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:

09 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:

21,172,925

3.06%

6,933,429

1.00%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,461,465

0.93%

20,472,926

2.96%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,419

0.17%

TOTAL:

27,634,390

3.99%

28,576,774

4.13%

(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

207,973

1.9563 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

61,652

1.9455 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

55,164

1.9509 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

42,793

1.9440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

26,419

1.9519 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

20,526

1.9494 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

19,504

1.9506 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

19,255

1.9496 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

18,501

1.9474 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

1.9760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,848

1.9481 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,342

1.9399 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,182

1.9493 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,228

1.9438 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,788

1.9450 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,192

1.9439 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,517

1.9550 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,440

1.9527 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

610

1.9500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

53,488

1.9468 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

52,576

1.9440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

30,247

1.9484 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

18,597

1.9439 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,272

1.9539 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,054

1.9457 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,177

1.9438 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,297

1.9467 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,751

1.9526 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,927

1.9462 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,028

1.9490 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,477

1.9436 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,727

1.9460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,684

1.9350 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,394

1.9580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,234

1.9418 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

959

1.9463 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

237

1.9599 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

Increasing Long

31,942

1.9455 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,878

1.9411 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

8,455

1.9440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,289

1.9631 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,538

1.9581 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,733

1.9483 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,210

1.9438 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,290

1.9467 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

446

1.9476 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,681

1.9550 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,837

1.9460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,007

1.9467 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,751

1.9527 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,433

1.9440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,526

1.9494 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

610

1.9500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,297

1.9513 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

207,973

1.9563 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,177

1.9438 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

18,597

1.9439 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,837

1.9443 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

19,810

1.9480 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,505

1.9499 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,095

1.9512 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,000

1.9618 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

52,000

1.9555 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

238

1.9389 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

967

1.9483 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,927

1.9462 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

18,501

1.9474 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,704

1.9440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,255

1.9496 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,164

1.9507 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:

10 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

-1,170,419

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: