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:

08 Mar 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:

14,993,618

2.17%

6,614,834

0.96%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,417,103

0.93%

14,683,099

2.12%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

21,410,721

3.09%

21,297,933

3.08%

(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

48

2.1745 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

136

2.1724 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

148

2.1670 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

301

2.1645 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

664

2.1612 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

727

2.1910 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

862

2.1700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,026

2.1600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,297

2.1679 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,377

2.1716 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,042

2.1610 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,560

2.1620 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,768

2.1714 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,353

2.1684 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,746

2.1697 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,407

2.1644 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,309

2.1660 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,362

2.1629 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,630

2.1737 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,242

2.1669 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

21,957

2.1649 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

23,496

2.1664 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

32,027

2.1655 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

44,720

2.1780 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

49,562

2.1672 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

71,176

2.1661 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

112,783

2.1693 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

147,579

2.1718 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

754,419

2.1615 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

34

2.1720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

126

2.1620 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

658

2.1700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

717

2.1677 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,343

2.1763 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,976

2.1615 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,324

2.1715 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,615

2.1666 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,827

2.1610 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,957

2.1637 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,000

2.1618 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,000

2.1612 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

32,497

2.1672 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

33,978

2.1644 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

57,617

2.1701 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

120,406

2.1780 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

166,447

2.1653 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

247,805

2.1671 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

277,549

2.1662 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

92

2.1619 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

183

2.1779 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

454

2.1710 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

717

2.1677 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,343

2.1763 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,802

2.1598 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,615

2.1666 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,857

2.1670 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,680

2.1779 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

7,825

2.1606 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

11,769

2.1647 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

16,000

2.1612 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

27,121

2.1637 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

40,935

2.1645 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

57,617

2.1701 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

64,163

2.1699 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

84,058

2.1631 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

117,832

2.1647 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

125,133

2.1687 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

48

2.1745 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

175

2.1602 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

183

2.1779 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

204

2.1700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

227

2.1710 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

299

2.1780 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

727

2.1910 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

880

2.1687 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,043

2.1678 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,768

2.1714 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,907

2.1765 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,802

2.1671 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

39,592

2.1672 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

54,699

2.1707 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

79,091

2.1696 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

752,443

2.1614 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:

09 Mar 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213