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:

18 Jul 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:

28,272,112

4.09%

5,947,348

0.86%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

5,571,431

0.81%

27,490,963

3.97%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,396

0.17%

TOTAL:

33,843,543

4.89%

34,608,707

5.00%

(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

163,529

2.0705 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

115,372

2.0641 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

83,365

2.0680 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

65,500

2.0500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

55,478

2.0678 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

47,445

2.0730 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

36,360

2.0671 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

28,811

2.0686 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

22,908

2.0636 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,698

2.0683 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,201

2.0726 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,945

2.0708 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,339

2.0673 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

12,892

2.0700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,612

2.0554 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,966

2.0682 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,516

2.0711 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,014

2.0653 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,799

2.0654 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,874

2.0580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,264

2.0690 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,066

2.0707 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,037

2.0725 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,576

2.0675 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,175

2.0800 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,771

2.0799 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,759

2.0634 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,377

2.0670 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,358

2.0780 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

803

2.0760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

507

2.0616 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

165

2.0620 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

118,928

2.0680 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

114,984

2.0714 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

100,000

2.0695 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

85,285

2.0690 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

69,209

2.0498 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

27,202

2.0700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

17,181

2.0674 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,343

2.0681 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,693

2.0673 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,537

2.0677 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,452

2.0697 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,172

2.0791 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,027

2.0623 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,037

2.0727 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,771

2.0800 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,305

2.0586 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

803

2.0760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

248

2.0679 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

165

2.0620 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

141

2.0619 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

105

2.0480 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

Decreasing Long

122,917

2.0717 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

996

2.0698 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

9,584

2.0649 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

395

2.0632 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

3,650

2.0700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,202

2.0673 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,452

2.0697 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,172

2.0791 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

25,805

2.0680 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

19,342

2.0704 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

21,793

2.0662 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,305

2.0586 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,181

2.0674 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,805

2.0720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,014

2.0653 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

218

2.0680 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,806

2.0713 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

404

2.0800 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

141

2.0619 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

507

2.0616 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

98,909

2.0626 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

42,179

2.0680 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,966

2.0682 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,468

2.0693 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,921

2.0725 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,074

2.0739 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

966

2.0665 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,491

2.0673 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,759

2.0634 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,759

2.0639 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,214

2.0680 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

35,834

2.0690 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,731

2.0500 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:

19 Jul 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

-1,170,396

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: