Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC Amendment

FORM 8.3

Amendment to Purchase

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:

23 March 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:

18,233,104

2.64%

7,275,118

1.05%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

7,133,451

1.03%

17,610,340

2.55%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

25,366,555

3.67%

24,885,458

3.60%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

138

2.0027 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

182

1.9900 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

229

2.0202 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

260

1.9845 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

398

1.9885 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

576

1.9620 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

833

2.0070 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

892

1.9610 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

897

2.0689 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

897

2.0690 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

909

1.9940 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,002

1.9935 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,430

2.0570 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,923

2.0077 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,319

2.0047 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,000

1.9805 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,469

1.9861 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,173

1.9611 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,137

1.9895 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,195

1.9849 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,504

2.0702 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

18,331

2.0288 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

25,038

2.0489 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

35,000

2.0178 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

49,970

1.9918 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

64,662

2.0099 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

122,916

2.0097 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

228,595

2.0750 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

294,904

1.9413 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

19

2.0700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

99

2.0755 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

228

1.9814 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

500

2.0580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

897

2.0690 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,407

1.9924 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,229

2.0724 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,057

2.0713 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,356

2.0685 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,492

2.0752 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,808

2.0451 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,748

2.0294 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,114

1.9768 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

18,313

2.0531 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

18,367

2.0671 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

18,636

2.0670 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

29,034

2.0171 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

31,350

2.0750 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

44,677

2.0581 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

56,293

2.0216 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

194,596

2.0749 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

222,237

2.0482 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

Long

228

1.9814 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,088

1.9841 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,500

2.0681 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 CFD

Long

1,940

2.0027 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

3,420

1.9829 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

4,312

2.0469 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 CFD

Long

11,867

2.0463 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

12,836

2.0669 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

14,001

2.0550 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

15,361

2.0567 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

16,480

2.0525 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

16,802

1.9837 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

31,000

2.0180 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

53,073

2.0359 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

82,835

2.0667 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

86,095

2.0484 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

182

1.9900 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

398

1.9885 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

591

2.0216 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,067

2.0129 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

7,500

1.9806 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

8,469

1.9861 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

10,045

2.0098 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

10,195

1.9849 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 CFD

Short

11,409

2.0687 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

21,070

1.9685 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

22,952

2.0249 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

26,396

2.0181 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

49,970

1.9918 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

122,916

2.0097 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

294,904

1.9413 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 person 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:

27 Mar 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213