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:

17 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:

11,913,196

1.72%

17,220,920

2.49%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

17,174,395

2.48%

11,856,322

1.71%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

29,087,591

4.20%

29,077,242

4.20%

(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

178,029

0.2650 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

148,245

0.2648 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

83,381

0.2644 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

76,505

0.2640 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

41,945

0.2658 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

36,282

0.2649 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

30,000

0.2646 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

13,972

0.2661 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,236

0.2670 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,919

0.2654 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,849

0.2659 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

998

0.2657 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

930

0.2642 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

735

0.2643 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

343

0.2651 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

229

0.2653 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

229

0.2652 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

115

0.2656 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

161,061

0.2644 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

105,837

0.2664 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

61,111

0.2651 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

58,117

0.2662 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

55,841

0.2642 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

36,559

0.2645 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

18,243

0.2660 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

15,006

0.2639 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,919

0.2657 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,480

0.2670 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,098

0.2632 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

229

0.2652 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

229

0.2653 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

115

0.2656 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

115

0.2649 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

2,098

0.2632 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,006

0.2639 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,643

0.2644 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

36,559

0.2645 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

43,371

0.2640 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,068

0.2644 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30,000

0.2646 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,263

0.2650 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

41,945

0.2658 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,105

0.2660 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,728

0.2662 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

55,841

0.2641 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,109

0.2645 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

58,117

0.2662 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

105,837

0.2664 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

33,134

0.2640 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,778

0.2643 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

16,746

0.2644 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

148,245

0.2648 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

13,223

0.2655 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

23,731

0.2656 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:

18 Feb 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213