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:

26 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:

28,671,985

4.14%

5,322,048

0.77%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

4,961,777

0.72%

27,890,212

4.03%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,355

0.17%

TOTAL:

33,633,762

4.86%

34,382,615

4.97%

(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

135,915

2.0840 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

88,921

2.1092 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

33,045

2.0988 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

29,459

2.1108 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

20,376

2.0855 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

19,419

2.1138 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

18,055

2.1140 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

15,304

2.0961 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,661

2.1006 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,239

2.1034 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,413

2.1120 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,618

2.1076 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,387

2.0940 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,705

2.1080 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,679

2.1170 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,094

2.0970 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,585

2.0966 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,562

2.1000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,291

2.0977 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,214

2.0800 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

606

2.0920 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

135,915

2.0842 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

79,500

2.1007 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

63,791

2.1139 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

53,458

2.1140 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

23,489

2.0989 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

20,912

2.1089 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,986

2.0980 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,977

2.1130 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,902

2.1256 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,296

2.1123 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,607

2.0968 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,413

2.1120 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,305

2.0978 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,810

2.0939 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,679

2.1170 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,820

2.0840 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,214

2.0800 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,170

2.1137 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

793

2.1163 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

776

2.1012 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

606

2.0920 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

551

2.0880 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

181

2.0859 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

35

2.1000 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

29,047

2.1025 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

551

2.0880 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,810

2.0939 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

137,662

2.1092 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

41,468

2.1139 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

542

2.0951 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

27

2.1059 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

606

2.1141 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

922

2.1084 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

39

2.1074 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

12,309

2.1056 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,045

2.0988 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,549

2.1139 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

181

2.0859 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,170

2.1137 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,444

2.1139 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,705

2.1253 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,197

2.1279 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,387

2.0940 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

944

2.1001 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,717

2.1006 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,434

2.1140 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

43,000

2.0972 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18

2.0702 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

776

2.1012 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

57

2.1040 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,958

2.1109 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,304

2.0962 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

36,801

2.1073 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,025

2.1140 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:

29 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

-1,170,355

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: