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:

07 Nov 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:

6,102,332

0.88%

18,604,669

2.69%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

18,392,098

2.66%

5,794,931

0.84%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

24,494,430

3.54%

24,399,600

3.53%

(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

795,847

0.2131 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

640,667

0.2132 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

609,187

0.2134 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

449,360

0.2127 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

262,547

0.2145 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

254,450

0.2170 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

240,941

0.2094 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

150,944

0.2119 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

128,113

0.2123 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

63,600

0.2124 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

52,051

0.2133 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

30,166

0.2136 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

27,985

0.2128 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

15,554

0.2108 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

15,000

0.2130 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

13,155

0.2199 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

0.2202 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

7,509

0.2087 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,281

0.2157 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

420,508

0.2154 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

346,875

0.2128 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

341,205

0.2164 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

335,802

0.2127 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

253,996

0.2121 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

246,870

0.2165 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

225,089

0.2142 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

201,156

0.2092 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

96,352

0.2148 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

86,804

0.2190 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

68,768

0.2143 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

32,272

0.2138 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

30,001

0.2100 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

20,738

0.2145 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

13,321

0.2146 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

10,739

0.2135 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

10,201

0.2147 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

10,143

0.2166 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,386

0.2136 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

339

0.2098 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

318

0.2137 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

1,827

0.2103 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1

0.2131 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,453

0.2142 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

68,768

0.2143 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

32,143

0.2153 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

420,508

0.2154 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

246,870

0.2165 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,697

0.2054 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

138,931

0.2121 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

629,742

0.2131 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

640,667

0.2132 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

52,051

0.2133 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,503

0.2150 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,281

0.2157 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

338,090

0.2128 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

103,281

0.2134 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:

10 Nov 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213