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:

27 Feb 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:

4p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

10,235,870

1.48%

6,683,802

0.97%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,408,701

0.93%

9,896,508

1.43%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

16,644,571

2.41%

16,580,310

2.40%

(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

4p ordinary

Purchase

240

1.9385 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

382

1.9565 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

461

1.9500 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

535

1.9570 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

982

1.9476 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,140

1.9530 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

2,335

1.9547 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

3,972

1.9491 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

5,000

1.9520 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

5,247

1.9571 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

5,464

1.9535 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

13,662

1.9489 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

16,895

1.9434 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

29,955

1.9510 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

34,167

1.9620 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

39,229

1.9619 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

50,057

1.9515 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

115,294

1.9559 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,169,015

1.9633 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

469

1.9425 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

592

1.9520 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

745

1.9420 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

832

1.9550 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,399

1.9314 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

2,335

1.9547 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

2,563

1.9512 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

3,299

1.9485 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

3,383

1.9508 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

3,417

2.0525 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

4,413

1.9620 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

6,232

1.9474 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

10,934

1.9536 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

33,107

1.9504 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

40,339

1.9500 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

50,891

1.9584 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

278,724

1.9590 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

100

1.9414 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,620

1.9499 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,417

2.0526 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Long

4,413

1.9620 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,383

1.9491 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

132,454

1.9588 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

176,277

1.9577 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,250

1.9496 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,355

1.9508 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,447

1.9500 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Short

4,413

1.9620 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,941

1.9517 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,033

1.9498 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Short

10,143

1.9537 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

11,687

1.9583 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

24,137

1.9521 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

30,463

1.9620 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

73,144

1.9531 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,169,015

1.9634 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:

28 Feb 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213