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 Apr 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:

18,890,418

2.73%

6,098,247

0.88%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

5,857,847

0.85%

18,843,279

2.72%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

24,748,265

3.58%

24,941,526

3.61%

(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

3

2.2600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,071

2.2620 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,071

2.2760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,223

2.2540 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,267

2.2580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,947

2.2740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,643

2.2579 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,942

2.2612 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,901

2.2800 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,353

2.2640 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,620

2.2629 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

15,648

2.2692 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

19,735

2.2598 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

25,608

2.2746 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

27,550

2.2720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

51,729

2.2658 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

53,519

2.2683 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

133,333

2.2617 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

148,911

2.2747 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

271,363

2.2689 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

308,981

2.2676 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

667,597

2.2697 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

435

2.2621 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

450

2.2760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,192

2.2590 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,673

2.2661 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,536

2.2740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,543

2.2700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,920

2.2568 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,055

2.2663 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,611

2.2613 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,687

2.2652 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,247

2.2622 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,754

2.2660 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,156

2.2625 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,784

2.2680 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,784

2.2610 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,109

2.2685 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

15,320

2.2720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,706

2.2640 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

19,729

2.2682 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

21,201

2.2668 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

21,344

2.2600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

22,962

2.2665 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

26,808

2.2656 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

28,378

2.2580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

28,478

2.2681 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

29,554

2.2683 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

67,243

2.2687 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

70,065

2.2672 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

73,226

2.2670 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

80,574

2.2658 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

86,446

2.2623 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

173,494

2.2648 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

250,000

2.2690 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

24

2.2600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

691

2.2600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,291

2.2727 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,689

2.2621 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,015

2.2660 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,750

2.2819 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

10,784

2.2610 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

11,600

2.2797 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

18,804

2.2599 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

20,098

2.2579 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

24,484

2.2571 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

86,446

2.2623 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

137,127

2.2645 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

3

2.2600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

832

2.2780 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,472

2.2758 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,351

2.2669 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

13,274

2.2554 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

24,776

2.2745 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

37,714

2.2666 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

39,948

2.2712 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

147,439

2.2747 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

251,498

2.2692 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

473,359

2.2683 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:

18 Apr 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213