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 Feb 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:

4p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

8,936,921

1.29%

6,435,211

0.93%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,125,263

0.89%

8,592,706

1.24%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

15,062,184

2.18%

15,027,917

2.17%

(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

4p ordinary

Purchase

589

1.9460 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

590

1.9870 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

598

1.9475 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

613

1.9425 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

641

1.9490 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

653

1.9385 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

660

1.9915 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

669

1.9740 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

685

1.9495 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

711

1.9850 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

799

1.9525 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,226

1.9456 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,231

1.9538 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,278

1.9540 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,282

1.9465 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,969

1.9487 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

3,399

1.9520 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

3,557

1.9468 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

3,939

1.9627 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

4,115

1.9500 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

4,773

1.9560 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

5,035

1.9572 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

7,934

1.9629 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

15,397

1.9728 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

17,138

1.9588 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

19,506

1.9615 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

19,634

1.9531 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

21,980

1.9565 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

27,657

1.9666 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

36,374

1.9681 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

48,171

1.9648 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

49,237

1.9595 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

53,737

1.9619 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

80,462

1.9628 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

81,594

1.9470 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

130,165

1.9571 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

167,691

1.9583 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

263,246

1.9730 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

447,471

1.9543 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

820,000

1.9621 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

822,742

1.9913 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

551

1.9777 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

589

1.9460 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

613

1.9425 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

641

1.9490 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

653

1.9385 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

669

1.9420 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

669

1.9740 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

685

1.9495 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

709

1.9600 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

711

1.9850 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

973

1.9767 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,009

1.9880 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,087

1.9751 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,278

1.9540 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,281

1.9520 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,282

1.9465 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,395

1.9525 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,904

1.9682 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

2,119

1.9821 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

2,316

1.9789 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

2,537

1.9672 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

3,096

1.9900 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

3,508

1.9892 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

3,616

1.9700 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

4,115

1.9500 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

4,161

1.9431 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

4,374

1.9722 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

5,956

1.9595 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

7,301

1.9491 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

14,232

1.9678 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

23,245

1.9669 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

32,681

1.9559 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

37,071

1.9567 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

52,688

1.9646 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

59,199

1.9624 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

128,494

1.9651 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

143,877

1.9548 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

188,173

1.9762 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

290,048

1.9519 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

864,629

1.9470 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

960,000

1.9572 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

817

1.9507 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,557

1.9772 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,616

1.9700 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,217

1.9469 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

15,424

1.9729 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

25,177

1.9568 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

26,313

1.9470 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Long

34,905

1.9649 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Long

48,411

1.9470 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

102,332

1.9516 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

116,236

1.9533 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

128,494

1.9651 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

174,863

1.9531 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,456

1.9725 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Short

4,082

1.9471 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,189

1.9694 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,359

1.9659 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

9,471

1.9732 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Short

25,868

1.9498 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Short

39,641

1.9470 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

50,558

1.9664 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

822,742

1.9914 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:

27 Feb 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213