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:

25 Jul 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:

28,728,651

4.15%

5,343,076

0.77%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

5,009,445

0.72%

27,970,149

4.04%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,373

0.17%

TOTAL:

33,738,096

4.88%

34,483,598

4.98%

(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

211,945

2.0770 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

142,053

2.0800 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

69,877

2.0742 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

55,432

2.0796 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

24,279

2.0761 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

22,210

2.0799 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

15,782

2.0776 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

15,049

2.0730 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

12,087

2.0749 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,893

2.0766 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,857

2.0729 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,510

2.0732 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,991

2.0797 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,763

2.0753 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,330

2.0780 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,839

2.0671 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,000

2.0820 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,159

2.0660 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

763

2.0683 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

600

2.0740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

510

2.0662 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4

2.0760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

65,659

2.0731 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

36,112

2.0749 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

30,568

2.0800 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

18,293

2.0720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

15,781

2.0727 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,898

2.0860 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,235

2.0748 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,604

2.0805 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,422

2.0754 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,700

2.0686 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,563

2.0802 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,255

2.0626 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,127

2.0757 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

867

2.0789 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

633

2.0820 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

92

2.0797 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

Increasing Long

39,980

2.0725 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

800

2.0767 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

9,353

2.0740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,898

2.0860 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

300

2.0786 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2

2.0800 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,320

2.0801 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,794

2.0748 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

19,730

2.0800 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,700

2.0686 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,073

2.0708 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36,112

2.0749 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

803

2.1180 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,893

2.0766 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,655

2.0800 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

18,293

2.0720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,763

2.0753 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,009

2.0756 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,086

2.0765 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

130,137

2.0766 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,782

2.0776 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

57,713

2.0785 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

96,607

2.0800 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,000

2.0722 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,127

2.0757 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

867

2.0789 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

92

2.0798 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,087

2.0749 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,835

2.0610 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,422

2.0754 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

510

2.0662 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

106,285

2.0741 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,165

2.0761 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,505

2.0800 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:

26 Jul 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

-1,170,373

1.7390

European

08-May-2025

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: