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:

28 Mar 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:

18,196,808

2.63%

7,496,812

1.08%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

7,314,270

1.06%

18,008,613

2.60%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

25,511,078

3.69%

25,505,425

3.69%

(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

31

1.9775 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

57

1.9308 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

245

1.9307 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

302

1.9310 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

553

1.9407 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

975

2.0020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,060

1.9470 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,223

1.9517 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,238

1.9585 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,581

1.9746 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,823

1.9360 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,918

1.9614 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,890

1.9639 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,973

1.9647 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,507

1.9506 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,735

1.9160 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,031

1.9589 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

15,873

1.9236 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

17,833

1.9496 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

18,217

1.9156 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

24,265

1.9491 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

24,666

1.9825 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

32,929

1.9453 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

100,199

1.9925 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

346,358

1.9222 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

169

1.9530 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

604

1.9310 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,078

1.9350 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,249

1.9957 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,285

1.9340 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,487

1.9490 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,703

1.9160 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,997

1.9346 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,652

1.9613 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,774

1.9492 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,086

1.9472 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,509

1.9536 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,983

1.9882 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

24,640

1.9672 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

26,000

1.9524 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

28,748

1.9781 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

34,891

1.9252 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

50,613

1.9553 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

96,279

1.9204 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

117,063

1.9517 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

122,202

1.9491 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

1,000

2.0003 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

4,157

1.9692 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

4,196

1.9669 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

10,713

1.9668 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

13,927

1.9676 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

17,458

1.9159 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

23,683

1.9597 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

26,000

1.9524 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

30,392

1.9500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

33,898

1.9576 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

37,456

1.9639 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

62,229

1.9433 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

81,061

1.9531 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

31

1.9775 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

172

1.9479 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

235

1.9910 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

500

1.9337 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

553

1.9407 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,662

1.9663 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

7,507

1.9506 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

15,873

1.9236 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

17,833

1.9496 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

22,914

1.9651 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

27,231

1.9203 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

27,704

1.9517 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

30,578

1.9540 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

100,199

1.9925 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

124,957

1.9194 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

155,752

1.9160 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:

29 Mar 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213