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 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:

29,017,275

4.19%

5,407,085

0.78%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

5,062,110

0.73%

28,233,892

4.08%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,349

0.17%

TOTAL:

34,079,385

4.93%

34,811,326

5.03%

(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

220,521

2.1008 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

160,537

2.0742 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

154,929

2.0456 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

53,290

2.0340 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

39,686

2.0613 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

37,552

2.0665 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,345

2.0823 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,642

2.0338 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,386

2.0790 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,218

2.1080 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,080

2.1100 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,508

2.0901 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,005

2.1060 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,232

2.0561 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,090

2.0925 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,323

2.0700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

923

2.0680 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

324

2.0767 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

153,509

2.0351 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

92,245

2.0697 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

70,230

2.0339 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

47,893

2.0666 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

24,167

2.0617 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

23,165

2.0747 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,383

2.0549 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,138

2.0572 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,719

2.0577 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,204

2.0823 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,783

2.0770 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,652

2.0771 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,445

2.0691 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,959

2.1060 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,000

2.0410 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,846

2.0680 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

17,350

2.1018 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

15,000

2.0460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

146,071

2.0499 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

414

2.0771 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

10,231

2.0339 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

400

2.0904 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

812

2.0486 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

922

2.0340 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,167

2.0338 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,533

2.0747 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

47,890

2.0371 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

25,231

2.0340 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

10,389

2.0913 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

157,308

2.0742 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,439

2.0901 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,229

2.0742 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

69

2.0901 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

71,858

2.0341 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,734

2.0790 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

66,156

2.1009 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

70,230

2.0339 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,510

2.0668 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

39,843

2.0682 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

45,967

2.0710 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,925

2.0717 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,652

2.0771 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,846

2.1080 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,080

2.1100 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

324

2.0768 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,000

2.0677 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,000

2.0735 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,232

2.0561 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

37,552

2.0665 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

54,932

2.0340 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,090

2.0925 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

154,365

2.1009 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 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

-1,170,349

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: