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:

26 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:

7,022,918

1.02%

18,355,837

2.65%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

18,149,776

2.62%

6,771,113

0.98%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

25,172,694

3.64%

25,126,950

3.63%

(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

1,190,360

0.2440 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

311,680

0.2419 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

213,798

0.2432 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

156,315

0.2441 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

96,166

0.2439 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

89,075

0.2428 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

72,321

0.2461 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

68,275

0.2446 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

60,396

0.2457 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

51,878

0.2429 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

32,004

0.2450 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

31,749

0.2459 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

19,201

0.2453 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

17,500

0.2417 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

16,925

0.2462 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

16,600

0.2443 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

16,562

0.2415 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

13,041

0.2448 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

10,262

0.2452 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,843

0.2458 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,304

0.2435 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

525,307

0.2440 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

346,531

0.2438 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

205,618

0.2448 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

182,863

0.2439 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

165,721

0.2443 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

141,494

0.2435 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

101,485

0.2441 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

99,333

0.2436 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

92,323

0.2444 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

82,219

0.2456 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

44,039

0.2459 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

9,712

0.2480 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

9,174

0.2433 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

6,660

0.2426 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

964

0.2432 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

185

0.2442 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

40,997

0.2430 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

141,494

0.2435 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

182,863

0.2439 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

22,195

0.2440 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

216,608

0.2442 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,712

0.2480 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

50,748

0.2431 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

54,202

0.2432 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

883,276

0.2440 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

82,837

0.2442 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

20,433

0.2459 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

191,422

0.2440 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

205,618

0.2448 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

82,219

0.2456 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

44,039

0.2459 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

16,562

0.2415 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

311,680

0.2420 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

101,485

0.2441 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

21,250

0.2450 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

72,321

0.2461 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:

27 Nov 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213