Form 8.3 WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC

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:

21 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:

6,965,284

1.01%

17,936,862

2.59%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

17,676,091

2.55%

6,632,013

0.96%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

24,641,375

3.56%

24,568,875

3.55%

(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

1,321,581

0.2451 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

389,688

0.2446 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

219,617

0.2518 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

212,618

0.2439 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

184,043

0.2436 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

158,207

0.2509 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

142,741

0.2440 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

105,574

0.2469 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

104,015

0.2449 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

90,932

0.2471 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

58,775

0.2476 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

57,516

0.2514 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

54,966

0.2507 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

50,000

0.2450 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

30,123

0.2467 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

8,645

0.2460 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

460

0.2444 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,058,855

0.2518 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

808,867

0.2471 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

244,373

0.2470 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

154,015

0.2449 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

81,318

0.2494 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

76,936

0.2438 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

75,440

0.2461 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

68,580

0.2447 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

67,221

0.2448 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

67,127

0.2462 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

65,897

0.2516 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

57,516

0.2514 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

48,571

0.2458 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

25,000

0.2450 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

13,319

0.2504 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

5,903

0.2440 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

3,108

0.2425 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,649

0.2444 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,708

0.2436 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

Decreasing Long

46,288

0.2477 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,108

0.2425 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,708

0.2436 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

460

0.2443 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,189

0.2444 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

75,440

0.2461 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

67,127

0.2462 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,319

0.2504 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

33,277

0.2516 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

29,420

0.2518 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

201,112

0.2439 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

121,431

0.2440 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

92,234

0.2466 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

58,775

0.2476 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,340

0.2490 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

811,852

0.2518 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

8,645

0.2460 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

158,207

0.2509 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

645,000

0.2518 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:

24 Nov 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213