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:

10 Jun 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:

17,736,657

2.56%

5,852,263

0.85%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

5,671,531

0.82%

17,019,546

2.46%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,472

0.17%

TOTAL:

23,408,188

3.38%

24,042,281

3.48%

(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

324,908

1.9700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

59,247

1.9729 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

22,960

1.9760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

17,738

1.9712 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,635

1.9771 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,044

1.9854 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,873

1.9787 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,609

1.9972 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,460

1.9770 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

987

1.9867 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

433

1.9890 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

350

1.9900 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

198

1.9740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

47

1.9879 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

258,630

1.9700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

92,580

1.9813 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

83,228

1.9723 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

40,199

1.9729 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

35,382

1.9773 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,836

1.9701 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,537

1.9736 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,235

1.9721 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,925

1.9716 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,454

1.9730 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,896

1.9742 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,297

1.9717 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,138

1.9726 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,008

1.9776 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,422

1.9744 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,518

1.9695 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

766

1.9661 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

572

1.9829 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

473

1.9710 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

448

1.9868 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

266

1.9846 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

198

1.9740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

121

1.9699 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

60

1.9979 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

47

1.9880 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

Decreasing Long

10,051

1.9700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22,960

1.9760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

44

2.0320 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

382

1.9902 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

422

1.9922 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

572

1.9829 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

789

1.9894 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,026

1.9834 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,800

1.9776 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,167

1.9776 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,925

1.9716 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,026

1.9722 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

35,382

1.9773 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16

1.9719 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

36

1.9711 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

60

1.9979 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

225

1.9699 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,208

1.9776 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,422

1.9744 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

40,199

1.9729 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

80,316

1.9809 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

83,176

1.9723 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

350

1.9900 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

433

1.9890 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

764

1.9902 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,609

1.9972 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,873

1.9787 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,044

1.9854 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,580

1.9876 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,648

1.9700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,307

1.9700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

7,330

1.9793 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

13,304

1.9819 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

16,095

1.9773 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:

11 Jun 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

-1,170,472

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: