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:

14 Mar 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:

16,574,216

2.40%

6,722,453

0.97%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,546,366

0.95%

16,264,691

2.35%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

23,120,582

3.34%

22,987,144

3.32%

(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

40

2.1372 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

40

2.1493 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

157

2.1404 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

167

2.1509 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

260

2.1490 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

544

2.1245 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,489

2.1504 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,087

2.1470 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,786

2.1495 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,840

2.1409 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,911

2.1578 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,336

2.1494 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,426

2.1466 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,444

2.1500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,505

2.1463 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,115

2.1483 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

17,671

2.1444 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

36,414

2.1421 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

48,689

2.1520 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

68,736

2.1580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

74,143

2.1459 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

200,000

2.1415 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

200,000

2.1496 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

209,574

2.1467 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

355,130

2.1445 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

64

2.1465 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

157

2.1405 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

259

2.1450 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

309

2.1440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,135

2.1360 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,750

2.1425 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,721

2.1517 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,049

2.1293 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,432

2.1577 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,528

2.1406 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,000

2.1496 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

17,099

2.1452 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

26,821

2.1581 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

38,405

2.1438 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

98,062

2.1435 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

500,000

2.1447 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

64

2.1463 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

780

2.1512 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,656

2.1500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,902

2.1353 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,562

2.1446 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

9,000

2.1496 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

11,951

2.1416 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

15,646

2.1454 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

31,710

2.1432 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

86,111

2.1438 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

40

2.1493 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

40

2.1374 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

167

2.1509 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

993

2.1456 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,855

2.1500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,336

2.1494 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

7,893

2.1449 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

8,984

2.1530 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

15,410

2.1487 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

37,320

2.1463 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

43,683

2.1431 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

68,736

2.1580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

129,638

2.1471 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

200,000

2.1414 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

200,000

2.1495 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:

15 Mar 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213