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:

02 May 2023

(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:

20,963,480

3.03%

7,856,449

1.14%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

7,606,546

1.10%

20,894,761

3.02%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

28,570,026

4.13%

28,751,210

4.16%

(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

947

2.2394 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,211

2.2320 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,395

2.2310 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,058

2.2401 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,577

2.2580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,064

2.2360 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,057

2.2260 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,744

2.2327 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,493

2.2400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,799

2.2297 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,732

2.2357 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

25,512

2.2323 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

25,789

2.2278 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

48,242

2.2211 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

72,691

2.2300 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

91,314

2.2280 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

130,567

2.2333 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,045

2.2315 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,206

2.2360 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,422

2.2320 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,691

2.2272 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,790

2.2310 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,824

2.2352 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,352

2.2370 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,051

2.2332 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,057

2.2260 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,678

2.2340 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,726

2.2300 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

11,209

2.2299 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,195

2.2350 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

17,490

2.2274 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

19,653

2.2329 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

42,163

2.2287 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

58,080

2.2286 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

84,365

2.2288 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

90,887

2.2282 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

111,202

2.2280 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

320,134

2.2289 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

Long

2,278

2.2364 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,728

2.2361 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

14,286

2.2298 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

68,551

2.2280 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

84,365

2.2288 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

86,072

2.2280 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

122,660

2.2297 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

154,029

2.2283 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

158

2.2420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,900

2.2400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,569

2.2388 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

23,402

2.2520 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

27,489

2.2334 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

42,040

2.2304 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

48,242

2.2211 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

69,900

2.2290 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?

NO

Date of disclosure:

03 May 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213