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 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:

20,230,254

2.92%

12,387,814

1.79%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

11,719,380

1.69%

20,180,127

2.92%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

31,949,634

4.62%

32,567,941

4.71%

(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

444

1.3440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

524

1.3980 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,112

1.3490 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,275

1.4390 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,327

1.4280 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,374

1.4410 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,383

1.4460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,392

1.4370 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,408

1.4480 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,455

1.4080 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,476

1.3855 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,505

1.3760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,596

1.3230 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,619

1.3970 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,651

1.4200 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,768

1.4300 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,854

1.3270 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,526

1.4365 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,564

1.4371 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,582

1.4380 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,652

1.4060 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,368

1.4250 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,000

1.4030 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,142

1.4500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,365

1.4180 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,428

1.4423 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,680

1.3784 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,007

1.3932 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,077

1.4070 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,187

1.4400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,679

1.4470 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,724

1.4290 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,074

1.4260 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,148

1.4310 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,186

1.4050 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,444

1.4338 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,331

1.4393 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,774

1.3710 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,905

1.4372 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

12,317

1.4171 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,264

1.3802 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

15,001

1.4160 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

15,545

1.4340 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

18,515

1.4150 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

19,459

1.4202 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

19,915

1.4216 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

24,189

1.4097 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

25,852

1.3883 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

32,317

1.4165 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

43,551

1.4127 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

46,146

1.3500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

48,636

1.4387 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

58,180

1.4220 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

68,975

1.4065 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

70,266

1.4275 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

87,354

1.4286 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

90,000

1.4361 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

91,533

1.4121 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

108,598

1.4360 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

138,115

1.3953 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

165,468

1.4427 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

166,013

1.4113 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

213,936

1.4157 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

247,835

1.4298 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

250,000

1.4270 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

394,495

1.4184 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

500,000

1.4373 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

829,539

1.3890 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

886,502

1.4092 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

309

1.4398 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

524

1.3980 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,112

1.3490 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,275

1.4390 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,329

1.4400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,383

1.4460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,408

1.4480 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,455

1.4080 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,499

1.4430 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,505

1.3760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,596

1.3230 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,619

1.3970 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,651

1.4200 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,768

1.4300 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,813

1.4580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,854

1.3270 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,526

1.4365 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,652

1.4060 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,973

1.4502 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,292

1.4405 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,368

1.4250 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,438

1.4446 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,000

1.4030 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,090

1.4351 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,142

1.4500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,365

1.4180 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,593

1.4410 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,742

1.4206 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,077

1.4070 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,679

1.4470 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,950

1.4506 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,679

1.4367 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,724

1.4290 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,932

1.4340 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,074

1.4260 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,100

1.4220 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,148

1.4310 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,186

1.4050 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,436

1.4412 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,837

1.4477 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,400

1.4364 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,746

1.4475 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,631

1.4107 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,141

1.4429 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,432

1.4465 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

15,001

1.4160 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,498

1.4341 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

17,745

1.4440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

18,454

1.4402 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

18,515

1.4150 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

22,844

1.4377 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

28,571

1.4454 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

29,823

1.4391 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

30,366

1.4370 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

33,041

1.4380 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

33,687

1.4348 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

34,692

1.4394 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

35,868

1.4362 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

40,380

1.4383 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

46,022

1.4397 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

49,735

1.4000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

50,153

1.4439 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

57,233

1.4169 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

73,751

1.4117 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

91,240

1.4374 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

100,000

1.3909 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

100,808

1.4186 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

126,744

1.4474 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

171,186

1.4134 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

194,108

1.4424 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

223,831

1.4167 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

229,914

1.4408 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

269,812

1.4360 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

271,036

1.4277 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

649,690

1.4416 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

700,000

1.4392 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,780,223

1.4379 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,095,542

1.4068 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

1,049

1.4417 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,421

1.4470 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,663

1.4425 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,845

1.4367 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,862

1.4362 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,697

1.4404 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,790

1.4426 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

14,469

1.4440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

15,110

1.4384 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

19,089

1.4423 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

25,182

1.4382 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

29,053

1.4395 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

39,814

1.4402 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

80,380

1.4309 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

223,831

1.4167 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

229,914

1.4408 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

333,639

1.4430 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

397,485

1.4449 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

623,357

1.4295 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

640,960

1.4416 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

700,000

1.4392 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,582,470

1.4394 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

444

1.3440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,098

1.4417 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,555

1.4411 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,564

1.4371 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,056

1.4360 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

19,384

1.4380 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

60,646

1.4272 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

165,468

1.4427 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

189,144

1.4305 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 May 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213