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:

19 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:

28,298,680

4.09%

5,907,953

0.85%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

5,556,710

0.80%

27,527,300

3.98%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,283

0.17%

TOTAL:

33,855,390

4.89%

34,605,536

5.00%

(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

39,016

2.0674 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

31,394

2.0660 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

30,235

2.0669 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

19,930

2.0678 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,703

2.0698 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,988

2.0672 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,000

2.0760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,277

2.0746 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,958

2.0740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,074

2.0664 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,358

2.0680 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,030

2.0730 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,575

2.0685 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,302

2.0702 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

800

2.0640 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

446

2.0780 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

74

2.0690 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3

2.0704 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2

2.0737 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

18,570

2.0691 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,853

2.0663 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,898

2.0684 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,525

2.0687 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,604

2.0656 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,569

2.0680 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,582

2.0604 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,094

2.0660 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,962

2.0740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,958

2.0742 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,074

2.0685 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,032

2.0669 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,644

2.0639 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,369

2.0659 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,319

2.0770 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

800

2.0640 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

327

2.0673 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

22

2.0619 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

1,159

2.0683 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,673

2.0660 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

194

2.0657 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,282

2.0674 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

303

2.0645 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,924

2.0664 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,074

2.0684 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,525

2.0687 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

2,471

2.0738 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,570

2.0691 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,846

2.0660 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,988

2.0672 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,302

2.0681 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,582

2.0604 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

564

2.0659 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

327

2.0673 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

74

2.0690 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,000

2.0760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

1,644

2.0639 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

805

2.0659 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,758

2.0680 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

22

2.0619 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

19,930

2.0678 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,302

2.0702 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,898

2.0684 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,411

2.0660 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,380

2.0682 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:

22 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

-1,170,283

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: