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:

06 Mar 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:

12,099,036

1.75%

16,471,556

2.38%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

16,469,713

2.38%

12,097,671

1.75%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

28,568,749

4.13%

28,569,227

4.13%

(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

262,084

0.2912 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

231,941

0.2890 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

185,412

0.2896 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

157,189

0.2913 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

92,660

0.2909 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

74,313

0.2904 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

69,006

0.2880 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

60,557

0.2920 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

19,737

0.2928 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

13,056

0.2914 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,300

0.2901 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,542

0.2906 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,281

0.2910 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

835

0.2900 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

95

0.2926 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

11

0.2924 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2

0.2908 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

360,442

0.2891 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

298,960

0.2908 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

185,343

0.2910 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

151,919

0.2893 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

78,308

0.2901 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

66,294

0.2899 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

48,106

0.2890 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

44,955

0.2914 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

43,151

0.2907 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

40,671

0.2896 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

40,032

0.2904 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

38,236

0.2909 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

37,503

0.2902 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

26,030

0.2912 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

22,058

0.2905 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

16,894

0.2924 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

7,074

0.2900 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,865

0.2911 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,784

0.2894 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

566

0.2898 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

293

0.2903 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

95

0.2926 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

87

0.2890 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

151,919

0.2893 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

40,671

0.2896 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,653

0.2900 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

78,308

0.2901 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

43,151

0.2907 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

313,135

0.2908 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

31,353

0.2909 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

21,171

0.2910 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

26,030

0.2912 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

17,882

0.2914 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

298,960

0.2888 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,842

0.2903 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,012

0.2906 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

43,452

0.2909 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

260,072

0.2912 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

157,189

0.2913 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

19,737

0.2928 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

387,364

0.2890 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

10,098

0.2903 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

113,042

0.2909 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

51,770

0.2910 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

14,017

0.2915 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

633

0.2920 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

16,883

0.2924 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

76,270

0.2896 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

34,281

0.2904 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

24,604

0.2909 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

60,557

0.2919 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

633

0.2920 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:

09 Mar 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213