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:

05 Jan 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:

7,762,840

1.12%

19,812,563

2.86%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

20,245,548

2.92%

7,592,863

1.10%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

28,008,388

4.04%

27,405,426

3.96%

(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

880,789

0.2416 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

623,022

0.2430 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

499,641

0.2419 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

357,035

0.2427 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

234,214

0.2422 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

117,788

0.2420 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

82,621

0.2424 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

53,287

0.2421 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

40,886

0.2402 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

39,211

0.2412 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

26,729

0.2431 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

25,518

0.2426 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

20,553

0.2407 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

18,240

0.2408 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

15,454

0.2418 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

571

0.2414 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

474,903

0.2418 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

339,275

0.2430 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

281,004

0.2419 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

146,673

0.2403 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

125,734

0.2436 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

91,076

0.2439 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

67,774

0.2421 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

67,663

0.2438 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

59,904

0.2402 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

54,000

0.2432 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

15,000

0.2422 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

13,612

0.2404 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

12,410

0.2410 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

11,990

0.2431 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,609

0.2414 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,104

0.2416 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

46,718

0.2424 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,990

0.2431 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,811

0.2402 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

586,865

0.2429 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

28,628

0.2450 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

37,180

0.2402 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

12,619

0.2410 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

4,038

0.2415 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,104

0.2416 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

24,602

0.2421 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

339,275

0.2430 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

67,663

0.2438 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

5

0.2440 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

20,553

0.2407 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

9,311

0.2411 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

117,414

0.2420 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

75,738

0.2422 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

82,621

0.2424 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

357,035

0.2427 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:

06 Jan 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213