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:

23 Feb 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:

4p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

8,378,523

1.21%

6,191,826

0.89%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

5,833,411

0.84%

8,026,850

1.16%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

14,211,934

2.05%

14,218,676

2.06%

(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

4p ordinary

Purchase

24

2.0030 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

167

1.9960 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

250

2.0400 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

544

2.0215 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

573

1.9925 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

575

2.0200 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

589

1.9880 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

595

2.0140 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

611

1.9885 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

617

2.0090 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

618

1.9865 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

619

2.0210 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

677

2.0065 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

711

1.9985 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

819

1.9990 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

941

2.0070 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

994

2.0199 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,086

2.0265 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,179

2.0169 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,250

1.9902 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,272

1.9850 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,778

2.0020 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

2,340

2.0100 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

2,392

1.9843 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

2,400

2.0420 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

2,504

2.0372 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

2,507

2.0160 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

2,745

2.0015 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

3,211

2.0120 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

3,385

2.0012 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

3,597

2.0226 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

3,914

2.0147 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

5,618

2.0244 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

7,899

1.9921 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

7,968

2.0041 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

8,665

2.0016 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

14,564

1.9954 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

15,122

2.0227 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

20,709

2.0036 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

39,839

2.0043 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

45,708

2.0585 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

50,115

2.0004 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

61,397

1.9989 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

64,462

2.0052 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

70,959

1.9955 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

101,992

2.0203 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

225,321

2.0710 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

292,056

2.0318 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

343,234

2.0177 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

356,036

2.0343 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

392,822

2.0186 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

854,277

2.0239 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

24

2.0030 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

67

1.9870 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

205

2.0194 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

250

2.0400 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

262

1.9920 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

573

1.9925 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

582

2.0434 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

589

1.9880 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

611

1.9885 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

617

2.0090 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

618

1.9865 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

711

1.9985 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

782

2.0220 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

819

1.9990 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

848

2.0410 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

938

2.0350 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

941

2.0070 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,029

2.0180 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,100

1.9935 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,272

1.9850 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,416

2.0154 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,477

2.0092 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,536

2.0247 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,778

2.0020 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,791

2.0100 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,986

2.0356 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

2,449

2.0001 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

2,767

2.0178 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

4,055

1.9947 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

4,401

2.0168 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

4,510

1.9970 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

4,750

2.0110 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

4,997

1.9927 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

6,724

2.0274 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

6,729

2.0105 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

6,844

1.9930 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

6,969

2.0153 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

8,311

2.0052 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

11,097

2.0157 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

11,535

2.0080 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

17,566

1.9898 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

27,389

2.0083 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

36,018

2.0111 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

48,179

2.0010 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

92,219

2.0043 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

96,238

2.0275 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

103,248

2.0611 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

140,999

2.0069 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

160,987

1.9955 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

352,052

2.0516 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

842,043

2.0485 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

4p ordinary

CFD

Long

223

1.9955 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,250

2.0467 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Long

3,925

2.0231 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Long

10,000

2.0400 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Long

10,000

1.9814 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Long

25,000

1.9866 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Long

48,179

2.0010 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Long

78,217

2.0125 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

92,219

2.0043 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

116,248

2.0087 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Long

160,764

1.9954 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

352,052

2.0516 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

842,043

2.0486 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,750

1.9926 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,129

2.0152 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,144

2.0226 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,504

2.0372 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,553

2.0142 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,461

2.0019 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,614

2.0053 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,888

2.0029 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,337

2.0026 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

7,148

2.0145 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Short

8,595

1.9954 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

9,150

2.0023 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Short

13,842

1.9956 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

14,915

2.0036 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

17,645

2.0041 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

21,561

2.0043 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

30,857

2.0045 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

34,572

2.0042 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

137,467

2.0121 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

168,399

2.0201 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

187,931

2.0253 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

225,321

2.0710 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Short

292,056

2.0318 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

343,234

2.0177 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

356,036

2.0343 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

854,277

2.0239 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:

24 Feb 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213