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 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:

17,082,998

2.47%

6,972,733

1.01%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,865,134

0.99%

16,752,099

2.42%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

23,948,132

3.46%

23,724,832

3.43%

(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

6

2.0500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

393

2.0775 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

826

2.0900 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,127

2.0937 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,127

2.0940 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,621

2.0789 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,713

2.0745 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,728

2.0690 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,844

2.1012 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,354

2.0765 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,644

2.0688 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,626

2.0640 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,005

2.0796 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,820

2.1052 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,928

2.0680 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,088

2.0588 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,431

2.1007 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,792

2.0586 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

16,016

2.0664 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

21,965

2.0950 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

22,078

2.0731 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

34,640

2.0818 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

49,673

2.0897 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

203,849

2.0604 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

300,190

2.0590 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

737,060

2.0658 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

33

2.0589 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

46

2.0710 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

75

2.0450 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

798

2.0900 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

814

2.0720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,127

2.0940 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,150

2.0532 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,989

2.0690 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,951

2.0510 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,562

2.0920 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,919

2.0670 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,401

2.0680 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,196

2.0615 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,252

2.0640 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,625

2.0668 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

18,049

2.0907 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

23,075

2.0696 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

58,329

2.0798 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

58,819

2.0575 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

127,523

2.0638 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

138,784

2.0651 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

139,613

2.0665 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

520,043

2.0590 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

75

2.0450 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

612

2.0710 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,150

2.0532 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,859

2.0718 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,131

2.0590 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

2,758

2.0677 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,919

2.0670 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

9,196

2.0615 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

15,844

2.0589 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

23,075

2.0696 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

29,866

2.0542 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

46,052

2.0691 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

84,314

2.0701 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

111,712

2.0645 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

175,849

2.0618 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

17

2.0652 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

283

2.0710 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,748

2.0798 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

9,431

2.1007 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

9,697

2.0803 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

9,784

2.0707 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

18,608

2.0797 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

19,691

2.0984 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

58,101

2.0804 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

317,759

2.0705 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

347,089

2.0590 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:

20 Mar 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213