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:

23 Feb 2026

(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:

11,846,145

1.71%

17,190,234

2.48%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

17,143,709

2.48%

11,791,641

1.70%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

28,989,854

4.19%

28,981,875

4.19%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

249,102

0.2654 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

161,021

0.2655 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

141,757

0.2666 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

123,775

0.2669 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

48,306

0.2677 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

46,085

0.2675 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

33,765

0.2659 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

7,395

0.2680 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,071

0.2649 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

4,290

0.2650 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,750

0.2711 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,714

0.2640 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,945

0.2710 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,926

0.2719 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,051

0.2685 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

931

0.2660 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

99

0.2662 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

86

0.2646 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

54

0.2648 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

27

0.2658 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2

0.2656 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

408,582

0.2642 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

192,429

0.2660 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

135,001

0.2654 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

100,027

0.2674 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

76,979

0.2655 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

47,307

0.2669 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

46,757

0.2656 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

27,137

0.2694 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

15,609

0.2640 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

12,850

0.2651 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,271

0.2646 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,290

0.2650 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,150

0.2684 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,945

0.2710 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,051

0.2685 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

99

0.2662 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

82

0.2666 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

54

0.2648 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

27

0.2658 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

3,752

0.2642 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

27,948

0.2653 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

18,807

0.2661 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,335

0.2662 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

47,307

0.2669 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

91,327

0.2674 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,071

0.2648 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

141,675

0.2666 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

46,085

0.2675 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

48,306

0.2677 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

14,895

0.2640 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

190,408

0.2641 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

399,533

0.2642 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

86,077

0.2655 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

27,137

0.2694 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

190,408

0.2641 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,825

0.2642 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

161,021

0.2655 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

39,094

0.2669 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

18,852

0.2671 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

14,939

0.2684 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)

Exercise

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 Feb 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213