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:

12 May 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:

21,639,600

3.13%

8,781,716

1.27%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

8,591,266

1.24%

21,592,734

3.12%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

30,230,866

4.37%

30,374,450

4.39%

(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

608

2.1897 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,243

2.1920 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,252

2.2020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,343

2.2000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,662

2.1950 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,026

2.2022 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,325

2.1936 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,382

2.2025 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,671

2.1946 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,631

2.1914 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

20,253

2.1898 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

53,902

2.1991 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

351,589

2.1900 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,333

2.1989 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,180

2.1901 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,424

2.1949 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

60,439

2.1904 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

184,994

2.1937 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

214,021

2.1926 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

595,328

2.1900 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

1,498

2.2008 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,099

2.2011 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,801

2.1884 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

32,436

2.1930 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

39,970

2.1912 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

43,934

2.1920 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

71,013

2.1965 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

214,021

2.1926 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

304,543

2.1900 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1

2.1940 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

333

2.2040 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,024

2.1900 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,939

2.2039 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,956

2.2020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,119

2.2026 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,319

2.1904 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

13,696

2.1915 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

19,559

2.1945 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

41,810

2.2010 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:

15 May 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213