| 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 |
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| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | Wood Group (John) plc | |||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 24 Mar 2025 | |||||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO | |||||
| 2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree | ||||||
| Class of relevant security: | 4 2/7 p ordinary | ||||||
| | Interests | Short Positions | |||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||
| (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 5,737,836 | 0.83% | 22,724,988 | 3.28% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 22,891,997 | 3.31% | 4,358,230 | 0.63% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 28,629,833 | 4.14% | 27,083,218 | 3.91% | |||
| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and | ||||||
| Class of relevant security in relation to | | ||||||
| Details, including nature of the rights | | ||||||
| 3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Purchase and sales | ||||||
| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 212,298 | 0.4042 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 177,300 | 0.3922 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 177,020 | 0.3885 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 169,753 | 0.3912 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 108,720 | 0.3994 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 94,439 | 0.3804 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 88,610 | 0.4092 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 56,029 | 0.4003 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 34,757 | 0.3901 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 27,488 | 0.3940 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 24,463 | 0.4052 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 19,227 | 0.3939 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 15,000 | 0.4023 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 10,295 | 0.3811 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 7,295 | 0.3933 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 4,369 | 0.3882 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 3,007 | 0.3876 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 2,658 | 0.3998 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 2,261 | 0.3799 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 1,928 | 0.3870 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 1,466 | 0.3897 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 1,366 | 0.3803 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 230 | 0.4096 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 93 | 0.3883 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Purchase | 58 | 0.3810 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 422,110 | 0.3944 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 323,290 | 0.3890 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 237,376 | 0.3896 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 234,038 | 0.3821 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 145,104 | 0.4019 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 129,110 | 0.3967 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 110,000 | 0.4157 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 102,331 | 0.3843 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 81,400 | 0.3892 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 67,541 | 0.3873 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 49,347 | 0.3859 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 38,811 | 0.3804 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 21,534 | 0.3839 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 17,978 | 0.3851 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 10,847 | 0.3854 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 10,511 | 0.3879 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 10,253 | 0.3950 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 6,173 | 0.3831 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 5,568 | 0.3959 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 4,306 | 0.3818 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 3,876 | 0.3876 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 2,209 | 0.3866 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 2,187 | 0.3849 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 2,069 | 0.3836 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 1,800 | 0.3904 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 499 | 0.3778 GBP | ||||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | Sale | 356 | 0.3900 GBP | ||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 31,985 | 0.3839 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 24,204 | 0.3802 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 144,271 | 0.3803 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 15,318 | 0.3804 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 53,283 | 0.3824 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6,130 | 0.3830 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 86,556 | 0.3850 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 17,978 | 0.3851 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 67,597 | 0.3855 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 81,400 | 0.3892 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 237,376 | 0.3896 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,800 | 0.3904 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,283 | 0.3942 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 58 | 0.3810 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,928 | 0.3870 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,007 | 0.3876 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,369 | 0.3882 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 93 | 0.3884 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,466 | 0.3897 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 177,300 | 0.3922 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 108,720 | 0.3994 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 64 | 0.3818 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 101,558 | 0.3852 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 280,361 | 0.3911 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 701 | 0.4051 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 8 | 0.3800 GBP | |||
| 4 2/7 p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 36,009 | 0.3803 GBP | |||
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| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | ||||||
| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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| (ii) | Exercising |
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| Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for | ||||||
| Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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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, | |||||||
| NONE | |||||||
| (b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or | ||||||
| Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | |||||||
| NONE | |||||||
| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 25 Mar 2025 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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