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:

01 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:

4p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

12,045,250

1.74%

6,686,549

0.97%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,452,610

0.93%

11,712,125

1.69%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

18,497,860

2.67%

18,398,674

2.66%

(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

593

1.9590 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

636

1.9582 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

788

1.9615 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

789

1.9710 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

790

1.9500 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,577

1.9569 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

3,306

1.9608 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

4,082

1.9605 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

4,093

1.9637 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

5,384

1.9530 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

5,387

1.9620 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

7,220

1.9563 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

8,170

1.9377 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

8,904

1.9567 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

15,931

1.9597 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

16,180

1.9630 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

17,983

1.9607 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

33,153

1.9603 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

44,076

1.9551 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

41

1.9635 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

270

1.9414 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

864

1.9549 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

933

1.9401 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,493

1.9630 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,880

1.9636 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

2,315

1.9506 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

5,267

1.9515 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

5,454

1.9529 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

5,886

1.9567 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

7,543

1.9483 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

8,170

1.9377 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

9,764

1.9627 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

14,230

1.9570 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

29,786

1.9489 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

50,309

1.9608 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

92,724

1.9517 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

270

1.9414 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

933

1.9401 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,955

1.9538 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

9,740

1.9392 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

14,230

1.9571 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

51,986

1.9483 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

68,327

1.9546 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2

1.9625 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

330

1.9664 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

562

1.9655 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,488

1.9486 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,976

1.9602 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Short

5,687

1.9520 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,196

1.9630 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,334

1.9471 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

7,126

1.9682 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Short

7,425

1.9583 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

11,228

1.9593 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

11,954

1.9482 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

12,662

1.9605 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:

02 Mar 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213