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:

18 Jun 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:

18,035,718

2.61%

7,072,168

1.02%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,891,189

1.00%

17,399,518

2.51%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,254

0.17%

TOTAL:

24,926,907

3.60%

25,641,940

3.71%

(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

148,147

2.0049 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

123,001

2.0121 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

88,018

2.0087 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

64,808

2.0053 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

61,770

2.0160 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

53,413

1.9963 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

33,118

2.0091 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

17,175

1.9920 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,607

2.0117 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

1.9695 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,062

2.0028 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,991

2.0158 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,379

2.0079 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,769

1.9983 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,469

2.0089 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,000

2.0110 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,468

2.0056 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,387

2.0120 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,377

2.0060 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,940

2.0080 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,736

1.9660 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,393

2.0020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

506

2.0040 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

95

2.0074 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

50

2.0090 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

107,333

2.0034 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

79,944

2.0160 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

64,686

2.0039 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

40,268

2.0159 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,055

2.0072 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,898

1.9991 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,587

2.0121 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,233

2.0075 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,884

2.0115 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,688

2.0120 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,421

2.0052 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,283

2.0057 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,194

2.0060 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,000

2.0110 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,759

2.0113 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,585

2.0079 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,513

2.0080 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,393

2.0020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,224

1.9968 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,012

2.0040 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

700

1.9650 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

435

1.9600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

41

1.9714 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

278

2.0154 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

38

2.0080 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

50

2.0090 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

204

1.9500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

212

2.0077 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,736

1.9660 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,949

2.0072 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,468

2.0056 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,769

1.9983 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,554

2.0094 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

53,413

1.9963 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

58,134

2.0160 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

145,948

2.0049 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

316

1.9652 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,224

1.9968 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,177

1.9724 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,233

2.0076 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,898

1.9991 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,021

2.0160 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

41

1.9714 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

435

1.9600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

889

1.9640 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,421

2.0052 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,055

2.0072 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,197

1.9630 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

40,268

2.0159 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

51,447

2.0160 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

64,686

2.0039 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

49

2.0120 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

632

1.9652 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

799

1.9943 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,775

1.9823 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

15,253

2.0020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,175

1.9920 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

64,808

2.0053 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

174,000

2.0091 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:

19 Jun 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

-1,170,254

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: