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:

24 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:

20,401,879

2.95%

7,282,234

1.05%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

7,039,590

1.02%

20,368,145

2.94%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

27,441,469

3.97%

27,650,379

4.00%

(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

2.2420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

71

2.2491 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

99

2.2540 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,228

2.2400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,927

2.2320 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,270

2.2537 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,280

2.2417 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

18,831

2.2529 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

21,843

2.2487 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

175,469

2.2451 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

432,720

2.2360 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1

2.2420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,927

2.2320 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,016

2.2400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,041

2.2460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,482

2.2370 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,001

2.2345 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,156

2.2351 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,386

2.2342 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,636

2.2340 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,049

2.2388 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

11,656

2.2450 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

15,670

2.2540 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

15,848

2.2347 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

40,496

2.2362 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

41,870

2.2435 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

54,184

2.2434 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

89,307

2.2440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

124,891

2.2355 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

146,969

2.2446 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

202,966

2.2364 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

1

2.2460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2

2.2480 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2

2.2440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3

2.2500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4

2.2540 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5

2.2444 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,558

2.2447 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,001

2.2345 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,669

2.2451 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

21,426

2.2539 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

30,058

2.2467 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

32,106

2.2408 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

32,758

2.2365 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

35,613

2.2448 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

146,969

2.2446 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

71

2.2491 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

151

2.2506 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,119

2.2540 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,465

2.2498 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

7,488

2.2457 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

12,680

2.2475 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

26,316

2.2488 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

32,549

2.2466 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

45,063

2.2404 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

78,031

2.2459 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:

25 Apr 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213