| 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 | ||||
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| (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 | |||
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| (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 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| (ii) | Exercising | | | | | | |
| Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
| security | | | securities | unit | |||
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | | |||||
| Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
| security | | | applicable) | ||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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