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:

05 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:

20,602,579

2.98%

6,902,941

1.00%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,417,096

0.93%

19,894,496

2.88%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,312

0.17%

TOTAL:

27,019,675

3.91%

27,967,749

4.04%

(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

135,051

1.9740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

61,233

1.9802 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

41,187

1.9739 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

40,644

1.9738 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

28,157

1.9754 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

15,916

1.9725 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,448

1.9690 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,662

1.9626 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,263

1.9666 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,885

1.9692 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,592

1.9752 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,459

1.9710 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,317

1.9758 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,608

1.9656 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,274

1.9714 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

881

1.9741 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

865

1.9650 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

115

1.9810 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

112,274

1.9785 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

30,640

1.9800 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

23,642

1.9740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,559

1.9687 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,522

1.9702 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,533

1.9668 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,529

1.9666 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,223

1.9665 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,034

1.9674 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,915

1.9681 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

700

1.9732 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

91

1.9609 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

400

1.9690 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,501

1.9758 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

300

1.9789 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

100

1.9820 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,124

1.9706 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,223

1.9665 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

177

1.9738 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

228

1.9730 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,034

1.9674 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3

1.9900 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,879

1.9705 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,962

1.9740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

28,157

1.9754 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,317

1.9758 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

91

1.9609 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,529

1.9666 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

648

1.9667 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,267

1.9688 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,459

1.9710 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

60,380

1.9740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,476

1.9751 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

33,213

1.9802 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,727

1.9804 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

115

1.9810 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,817

1.9823 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

101,727

1.9806 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,000

1.9601 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,390

1.9739 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,559

1.9687 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

617

1.9712 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,657

1.9714 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

881

1.9741 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,811

1.9709 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,916

1.9725 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:

08 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

-1,170,312

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: