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:

22 Mar 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:

17,899,411

2.59%

7,168,747

1.04%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

7,033,826

1.02%

17,569,393

2.54%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

24,933,237

3.60%

24,738,140

3.58%

(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

181

1.9916 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

205

1.9820 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

347

2.0550 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

724

2.0100 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,075

2.0580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,849

1.9930 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,929

1.9994 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,981

1.9803 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,968

1.9805 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,170

2.0214 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,622

2.0025 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,219

2.0231 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

17,016

2.0448 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

209,450

2.0343 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

258

2.0480 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,816

2.0074 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,000

2.0620 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,493

2.0451 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,060

2.0450 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,981

1.9805 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,331

2.0316 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,000

2.0340 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,464

1.9838 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

19,398

2.0417 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

22,028

2.0468 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

46,778

2.0413 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

73,392

2.0402 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

111,663

2.0436 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

540

2.0609 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

693

2.0574 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,384

2.0507 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

1,788

2.0637 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,993

2.0149 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,024

2.0553 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

8,114

2.0535 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

13,000

2.0340 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

13,914

2.0429 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

20,176

2.0449 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

23,201

2.0543 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

41,711

2.0317 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

68,286

2.0396 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

77,619

2.0430 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

181

1.9916 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

269

2.0319 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

347

2.0550 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,288

2.0575 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,862

2.0181 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,929

1.9994 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

7,810

2.0176 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

12,677

2.0562 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

25,934

2.0192 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

33,509

2.0043 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

60,152

2.0450 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

85,895

2.0392 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:

23 Mar 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213