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:

03 Mar 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:

13,790,848

1.99%

16,567,478

2.39%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

16,520,953

2.39%

13,744,275

1.99%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

30,311,801

4.38%

30,311,753

4.38%

(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

3,436,629

0.2839 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,259,731

0.2876 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

818,468

0.2851 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

480,443

0.2847 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

358,960

0.2868 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

292,281

0.2875 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

239,343

0.2885 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

217,573

0.2870 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

154,918

0.2857 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

106,211

0.2843 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

62,372

0.2893 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

55,871

0.2896 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

36,064

0.2874 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

35,629

0.2892 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

26,282

0.2880 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

19,436

0.2891 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

14,400

0.2872 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

9,698

0.2871 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,092

0.2889 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

2,237

0.2866 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

517

0.2895 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,510,420

0.2837 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

792,740

0.2875 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

634,415

0.2873 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

376,780

0.2888 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

319,316

0.2839 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

211,532

0.2858 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

178,029

0.2806 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

144,671

0.2878 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

139,742

0.2852 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

125,618

0.2847 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

122,813

0.2896 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

106,211

0.2843 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

104,400

0.2823 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

97,727

0.2869 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

54,770

0.2838 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

33,174

0.2865 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

20,585

0.2886 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

19,950

0.2840 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

6,048

0.2821 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,000

0.2818 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,951

0.2855 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,311

0.2874 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,237

0.2866 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

171,172

0.2802 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

19,950

0.2840 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

36,379

0.2869 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

391,474

0.2873 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

702,603

0.2875 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

32,276

0.2895 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,857

0.2896 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

516,640

0.2570 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,728

0.2800 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

480,443

0.2847 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

818,468

0.2851 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,170

0.2870 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,098

0.2871 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,675

0.2873 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,254,843

0.2876 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

88,155

0.2886 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

56,388

0.2896 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,037

0.2900 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,048

0.2821 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

61,348

0.2868 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

246,252

0.2873 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

113,593

0.2878 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

20,585

0.2886 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

67,578

0.2896 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

106,211

0.2843 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

154,918

0.2857 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

217,573

0.2871 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

165,504

0.2875 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

100,619

0.2879 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:

04 Mar 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213