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:

30 Jul 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:

30,252,637

4.37%

5,453,519

0.79%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

5,132,943

0.74%

29,309,879

4.24%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,321

0.17%

TOTAL:

35,385,580

5.11%

35,933,719

5.19%

(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

362,156

2.0514 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

315,919

2.0569 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

254,163

2.0380 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

136,776

2.0427 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

132,487

2.0512 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

106,187

2.0531 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

102,740

2.0590 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

2.0510 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

2.0530 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

2.0490 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

90,336

2.0471 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

62,549

2.0539 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

60,486

2.0577 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

34,088

2.0547 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

30,154

2.0378 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

26,734

2.0523 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

17,423

2.0500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,630

2.0372 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,969

2.0582 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,731

2.0660 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,407

2.0557 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,699

2.0568 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,176

2.0600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,874

2.0610 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,661

2.0560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,500

2.0570 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,290

2.0492 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,252

2.0580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,853

2.0608 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,606

2.0389 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,408

2.0420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,144

2.0440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

621

2.0460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

443

2.0480 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3

2.0603 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

322,064

2.0379 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

141,549

2.0380 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

96,944

2.0460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

54,865

2.0519 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

45,616

2.0534 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

45,277

2.0510 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

36,566

2.0532 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

25,869

2.0500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

18,678

2.0426 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,869

2.0480 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,942

2.0432 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,716

2.0490 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

11,423

2.0516 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,108

2.0597 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,325

2.0494 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,420

2.0538 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,668

2.0481 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,414

2.0660 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,890

2.0495 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,599

2.0566 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,053

2.0420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,914

2.0476 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,252

2.0580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,765

2.0447 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,765

2.0540 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,144

2.0440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

842

2.0600 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

Decreasing Long

13,187

2.0563 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

251,191

2.0399 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

366

2.0638 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3

2.0600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

300

2.0526 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

248

2.0411 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,300

2.0494 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

309,561

2.0569 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,358

2.0569 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

54,865

2.0519 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

55,835

2.0380 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,734

2.0523 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

120,000

2.0530 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

132,487

2.0512 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

362,156

2.0514 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,420

2.0538 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,860

2.0494 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

164

2.0561 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

55,462

2.0584 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,704

2.0600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,000

2.0583 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,000

2.0242 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

26,015

2.0380 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,606

2.0389 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,716

2.0490 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,025

2.0494 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

668

2.0471 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,290

2.0492 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

21,459

2.0433 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45,616

2.0534 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

40,093

2.0380 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,381

2.0465 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

280,000

2.0530 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:

31 Jul 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

-1,170,321

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: