Wood Group (J) Regulatory News (WG.)

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:

29 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:

4,769,698

0.69%

21,649,491

3.13%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

21,681,512

3.13%

3,650,538

0.53%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

26,451,210

3.82%

25,300,029

3.66%

(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

514,547

0.1777 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

496,835

0.1877 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

482,893

0.1773 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

457,366

0.1847 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

385,665

0.1800 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

191,553

0.1791 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

160,777

0.1864 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

152,365

0.1744 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

133,810

0.1785 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

105,660

0.1830 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

31,640

0.1758 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

30,124

0.1822 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

26,760

0.1886 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

19,060

0.1746 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

17,870

0.1766 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

15,000

0.1722 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

11,077

0.1760 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,250

0.1921 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,220

0.1887 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,965

0.1814 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,120

0.1803 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,344

0.1735 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,236

0.1810 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

672

0.1769 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

374

0.1752 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

251

0.1840 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,889,410

0.1792 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

695,322

0.1782 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

392,751

0.1791 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

278,357

0.1828 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

162,569

0.1805 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

88,125

0.1876 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

63,732

0.1745 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

60,136

0.1863 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

36,190

0.1746 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

33,946

0.1877 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

27,031

0.1735 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

15,000

0.1722 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

12,367

0.1747 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

11,077

0.1760 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

10,350

0.1737 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

8,039

0.1780 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

6,777

0.1903 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,233

0.1768 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,000

0.1766 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,270

0.1904 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,318

0.1763 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,931

0.1850 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,311

0.1767 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,056

0.1758 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

302

0.1755 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

221

0.1879 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

695,322

0.1782 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

392,751

0.1791 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

224,583

0.1824 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,913

0.1826 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,158

0.1832 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,700

0.1839 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

53,774

0.1847 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,931

0.1849 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

92,619

0.1876 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

482,893

0.1773 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

424,917

0.1777 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

71,810

0.1876 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

69,670

0.1877 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,220

0.1887 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,133,301

0.1792 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,468,648

0.1812 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

41,498

0.1835 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

457,366

0.1847 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

16,891

0.1876 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

11,077

0.1759 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

271,531

0.1789 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,133,301

0.1792 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

98,722

0.1806 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

734,324

0.1812 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

80,296

0.1821 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,963

0.1834 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

82,996

0.1835 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

509,437

0.1840 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

457,366

0.1847 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

33,782

0.1876 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

462,889

0.1877 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:

30 Apr 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213