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:

04 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:

20,557,322

2.97%

7,007,579

1.01%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,522,549

0.94%

19,905,428

2.88%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,378

0.17%

TOTAL:

27,079,871

3.91%

28,083,385

4.06%

(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

153,223

1.9682 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

134,051

1.9680 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

90,099

1.9611 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

42,285

1.9678 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

31,956

1.9694 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

22,300

1.9674 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

20,000

1.9670 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

19,694

1.9684 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

17,691

1.9685 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

16,907

1.9679 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,752

1.9677 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,094

1.9675 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,094

1.9666 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,876

1.9700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,706

1.9654 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,500

1.9610 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,521

1.9845 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

400

1.9658 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

77,563

1.9680 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

57,143

1.9671 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

40,546

1.9699 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

33,631

1.9656 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

22,920

1.9649 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

15,994

1.9674 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,671

1.9640 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

11,001

1.9734 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,193

1.9666 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,889

1.9690 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,608

1.9622 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,420

1.9687 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,939

1.9702 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,138

1.9700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

266

1.9830 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

Increasing Long

21,062

1.9660 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,761

1.9700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,288

1.9598 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7,500

1.9658 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

12,000

1.9701 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,372

1.9718 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,300

1.9644 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

75,914

1.9680 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,329

1.9693 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

81,760

1.9677 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,608

1.9622 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,752

1.9677 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

51,555

1.9688 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

90,099

1.9611 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

22,920

1.9649 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,316

1.9651 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,706

1.9654 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

864

1.9675 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

100,333

1.9680 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,776

1.9714 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,536

1.9712 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

62,000

1.9673 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

794

1.9749 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,588

1.9749 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,193

1.9666 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

57,143

1.9671 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,996

1.9684 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,196

1.9680 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,691

1.9685 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:

05 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

-1,170,378

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: