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:

01 Dec 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:

8,371,913

1.21%

18,099,918

2.62%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

17,887,347

2.59%

8,096,891

1.17%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

26,259,260

3.80%

26,196,809

3.79%

(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

979,216

0.2454 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

626,127

0.2467 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

190,600

0.2463 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

155,160

0.2468 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

126,244

0.2452 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

60,760

0.2459 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

26,137

0.2472 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

22,831

0.2469 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

21,261

0.2484 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

19,047

0.2476 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,158

0.2458 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,134

0.2470 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

4,998

0.2489 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,863

0.2450 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,265

0.2482 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

26

0.2498 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

180,452

0.2460 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

175,069

0.2452 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

111,958

0.2476 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

111,917

0.2467 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

102,956

0.2471 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

78,446

0.2454 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

69,985

0.2451 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

51,962

0.2479 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

37,742

0.2462 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

30,090

0.2469 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

19,588

0.2494 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

13,060

0.2458 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

12,489

0.2459 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,134

0.2480 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,000

0.2450 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,000

0.2478 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,629

0.2472 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

9

0.2498 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

69,985

0.2451 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,915

0.2453 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

43,727

0.2454 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,902

0.2458 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

91,691

0.2465 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,517

0.2471 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,629

0.2472 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

19,588

0.2494 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9

0.2498 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

18,569

0.2453 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

832,667

0.2454 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

60,760

0.2459 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

241,619

0.2468 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,998

0.2489 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

287,594

0.2454 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

22,831

0.2469 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

26

0.2496 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:

02 Dec 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213