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:

17 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:

17,857,925

2.58%

7,174,908

1.04%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,975,225

1.01%

17,178,896

2.48%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,334

0.17%

TOTAL:

24,833,150

3.59%

25,524,138

3.69%

(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

144,252

1.9611 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

37,629

1.9579 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

33,349

1.9622 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

29,346

1.9591 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

24,928

1.9614 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

12,493

1.9580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,405

1.9603 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,591

1.9644 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,059

1.9688 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

581

1.9589 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

286

1.9551 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

130,371

1.9618 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

84,583

1.9584 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

64,650

1.9581 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

45,485

1.9579 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

30,797

1.9587 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,683

1.9610 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,970

1.9585 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,764

1.9604 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,321

1.9642 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,331

1.9595 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,539

1.9580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,120

1.9621 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,702

1.9589 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,206

1.9629 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,984

1.9641 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,552

1.9609 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,525

1.9620 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,164

1.9627 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

927

1.9650 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

354

1.9542 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

158

1.9520 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

30

1.9574 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

Closing Short

581

1.9589 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

1,059

1.9688 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

12,295

1.9580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

286

1.9551 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,928

1.9614 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1

1.9600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

412

1.9686 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,645

1.9627 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,493

1.9648 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,702

1.9589 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,256

1.9603 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,572

1.9613 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,970

1.9585 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

23,358

1.9586 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

63,572

1.9675 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

68

1.9636 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

354

1.9542 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

396

1.9589 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

400

1.9650 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

469

1.9674 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,030

1.9600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,331

1.9595 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,728

1.9644 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

46,986

1.9579 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

56,926

1.9574 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

68,364

1.9599 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

97,616

1.9622 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

765

1.9598 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

824

1.9686 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,071

1.9628 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,120

1.9625 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,630

1.9580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,349

1.9622 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

63,572

1.9675 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

144,252

1.9611 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

18

2.0000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

527

1.9650 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

3,017

1.9581 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

5,981

1.9653 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

30,797

1.9587 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

16,363

1.9625 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:

18 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

-1,170,334

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: