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:

20 May 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:

13,561,528

1.96%

6,906,278

1.00%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,679,128

0.97%

12,604,688

1.82%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,351

0.17%

TOTAL:

20,240,656

2.93%

20,681,317

2.99%

(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

77,699

1.8786 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

62,221

1.8780 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

19,122

1.8863 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

18,475

1.8779 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

17,242

1.8867 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

16,764

1.8842 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,478

1.8848 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,065

1.8881 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,546

1.8833 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,342

1.8821 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,732

1.8857 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,272

1.8901 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,170

1.8865 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,263

1.8740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

995

1.8920 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

851

1.8840 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

408

1.8914 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

349

1.8810 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

274

1.8843 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

68

1.8890 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

77,906

1.8779 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

72,812

1.8788 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

62,030

1.8829 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

45,836

1.8780 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

32,407

1.8864 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

21,903

1.8808 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

11,056

1.8810 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,125

1.8839 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,478

1.8856 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,272

1.8903 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,586

1.8820 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,345

1.8835 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,148

1.8860 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

689

1.8900 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

72

1.8855 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

68

1.8890 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

-252

1.8774 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

208

1.8830 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

995

1.8920 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,342

1.8821 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,227

1.8812 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,588

1.8860 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,122

1.8814 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,692

1.8867 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

19,122

1.8863 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

70,924

1.8780 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7

1.8785 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

114

1.8949 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,239

1.8779 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,671

1.8777 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5

1.9000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

137

1.8809 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

689

1.8900 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

885

1.8864 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

990

1.8849 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,113

1.8815 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,148

1.8860 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,345

1.8835 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,478

1.8856 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,139

1.8864 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

62,030

1.8829 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

77,906

1.8779 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

21,903

1.8808 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:

21 May 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

-1,170,351

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: