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:

15 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:

16,806,970

2.43%

6,988,988

1.01%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,858,545

0.99%

16,495,001

2.38%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

23,665,515

3.42%

23,483,989

3.39%

(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

161

2.0600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

200

2.0300 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

443

2.0840 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

698

2.1020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

741

2.0520 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

769

2.1400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

775

2.0660 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

874

2.0670 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

885

2.0740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

899

2.0560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

900

2.1350 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,015

2.0650 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,532

2.1240 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,555

2.0540 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,560

2.1019 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,789

2.0607 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,078

2.0485 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,648

2.0571 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,009

2.0689 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,335

2.1360 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,405

2.0938 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,588

2.1390 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,929

2.0804 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,736

2.0207 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,923

2.1375 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,382

2.0577 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

43,200

2.0200 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

85,118

2.0369 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

2.0814 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

2.0514 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

166,876

2.0655 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

258,983

2.0418 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

400,000

2.1025 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,279,020

2.0901 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

698

2.1020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

733

2.0540 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

769

2.0760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

769

2.1400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

874

2.0670 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

899

2.0560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

900

2.1350 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,015

2.0650 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,060

2.0526 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,459

2.0600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,532

2.1240 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,669

2.0893 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,834

2.1370 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,856

2.1325 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,000

2.0614 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,003

2.1054 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,317

2.0857 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,546

2.0481 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,588

2.1390 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,810

2.1111 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,158

2.0880 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,139

2.1360 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,604

2.0914 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,896

2.0700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,153

2.1438 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

34,693

2.1022 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

39,538

2.0470 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

39,755

2.0809 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

43,167

2.0443 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

44,661

2.0831 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

45,314

2.0849 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

46,866

2.0778 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

49,871

2.1179 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

52,283

2.0960 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

78,118

2.0986 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

93,905

2.0561 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

151,080

2.0841 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

170,684

2.0962 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

177,632

2.0936 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

179,721

2.0905 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

299,952

2.1034 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

352,085

2.0714 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

539,201

2.0200 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

76

2.0628 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,000

2.0614 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,855

2.0675 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,374

2.0710 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,804

2.1357 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

10,532

2.1129 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

15,976

2.0199 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

24,161

2.0976 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

39,726

2.0985 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

77,945

2.0969 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

83,711

2.1045 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

85,175

2.0935 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

96,280

2.0949 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

139,196

2.0200 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

200

2.0300 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

265

2.0640 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

443

2.0840 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,936

2.0909 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

16,286

2.0699 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

16,627

2.0946 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

26,101

2.0719 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

31,701

2.0201 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

53,710

2.0962 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

76,453

2.0200 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

82,220

2.0249 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

100,000

2.0815 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

100,000

2.0514 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:

16 Mar 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213