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:

15 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:

28,077,175

4.06%

6,708,374

0.97%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,323,412

0.91%

27,273,187

3.94%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,241

0.17%

TOTAL:

34,400,587

4.97%

35,151,802

5.08%

(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

45,680

1.9999 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

35,345

2.0218 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

24,640

2.0220 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

17,989

2.0065 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,350

2.0152 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,837

2.0074 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,854

1.9980 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

594

2.0020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

42

2.0000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

24

1.9970 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

44,139

2.0046 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

40,725

2.0110 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

39,592

2.0143 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

37,296

2.0219 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

30,305

2.0126 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

28,442

2.0035 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,854

1.9980 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,833

2.0220 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,284

2.0222 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

11,505

2.0034 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,754

2.0026 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,829

2.0002 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,734

2.0100 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,854

1.9982 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,626

2.0106 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,177

2.0021 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,976

1.9994 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,909

2.0079 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,620

2.0218 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

169

2.0066 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

124

2.0000 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

Increasing Long

15,716

2.0043 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,200

2.0007 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,639

2.0010 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,505

2.0034 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,620

2.0218 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,218

2.0200 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,237

2.0083 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,224

1.9979 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,177

2.0021 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,442

2.0035 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,704

1.9999 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

594

2.0020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,350

2.0152 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,829

2.0002 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,302

2.0007 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,052

2.0019 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,358

2.0070 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

18,427

2.0085 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

37,296

2.0219 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45,000

2.0022 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

913

2.0010 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,626

2.0106 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

40,725

2.0110 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,909

2.0080 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

271

2.0220 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31,976

1.9999 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,837

2.0074 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:

16 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

-1,170,241

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: