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:

16 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:

26,247,237

3.79%

6,467,996

0.93%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,099,585

0.88%

25,459,775

3.68%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,286

0.17%

TOTAL:

32,346,822

4.68%

33,098,057

4.78%

(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

231,925

2.0440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

146,910

2.0404 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

79,789

2.0300 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

32,560

2.0421 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,875

2.0347 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,845

2.0271 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,392

2.0142 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,793

2.0161 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

188

2.0438 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

125

2.0322 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,652,593

2.0440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

160,250

2.0431 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

70,458

2.0315 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

63,670

2.0438 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

32,869

2.0206 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

28,577

2.0227 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

23,177

2.0300 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

22,382

2.0441 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,800

2.0242 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,519

2.0211 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,490

2.0432 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,808

2.0199 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,789

2.0302 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,344

2.0052 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,000

2.0240 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,140

2.0000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

923

2.0261 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

428

2.0121 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

415

2.0341 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

330

2.0238 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

12,606

2.0178 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,260

2.0001 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

496

2.0439 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

600

2.0192 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,800

2.0242 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,987

2.0281 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

1,637,181

2.0440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

131,516

2.0429 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

63,670

2.0438 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,188

2.0300 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

109

2.0033 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,577

2.0227 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,088

2.0240 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

83,344

2.0440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,875

2.0347 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,074

1.9999 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,270

2.0180 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,808

2.0199 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

330

2.0238 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,364

2.0260 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

125

2.0322 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

300

2.0373 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

181

2.0381 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

215,992

2.0440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

8,684

2.0206 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,490

2.0432 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,000

2.0437 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,000

2.0202 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

428

2.0121 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

415

2.0341 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,570

2.0318 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

218

2.0020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,185

2.0206 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,354

2.0209 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

67,919

2.0440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,793

2.0161 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:

17 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

-1,170,286

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: