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:

29 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:

14,322,181

2.07%

6,208,809

0.90%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,007,150

0.87%

13,455,679

1.94%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,338

0.17%

TOTAL:

20,329,331

2.94%

20,834,826

3.01%

(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

420,469

1.8557 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

316,782

1.8564 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

156,048

1.8350 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

113,408

1.8298 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

86,554

1.8391 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

66,584

1.8560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

63,566

1.8567 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

53,468

1.8958 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

33,314

1.8566 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

25,544

1.8043 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

18,998

1.8842 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

18,081

1.8512 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,977

1.8380 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,369

1.8414 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,392

1.8178 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,662

1.8352 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,740

1.8812 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,725

1.8477 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,000

1.8775 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,171

1.8960 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,297

1.8664 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,071

1.8580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,701

1.8725 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,694

1.9019 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,366

1.8790 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,119

1.8070 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

652

1.8345 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

459

1.8530 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

382

1.8554 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

278,379

1.8560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

148,204

1.8770 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

122,726

1.8585 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

96,491

1.8559 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

38,498

1.8674 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

25,708

1.8613 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

20,800

1.8384 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

17,546

1.8029 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

17,309

1.8566 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,584

1.8593 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,383

1.8301 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,930

1.8083 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,369

1.8470 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,165

1.8694 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,463

1.8524 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,409

1.8795 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,392

1.8060 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,067

1.8475 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,952

1.8785 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,366

1.8790 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,119

1.8071 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

971

1.8590 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

513

1.8860 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

777

1.8100 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,171

1.8960 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,872

1.8564 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,767

1.8041 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

42,293

1.8444 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

50,543

1.8375 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

63,566

1.8567 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

113,408

1.8298 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

156,048

1.8350 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

385,304

1.8560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,000

1.8603 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

9,999

1.8606 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

16,000

1.8596 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,500

1.8272 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

391

1.8920 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

810

1.8820 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,463

1.8524 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,711

1.8248 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,159

1.8322 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,279

1.9240 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,165

1.8694 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,239

1.8744 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

17,546

1.8029 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

22,500

1.8571 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

26,642

1.8880 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

52,010

1.8560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

96,491

1.8559 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

115,572

1.8743 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,116

1.8350 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,253

1.8382 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

14,999

1.8378 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

15,001

1.8497 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

53,468

1.8958 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

12,650

1.8599 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:

30 May 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

-1,170,338

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: