

0.4204 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

557,379

0.4200 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

415

0.4333 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

12,096

0.4191 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

110,241

0.4192 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,283

0.4198 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

634

0.4244 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:

04 Mar 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213