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:

28 May 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:

14,224,144

2.06%

6,721,674

0.97%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,522,421

0.94%

13,388,191

1.94%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,338

0.17%

TOTAL:

20,746,565

3.00%

21,280,203

3.08%

(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

110,259

1.9030 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

108,655

1.9083 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,176

1.9037 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,334

1.9150 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,292

1.9177 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,737

1.9209 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,598

1.9089 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,506

1.9220 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,134

1.9025 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,625

1.9285 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,077

1.9268 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,886

1.9140 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,871

1.9100 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,161

1.9400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,941

1.9327 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,480

1.9410 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,419

1.9086 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,229

1.9300 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,229

1.9299 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,213

1.9002 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

725

1.9390 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

236,187

1.9043 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

184,472

1.9030 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,755

1.9167 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,181

1.9296 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,933

1.9234 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,723

1.9189 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,653

1.9029 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,878

1.8850 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,660

1.9152 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,993

1.9113 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,782

1.9314 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,640

1.9300 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,606

1.9046 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

761

1.9117 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

287

1.9170 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

120

1.9025 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,243

1.9024 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

Closing Long

7,134

1.9025 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

674

1.9030 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,419

1.9086 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,161

1.9400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,121

1.9285 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,556

1.9060 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,506

1.9220 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,598

1.9089 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,371

1.9072 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,176

1.9037 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

78,189

1.9030 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

101,969

1.9141 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

80

1.9039 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,232

1.9297 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,878

1.8850 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,923

1.9167 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

14,899

1.9030 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

22,921

1.9029 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

761

1.9117 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

978

1.9231 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,782

1.9314 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,417

1.9102 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,600

1.8929 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,000

1.9210 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,551

1.9318 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,652

1.9290 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,653

1.9029 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,723

1.9189 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,446

1.9216 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,755

1.9167 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

192,905

1.9030 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

236

1.9019 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

13,163

1.9163 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:

29 May 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

-1,170,338

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: