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:

07 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:

14,499,498

2.10%

6,467,562

0.93%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,285,605

0.91%

14,185,709

2.05%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

20,785,103

3.00%

20,653,271

2.99%

(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

25

2.1880 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

581

2.1690 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

600

2.1980 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

618

2.2250 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

973

2.1999 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

973

2.2000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,407

2.2200 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,000

2.2330 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,118

2.1791 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,228

2.2209 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,495

2.2041 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,530

2.2100 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,075

2.2600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,854

2.1845 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,915

2.2579 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,965

2.2062 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,928

2.1955 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,363

2.1876 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,360

2.2215 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,542

2.1790 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,846

2.1964 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

15,866

2.2563 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

30,525

2.2188 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

31,321

2.1801 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

47,697

2.2023 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

47,986

2.2039 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

59,633

2.2212 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

205,502

2.2363 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

405,594

2.2261 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

822,004

2.2244 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,004,462

2.1746 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

25

2.1880 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

58

2.2220 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

80

2.1995 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

586

2.1985 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

592

2.1835 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

819

2.1999 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,072

2.2000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,273

2.1803 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,564

2.1746 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,884

2.1690 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,322

2.1696 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,342

2.2084 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,571

2.2270 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,000

2.2113 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,045

2.1834 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,049

2.1864 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,606

2.1798 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,819

2.1892 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,383

2.1948 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

22,585

2.1949 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

25,725

2.1713 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

30,740

2.1791 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

67,351

2.1768 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

82,592

2.1845 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

152,412

2.2210 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

468

2.2269 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

971

2.1965 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,132

2.1789 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

2,322

2.1696 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,074

2.1793 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,000

2.2113 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,685

2.1844 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

7,500

2.1751 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

7,500

2.1998 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

8,803

2.1945 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

10,865

2.1608 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

16,383

2.1948 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

18,164

2.1757 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

25,000

2.1694 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

25,725

2.1713 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

47,055

2.1771 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

56,547

2.1942 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

150,000

2.2211 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

234

2.2269 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

961

2.2061 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,646

2.2119 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,836

2.1962 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,154

2.2209 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,230

2.2184 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,854

2.1845 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,915

2.2579 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,216

2.2234 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,961

2.1956 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,181

2.2046 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

11,699

2.1773 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

15,866

2.2563 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

27,879

2.2194 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

47,697

2.2023 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

56,479

2.2212 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

95,822

2.2154 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

154,987

2.2314 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

204,232

2.2235 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

205,502

2.2363 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

822,004

2.2244 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,004,462

2.1745 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:

08 Mar 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213