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:

13 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:

6,352,083

0.92%

16,625,723

2.40%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

16,417,418

2.37%

6,030,054

0.87%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

22,769,501

3.29%

22,655,777

3.27%

(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

687,756

0.2196 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

478,994

0.2203 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

379,387

0.2208 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

374,058

0.2199 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

191,233

0.2197 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

167,354

0.2209 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

105,289

0.2212 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

63,193

0.2200 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

50,134

0.2202 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

30,822

0.2207 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

28,077

0.2219 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

15,775

0.2210 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

0.2205 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,341

0.2198 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

470

0.2190 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,146,270

0.2201 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

488,089

0.2207 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

466,005

0.2197 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

251,630

0.2196 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

125,793

0.2211 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

117,856

0.2199 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

75,000

0.2194 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

74,134

0.2203 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

23,729

0.2214 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

4,733

0.2210 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,113

0.2198 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

470

0.2190 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

293

0.2202 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

84,863

0.2196 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

311,636

0.2197 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,113

0.2198 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

137,362

0.2201 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,733

0.2210 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

23,729

0.2214 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,339

0.2195 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

148,551

0.2208 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

200,000

0.2209 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

28,077

0.2219 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

146,414

0.2195 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

526,487

0.2200 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

255,809

0.2195 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

239,842

0.2196 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

30,836

0.2208 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

146,414

0.2209 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:

17 Nov 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213