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:

06 Apr 2023

(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:

18,605,318

2.69%

6,826,447

0.99%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,605,309

0.95%

18,550,149

2.68%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

25,210,627

3.64%

25,376,596

3.67%

(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

115

2.1380 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

130

2.1556 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

974

2.1383 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,869

2.1570 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,116

2.1456 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,461

2.1659 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,461

2.1660 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,720

2.1567 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

23,614

2.1525 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

50,129

2.1498 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

78,568

2.1526 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

119,097

2.1240 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

169,189

2.1391 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

130

2.1556 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,557

2.1360 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,240

2.1452 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,461

2.1662 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,461

2.1660 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,372

2.1240 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,815

2.1366 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

17,524

2.1241 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

17,647

2.1239 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

29,289

2.1532 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

54,661

2.1384 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

101,073

2.1242 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

CFD

Long

119

2.1240 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

376

2.1439 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

403

2.1597 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,156

2.1298 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

7,207

2.1357 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

8,917

2.1527 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

13,392

2.1433 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

14,450

2.1565 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

17,647

2.1239 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

54,661

2.1384 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

1

2.1200 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

115

2.1380 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

1,915

2.1373 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,275

2.1609 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,892

2.1510 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

21,339

2.1516 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

26,813

2.1263 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

38,355

2.1429 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

39,799

2.1359 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

75,676

2.1526 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

113,410

2.1468 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?

NO

Date of disclosure:

07 Apr 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213