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:

25 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:

6,314,514

0.91%

18,125,060

2.62%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

17,906,918

2.59%

6,050,628

0.87%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

24,221,432

3.50%

24,175,688

3.49%

(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

598,284

0.2468 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

498,081

0.2483 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

294,643

0.2469 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

264,677

0.2470 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

176,295

0.2464 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

121,254

0.2493 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

118,212

0.2505 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

112,097

0.2484 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

103,628

0.2475 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

92,443

0.2467 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

92,380

0.2482 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

30,939

0.2461 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

29,026

0.2487 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

26,984

0.2460 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

26,135

0.2455 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

22,682

0.2442 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

21,886

0.2501 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

11,666

0.2446 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

11,582

0.2458 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,796

0.2454 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,364

0.2524 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,080

0.2491 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

4,577

0.2480 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,378

0.2500 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,282

0.2513 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,140

0.2462 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,690

0.2494 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,400

0.2456 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,391

0.2502 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,342

0.2450 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,158,041

0.2470 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

591,077

0.2483 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

375,038

0.2488 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

330,478

0.2478 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

237,632

0.2497 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

236,610

0.2463 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

229,133

0.2473 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

214,932

0.2466 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

119,939

0.2487 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

101,391

0.2502 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

72,489

0.2480 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

54,655

0.2486 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

53,282

0.2505 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

51,524

0.2482 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

43,197

0.2468 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

34,077

0.2446 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,166

0.2451 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,378

0.2500 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,140

0.2462 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,690

0.2494 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,521

0.2485 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,434

0.2458 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,400

0.2456 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,342

0.2450 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,340

0.2454 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

Decreasing Long

5,779

0.2466 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,166

0.2451 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

18,078

0.2452 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

218,532

0.2464 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

946,576

0.2470 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,521

0.2485 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

375,038

0.2488 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

237,632

0.2497 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

646

0.2461 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

159,037

0.2464 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

92,443

0.2467 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

114,698

0.2470 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

109,178

0.2472 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

118,212

0.2505 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

45,230

0.2450 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

58,359

0.2469 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

34,452

0.2470 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

213,484

0.2471 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

6,943

0.2472 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

30,293

0.2461 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

320,055

0.2470 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,854

0.2487 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:

26 Nov 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213