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 Jul 2024

(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:

28,373,153

4.10%

6,215,283

0.90%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

5,858,883

0.85%

27,581,085

3.99%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,351

0.17%

TOTAL:

34,232,036

4.95%

34,966,719

5.05%

(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

1,000,000

2.0270 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

500,000

2.0163 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

183,572

2.0454 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

183,572

2.0412 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

179,383

2.0471 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

146,858

2.0512 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

92,723

2.0475 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

50,860

2.0460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

50,358

2.0451 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

41,827

2.0455 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

37,962

2.0473 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

30,172

2.0416 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

22,952

2.0400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

21,070

2.0461 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

16,090

2.0502 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,974

2.0428 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,308

2.0450 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,186

2.0420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,656

2.0445 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,594

2.0439 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,144

2.0458 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,466

2.0457 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,361

2.0390 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

786

2.0444 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

443

2.0490 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

107

2.0438 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

47,160

2.0401 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

38,273

2.0458 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

35,197

2.0461 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

26,799

2.0465 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

26,252

2.0406 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

25,915

2.0478 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,132

2.0500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,446

2.0420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,797

2.0421 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,468

2.0459 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,434

2.0400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,944

2.0300 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

629

2.0359 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

243

2.0380 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

44

2.0430 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

32

2.0560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

30

2.0440 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

Decreasing Long

84,221

2.0482 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

360

2.0363 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

668

2.0461 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

33

2.0500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,860

2.0473 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

21,803

2.0460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,500

2.0500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

18,795

2.0464 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

42,149

2.0463 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,531

2.0540 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,468

2.0459 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,915

2.0478 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

632

2.0500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

143,000

2.0163 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

286,000

2.0270 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

41,827

2.0455 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31,149

2.0459 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,793

2.0474 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

183,572

2.0412 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

183,572

2.0454 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

146,858

2.0512 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,422

2.0429 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

786

2.0444 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,197

2.0460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,209

2.0462 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

74,847

2.0481 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

443

2.0490 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

245

2.0520 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,664

2.0420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,320

2.0428 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

6,656

2.0445 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

31,000

2.0401 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

219

2.0456 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,308

2.0450 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

894

2.0465 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,944

2.0300 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

629

2.0360 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

357,000

2.0163 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

714,000

2.0270 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,980

2.0460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,505

2.0468 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37,962

2.0473 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?

YES

Date of disclosure:

18 Jul 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO

PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings

Barclays PLC.

are being disclosed:

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

relevant securities this from relates:

2.

OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

4 2/7p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-1,170,351

1.7390

European

08-May-2025

3.

AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood: