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:

10 Feb 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:

10,110,411

1.46%

17,901,132

2.59%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

17,899,411

2.59%

10,050,692

1.45%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

28,009,822

4.05%

27,951,824

4.04%

(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

506,346

0.2635 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

117,095

0.2619 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

87,595

0.2647 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

86,622

0.2622 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

84,339

0.2640 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

82,704

0.2666 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

54,560

0.2631 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

17,419

0.2628 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,044

0.2627 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

6,711

0.2630 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

5,664

0.2668 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,878

0.2625 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,806

0.2650 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,896

0.2636 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,063

0.2654 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,049

0.2660 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

939

0.2664 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

623

0.2665 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

154,363

0.2635 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

125,624

0.2634 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

104,734

0.2664 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

80,696

0.2623 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

71,343

0.2665 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

51,643

0.2622 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

46,557

0.2650 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

35,196

0.2648 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

29,390

0.2666 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

27,496

0.2646 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

12,000

0.2640 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

11,045

0.2602 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,896

0.2636 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,063

0.2654 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,049

0.2660 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

3,351

0.2622 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,125

0.2639 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

27,070

0.2666 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

86,222

0.2619 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

86,622

0.2622 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

100

0.2628 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

75,835

0.2639 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

27,589

0.2646 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,504

0.2648 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,480

0.2666 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

11,045

0.2602 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

125,624

0.2634 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

154,363

0.2635 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

35,196

0.2647 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

71,343

0.2665 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

8,044

0.2627 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

54,560

0.2631 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

45,105

0.2635 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

347,650

0.2636 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,664

0.2668 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:

11 Feb 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213