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:

03 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:

20,275,384

2.93%

7,023,868

1.02%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,553,983

0.95%

19,685,428

2.85%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,331

0.17%

TOTAL:

26,829,367

3.88%

27,879,627

4.03%

(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

259,900

1.9999 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

253,503

2.0094 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

125,603

1.9990 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

51,270

2.0111 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

43,212

2.0255 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

42,769

2.0000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

21,885

2.0431 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,100

2.0380 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,373

2.0306 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,000

2.0377 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,441

2.0240 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,511

1.9989 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,038

2.0394 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,758

2.0408 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,505

2.0383 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,468

2.0207 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,758

2.0470 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

999

2.0260 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

245

2.0360 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

250,000

1.9992 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

74,277

2.0240 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

64,023

1.9990 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

62,810

2.0221 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

36,848

2.0601 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

24,458

2.0426 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

21,014

2.0559 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

17,180

2.0328 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,621

2.0265 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

11,248

2.0214 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,000

2.0340 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,645

2.0420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,000

2.0380 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,979

2.0272 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,910

2.0242 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,039

2.0443 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,530

2.0248 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,684

2.0415 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,500

2.0418 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

999

2.0260 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

542

2.0259 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

434

2.0359 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

15,157

2.0415 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

46,516

1.9954 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

100

2.0899 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

100

2.0420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

949

1.9989 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

195

2.0515 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,429

2.0427 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

747

2.0432 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,500

2.0418 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

64,023

1.9990 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,921

2.0405 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

71,427

2.0301 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,684

2.0415 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,014

2.0559 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

93,285

1.9990 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

51,270

2.0111 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

245

2.0360 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

56,683

2.0212 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,127

2.0308 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

434

2.0359 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

109,280

1.9990 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

42,769

2.0000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,758

2.0470 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

101,000

2.0268 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,000

2.0320 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

388

2.0320 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

776

2.0320 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

542

2.0259 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,468

2.0207 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

43,212

2.0255 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36,848

2.0601 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

28,388

1.9990 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:

04 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

-1,170,331

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: