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:

28 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:

21,079,722

3.05%

7,620,663

1.10%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

7,372,099

1.07%

20,979,583

3.03%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

28,451,821

4.11%

28,600,246

4.13%

(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

1,197

2.2300 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,611

2.2211 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,615

2.2421 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,714

2.2440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,796

2.2320 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,589

2.2433 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,254

2.2452 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,188

2.2380 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,505

2.2360 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,801

2.2424 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,596

2.2387 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,877

2.2420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

19,369

2.2427 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

21,036

2.2400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

22,892

2.2393 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

30,182

2.2488 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

56,004

2.2309 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

89,623

2.2540 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

252,021

2.2391 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

299,076

2.2373 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,197

2.2300 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,613

2.2307 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,893

2.2320 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,130

2.2400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,188

2.2380 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,505

2.2360 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,466

2.2393 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,548

2.2311 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,588

2.2338 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,877

2.2420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,054

2.2328 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,391

2.2295 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,801

2.2389 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,851

2.2354 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,938

2.2293 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

22,122

2.2398 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

28,141

2.2374 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

33,774

2.2516 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

36,283

2.2384 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

43,334

2.2372 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

67,908

2.2440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

85,954

2.2381 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

93,503

2.2540 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

180,085

2.2506 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

360

2.2340 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,318

2.2378 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,103

2.2395 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,258

2.2396 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,965

2.2419 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

24,998

2.2539 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

47,617

2.2444 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

67,908

2.2440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

121,824

2.2540 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

720

2.2340 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,611

2.2211 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,615

2.2421 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,714

2.2440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,589

2.2433 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

3,431

2.2539 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,801

2.2424 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,296

2.2398 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

15,158

2.2437 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

19,369

2.2427 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

21,569

2.2410 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

29,136

2.2415 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

63,520

2.2408 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

72,217

2.2540 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

161,574

2.2377 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:

01 May 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213