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:

03 Apr 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:

18,435,439

2.66%

7,767,225

1.12%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

7,539,400

1.09%

18,376,927

2.66%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

25,974,839

3.75%

26,144,152

3.78%

(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

558

2.0397 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

614

2.0260 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

709

2.0479 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

715

2.0420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

902

2.0390 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

942

2.0490 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,047

2.0440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,995

2.0404 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,184

2.0447 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,517

2.0480 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,906

2.0435 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,051

2.0312 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,138

2.0459 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,881

2.0460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,258

2.0452 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,833

2.0427 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,715

2.0400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,499

2.0407 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,492

2.0457 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

44,632

2.0434 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

55,608

2.0450 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

180

2.0452 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

709

2.0480 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

715

2.0420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,073

2.0280 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,244

2.0451 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,474

2.0500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,993

2.0362 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,846

2.0460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,273

2.0399 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,583

2.0428 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,704

2.0438 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

48,643

2.0448 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

63,197

2.0409 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

199

2.0419 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

516

2.0658 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,098

2.0380 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,474

2.0500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

8,770

2.0421 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

63,197

2.0409 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

768

2.0421 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

800

2.0494 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

878

2.0480 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,384

2.0420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

1,716

2.0445 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,724

2.0460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

11,808

2.0427 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

18,413

2.0439 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

46,571

2.0436 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:

04 Apr 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213