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:

21 Apr 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:

20,357,938

2.94%

7,124,480

1.03%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,893,162

1.00%

20,319,959

2.94%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

27,251,100

3.94%

27,444,439

3.97%

(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

1,262

2.2420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,106

2.2510 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,490

2.2430 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,180

2.2421 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,076

2.2494 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

20,549

2.2460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

21,275

2.2480 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

21,953

2.2493 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

31,645

2.2500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

41,000

2.2442 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

44,537

2.2495 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

44,537

2.2551 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

44,537

2.2501 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

44,952

2.2440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

55,988

2.2481 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

76,075

2.2470 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

213,687

2.2479 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

222,680

2.2431 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

250,168

2.2422 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

935,252

2.2411 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

766

2.2460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,518

2.2416 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,000

2.2500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,212

2.2497 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,000

2.2464 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,055

2.2450 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,849

2.2422 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

25,893

2.2425 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

44,885

2.2443 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

50,000

2.2492 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

50,000

2.2482 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

75,000

2.2472 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

84,217

2.2469 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

136,169

2.2446 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

166,000

2.2400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

308,783

2.2454 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

CFD

Long

1

2.2500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

765

2.2460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,518

2.2416 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,535

2.2465 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,843

2.2459 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

10,006

2.2411 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

23,376

2.2488 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

47,036

2.2464 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

122,830

2.2450 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

136,169

2.2446 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

146,784

2.2444 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,929

2.2477 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

10,619

2.2469 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

15,904

2.2459 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

27,105

2.2500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

39,482

2.2460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

44,536

2.2440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

44,537

2.2501 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

44,537

2.2551 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

44,537

2.2495 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

57,577

2.2455 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

91,138

2.2508 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

222,680

2.2431 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

935,252

2.2411 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 Apr 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213