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 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:

6,604,628

0.95%

17,606,333

2.54%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

17,604,611

2.54%

6,462,073

0.93%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

24,209,239

3.50%

24,068,406

3.48%

(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

1,149,650

0.2388 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

305,006

0.2378 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

161,011

0.2398 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

147,979

0.2394 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

48,075

0.2395 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

27,492

0.2397 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

25,340

0.2385 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

24,905

0.2404 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

22,568

0.2400 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

11,130

0.2396 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,382

0.2399 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,009

0.2402 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,292

0.2392 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,177,574

0.2388 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

332,154

0.2396 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

179,747

0.2398 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

156,910

0.2394 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

26,842

0.2404 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

26,280

0.2385 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

23,905

0.2392 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,272

0.2408 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,586

0.2397 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,165

0.2387 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,005

0.2391 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,941

0.2380 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,579

0.2386 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

475

0.2410 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

472

0.2385 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,165

0.2387 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

45,673

0.2388 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,972

0.2390 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,005

0.2391 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

23,905

0.2392 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,586

0.2397 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

26,842

0.2404 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,803

0.2388 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

52,307

0.2398 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,008

0.2402 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,905

0.2404 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,155

0.2387 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,042,799

0.2388 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

332,154

0.2396 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

5,272

0.2408 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

82

0.2410 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

305,006

0.2378 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,738

0.2387 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,037,753

0.2388 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,292

0.2392 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

34,673

0.2397 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1

0.2400 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 Dec 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213