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:

27 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:

18,245,860

2.64%

7,613,334

1.10%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

7,435,222

1.07%

17,941,034

2.59%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

25,681,082

3.71%

25,554,368

3.69%

(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

146

2.0030 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

249

2.0250 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

329

2.0010 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

881

2.0300 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,178

2.0070 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,575

2.0066 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,973

2.0154 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,705

2.0160 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,056

1.9884 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,056

1.9885 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,579

1.9995 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,769

1.9998 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

26,420

2.0284 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

31,643

2.0038 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

32,179

2.0119 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

181,037

2.0187 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

185,286

1.9984 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

708

1.9962 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

891

1.9980 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

980

2.0230 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,270

2.0050 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,922

1.9989 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,350

2.0069 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,381

1.9999 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,531

2.0019 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,697

2.0009 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,572

1.9952 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,112

1.9885 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,859

2.0060 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

11,574

1.9953 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

15,045

2.0080 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

20,888

2.0045 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

22,439

2.0281 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

22,475

2.0301 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

45,016

2.0200 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

158,240

2.0239 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

272,114

2.0266 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

906

2.0049 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,791

1.9996 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

4,262

1.9977 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,335

2.0008 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,645

1.9987 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

14,467

2.0180 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

15,045

2.0080 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

17,089

2.0299 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

25,814

2.0298 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

36,961

2.0166 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

80,354

2.0270 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

129,475

2.0295 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

101

2.0039 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

146

2.0030 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

163

2.0206 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,575

2.0066 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,408

2.0036 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,782

2.0202 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,579

1.9995 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,179

1.9973 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,403

2.0117 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

5,476

1.9993 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,558

2.0006 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

17,794

2.0037 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

185,286

1.9984 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:

28 Mar 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213