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:

08 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:

20,864,621

3.02%

6,866,553

0.99%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,387,757

0.92%

20,143,479

2.91%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,329

0.17%

TOTAL:

27,252,378

3.94%

28,180,361

4.07%

(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

312,566

1.9570 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

148,049

1.9490 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

39,246

1.9572 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

37,198

1.9737 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

32,840

1.9525 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

20,375

1.9703 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,548

1.9558 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,348

1.9688 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,319

1.9552 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,916

1.9716 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,943

1.9557 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,901

1.9679 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,796

1.9560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,575

1.9602 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,269

1.9692 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,438

1.9486 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,206

1.9700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,150

1.9566 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

804

1.9729 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

158

1.9510 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

123

1.9521 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

114,461

1.9510 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

55,755

1.9489 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

33,792

1.9656 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

23,092

1.9501 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

22,150

1.9571 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

17,504

1.9595 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

15,648

1.9641 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,577

1.9576 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,638

1.9613 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,784

1.9541 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,300

1.9544 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,397

1.9720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,142

1.9500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,880

1.9699 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,575

1.9604 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,400

1.9752 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,146

1.9710 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,654

1.9703 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,635

1.9619 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,479

1.9590 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,206

1.9700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

123

1.9523 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

16,035

1.9498 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,024

1.9697 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,057

1.9603 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,785

1.9708 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

751

1.9629 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

738

1.9569 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,492

1.9489 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

460

1.9572 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,300

1.9544 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

249

1.9539 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,609

1.9616 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,142

1.9500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,267

1.9600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33,792

1.9657 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,213

1.9490 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,901

1.9679 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

804

1.9730 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

312,566

1.9570 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

55,755

1.9489 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,880

1.9699 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

47,087

1.9490 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,579

1.9621 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,003

1.9635 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,269

1.9692 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30,616

1.9760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,000

1.9569 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

464

1.9547 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

302

1.9549 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,784

1.9541 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,166

1.9569 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,392

1.9575 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,432

1.9490 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,150

1.9571 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,570

1.9608 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,048

1.9720 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:

09 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

-1,170,329

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: