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:

31 May 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:

14,839,203

2.14%

5,336,064

0.77%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

5,186,140

0.75%

14,011,372

2.03%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,339

0.17%

TOTAL:

20,025,343

2.89%

20,517,775

2.97%

(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

1,597,355

1.7696 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

416,032

1.7690 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

104,598

1.7698 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

48,418

1.8284 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

22,466

1.8273 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

19,151

1.8290 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,605

1.7689 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

12,336

1.7907 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,913

1.8241 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,973

1.8313 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,730

1.8146 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,721

1.8356 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,532

1.8212 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,055

1.8339 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,703

1.8360 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,595

1.8170 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,588

1.8120 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,066

1.8280 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

871

1.8410 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

726

1.7679 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

32

1.8060 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

369,495

1.7690 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

185,115

1.7754 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

121,996

1.8420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

82,822

1.7954 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

73,747

1.7696 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

50,195

1.8310 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

20,594

1.8760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

18,737

1.8124 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

11,450

1.8298 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

11,443

1.8332 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,913

1.8242 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,617

1.8341 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,796

1.8371 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,373

1.8280 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,289

1.8151 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,216

1.8082 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,960

1.8381 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,520

1.8380 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,453

1.8440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,373

1.8350 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,167

1.8115 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

576

1.8349 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

297

1.7709 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

18

1.8199 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

57

1.7679 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

Closing Long

576

1.8349 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

1,960

1.8381 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

2,796

1.8371 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

21,897

1.8357 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

227,720

1.7690 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,373

1.8350 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,672

1.8068 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,594

1.8760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,183

1.8365 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

121,996

1.8420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

18

1.8199 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,216

1.8082 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,956

1.8359 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,891

1.8248 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,443

1.8332 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,809

1.8321 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,322

1.8358 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

19,436

1.7898 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

31,026

1.8295 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

588

1.8303 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,495

1.8401 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,997

1.8288 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,030

1.7887 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,466

1.8273 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

43,545

1.7691 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

534,089

1.7690 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

871

1.8410 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

6,304

1.7838 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

17,848

1.8315 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

48,418

1.8284 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

594,255

1.7690 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:

03 Jun 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

-1,170,339

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: