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:

11 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:

11,177,942

1.62%

17,524,340

2.53%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

17,522,619

2.53%

11,118,223

1.61%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

28,700,561

4.15%

28,642,563

4.14%

(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

1,114,155

0.2674 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

990,709

0.2676 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

370,490

0.2668 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

325,355

0.2669 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

99,031

0.2665 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

94,026

0.2678 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

81,266

0.2700 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

52,905

0.2675 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

31,745

0.2672 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

27,504

0.2677 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

26,139

0.2648 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

14,911

0.2679 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

7,590

0.2680 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,901

0.2684 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

3,128

0.2652 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Purchase

1,231

0.2690 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

477,524

0.2678 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

466,328

0.2677 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

288,916

0.2681 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

163,641

0.2674 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

129,559

0.2673 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

67,749

0.2675 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

57,067

0.2676 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

47,168

0.2687 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

42,911

0.2679 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

40,730

0.2683 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

12,854

0.2680 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

2,188

0.2672 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,588

0.2656 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

Sale

1,540

0.2648 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

1,939

0.2658 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

129,559

0.2673 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

163,641

0.2674 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

19,733

0.2675 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,045

0.2676 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,744

0.2678 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

99,031

0.2665 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

365,354

0.2668 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

35,885

0.2671 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

751,547

0.2674 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,548

0.2676 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30,704

0.2677 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

94,026

0.2678 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,911

0.2679 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,927

0.2680 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

33,878

0.2675 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

163,530

0.2676 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

288,916

0.2681 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

47,168

0.2687 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

26,139

0.2648 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

325,355

0.2669 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

53,049

0.2673 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

174,154

0.2674 GBP

4 2/7 p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

312,846

0.2676 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:

12 Feb 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213