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:

16 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:

17,034,314

2.46%

7,246,420

1.05%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

7,118,355

1.03%

16,724,524

2.42%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

24,152,669

3.49%

23,970,944

3.46%

(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

199

2.0390 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

304

2.0060 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

406

2.0170 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

878

2.0340 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

881

2.0050 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,032

1.9990 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,032

1.9989 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,413

2.0350 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,469

2.0022 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,585

1.9940 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,097

1.9925 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,402

1.9981 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,420

2.0104 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,583

1.9995 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,203

2.0000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,130

1.9999 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,196

1.9982 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,444

1.9972 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,772

2.0103 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

12,963

2.0152 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,016

2.0119 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

15,393

2.0172 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

40,175

2.0108 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

69,758

2.0075 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

139,196

2.0290 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

148,029

2.0125 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

200,000

2.0114 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

881

2.0050 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,032

1.9990 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,052

2.0103 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,058

1.9910 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,480

2.0200 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,591

1.9909 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,453

2.0100 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,163

2.0140 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,337

2.0027 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,414

2.0097 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

21,136

2.0291 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

21,243

1.9949 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

86,164

1.9976 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

152,171

2.0031 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

200,787

2.0048 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

207,102

1.9948 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

23

2.0029 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

667

2.0059 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

806

2.0008 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,777

2.0170 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

5,424

1.9903 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,977

2.0289 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

8,026

2.0005 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

21,220

1.9949 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

41,830

2.0057 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

53,987

2.0009 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

72,100

2.0043 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

191,185

2.0051 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

200,458

1.9937 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,619

2.0290 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,842

2.0093 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,620

2.0142 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,161

2.0064 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

7,133

2.0200 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

9,855

2.0136 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,338

2.0124 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

14,853

2.0202 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

16,565

2.0156 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

36,675

2.0163 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

37,274

2.0104 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

93,062

2.0102 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

139,196

2.0289 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

200,000

2.0114 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:

17 Mar 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213