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:

29 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:

18,532,179

2.68%

7,801,917

1.13%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

7,588,181

1.10%

18,433,211

2.66%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

26,120,360

3.78%

26,235,128

3.79%

(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

250

1.9895 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

418

1.9455 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

679

1.9421 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

814

2.0070 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

832

1.9482 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

882

1.9505 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

2.0100 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,020

1.9550 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,561

1.9906 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,783

1.9648 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,817

1.9778 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,850

1.9758 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,800

1.9914 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,800

1.9915 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,948

1.9574 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,785

1.9349 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,982

1.9511 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

12,850

2.0013 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

19,056

2.0138 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

22,268

1.9772 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

23,982

2.0001 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

32,754

1.9882 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

33,013

1.9846 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

48,744

2.0036 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

91,147

1.9797 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

206,129

1.9398 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

206,129

1.9356 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

250

1.9897 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,000

1.9458 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,250

2.0142 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,651

1.9925 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,880

1.9639 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,449

1.9290 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,120

1.9372 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,166

1.9834 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,374

1.9786 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,800

1.9915 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,308

1.9977 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,009

2.0141 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,591

1.9984 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,819

1.9745 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

17,854

1.9895 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

21,495

1.9562 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

22,456

2.0085 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

25,743

1.9959 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

41,000

1.9722 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

80,486

1.9912 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

110,740

1.9665 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

116,358

2.0128 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

224,228

2.0037 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

1,148

1.9460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,000

1.9974 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,591

1.9984 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,524

1.9352 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

9,885

2.0138 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

11,671

1.9773 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

17,255

2.0139 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

27,594

1.9599 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

43,017

2.0140 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

74,385

1.9912 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

85,961

1.9597 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

166,951

2.0048 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,560

1.9685 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,100

2.0140 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

9,561

2.0046 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

12,850

2.0013 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

16,780

1.9756 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

28,071

1.9763 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

38,482

1.9863 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

40,363

1.9868 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

43,644

2.0024 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

206,129

1.9398 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

206,129

1.9356 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:

30 Mar 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213