Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP 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

JOHN WOOD GROUP 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:

17 May 2024

(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 2/7p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

13,599,831

1.97%

6,847,182

0.99%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,625,580

0.96%

12,623,361

1.82%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,345

0.17%

TOTAL:

20,225,411

2.92%

20,640,888

2.98%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

237,188

1.8550 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

67,015

1.8523 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

36,731

1.8547 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

12,766

1.8543 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,740

1.8542 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,422

1.8624 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,725

1.8598 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,002

1.8569 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,625

1.8583 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,419

1.8596 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,390

1.8453 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,379

1.8540 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,281

1.8390 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

835

1.8644 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

193

1.8539 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

158

1.8400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

139

1.8455 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

126

1.8584 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

131,209

1.8543 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

64,751

1.8549 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

63,440

1.8545 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

35,578

1.8519 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

32,325

1.8550 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

20,125

1.8720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,783

1.8414 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,107

1.8601 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,200

1.8589 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,186

1.8401 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,859

1.8430 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,611

1.8570 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,394

1.8588 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,379

1.8320 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,025

1.8533 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

799

1.8530 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

426

1.8417 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

226

1.8565 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

224

1.8576 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

224

1.8590 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

113

1.8560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

71

1.8583 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13

1.9200 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

248

1.8560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,033

1.8350 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,625

1.8583 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,002

1.8569 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,077

1.8575 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,448

1.8547 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,078

1.8614 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,153

1.8580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,740

1.8542 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,422

1.8549 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

119,751

1.8550 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,799

1.8527 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

13,528

1.8550 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13

1.9198 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

71

1.8583 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

80

1.8564 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

144

1.8582 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

226

1.8565 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,025

1.8533 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,186

1.8401 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,552

1.8490 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

35,578

1.8519 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

61,258

1.8545 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

64,751

1.8549 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

21

1.8552 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

444

1.8584 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,186

1.8558 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

12,766

1.8545 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)

Exercising

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?

YES

Date of disclosure:

20 May 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO

PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings

Barclays PLC.

are being disclosed:

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

relevant securities this from relates:

2.

OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

4 2/7p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-1,170,345

1.7390

European

08-May-25

3.

AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood: