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:

25 Jun 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:

19,576,483

2.83%

7,042,151

1.02%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,885,495

1.00%

18,981,368

2.74%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,217

0.17%

TOTAL:

26,461,978

3.82%

27,193,736

3.93%

(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

208,136

1.9720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

168,452

1.9729 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

60,040

1.9730 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

42,186

1.9760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

36,917

1.9737 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,015

1.9758 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,600

1.9743 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,624

1.9750 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,554

1.9740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,059

1.9800 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,294

1.9827 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

637

1.9721 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

478

1.9779 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

474

1.9770 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

97

1.9765 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

197,988

1.9722 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

97,208

1.9730 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

42,186

1.9760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

38,164

1.9784 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,148

1.9720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,787

1.9778 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,751

1.9755 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,640

1.9754 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,142

1.9743 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,801

1.9746 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,102

1.9741 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,712

1.9750 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,410

1.9742 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,012

1.9802 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,813

1.9774 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

839

1.9764 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

712

1.9785 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

451

1.9710 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

312

1.9795 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

191

1.9748 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

90

1.9763 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

97

1.9765 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

241

1.9780 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

980

1.9743 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,457

1.9750 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,015

1.9758 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

33,496

1.9736 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

55,012

1.9730 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

315

1.9754 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

765

1.9768 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

989

1.9760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,813

1.9774 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,200

1.9741 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,487

1.9750 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,787

1.9778 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

330

1.9838 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,264

1.9740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,330

1.9729 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,640

1.9754 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,751

1.9755 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,637

1.9790 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3

1.9733 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

183

1.9810 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

474

1.9770 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

478

1.9780 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,294

1.9827 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

56,119

1.9730 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

15,133

1.9792 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

87,680

1.9730 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

112,126

1.9729 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:

26 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

-1,170,217

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: