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:

21 May 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:

13,600,325

1.97%

6,932,085

1.00%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,701,876

0.97%

12,588,483

1.82%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,349

0.17%

TOTAL:

20,302,201

2.93%

20,690,917

2.99%

(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

144,233

1.8413 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

125,051

1.8410 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

73,378

1.8412 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

25,106

1.8503 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

17,256

1.8540 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

16,354

1.8447 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,111

1.8441 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,393

1.8405 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,904

1.8409 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,881

1.8490 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,799

1.8445 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,783

1.8453 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

814

1.8670 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

498

1.8498 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

425

1.8404 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

88

1.8650 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

46

1.8500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

42

1.8510 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

122,101

1.8409 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

88,346

1.8447 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

86,180

1.8416 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

60,577

1.8452 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,449

1.8471 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,917

1.8494 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,458

1.8463 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,203

1.8570 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,589

1.8410 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,331

1.8650 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,914

1.8439 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,384

1.8475 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,137

1.8451 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,829

1.8445 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,288

1.8473 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,201

1.8430 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

966

1.8460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

417

1.8415 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

188

1.8700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

170

1.8640 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

78

1.8690 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3

1.8404 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

350

1.8471 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

814

1.8670 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,000

1.8668 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,563

1.8411 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,863

1.8467 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

16,797

1.8540 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

25,106

1.8503 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

140,709

1.8410 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

118

1.8499 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,789

1.8427 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,203

1.8569 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

75

1.8443 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

278

1.8468 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

800

1.8439 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

966

1.8460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,137

1.8451 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,384

1.8475 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,076

1.8451 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,458

1.8464 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,098

1.8527 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

60,577

1.8452 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

122,101

1.8409 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

266

1.8483 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

424

1.8497 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,132

1.8409 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:

22 May 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

-1,170,349

1.7390

European

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: