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:

21 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:

17,893,694

2.59%

7,113,104

1.03%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,977,104

1.01%

17,560,261

2.54%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

24,870,798

3.59%

24,673,365

3.57%

(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

11

2.0460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

662

1.9770 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,498

1.9525 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,581

1.9567 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,491

1.9853 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,790

1.9739 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,800

1.9898 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,798

1.9962 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,231

1.9900 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

16,065

1.9893 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

16,955

2.0119 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

17,861

1.9899 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

37,597

1.9542 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

69,576

2.0044 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

200,000

1.9613 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

472,420

2.0011 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,200

1.9569 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,581

1.9567 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,874

2.0291 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,136

2.0026 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,482

2.0145 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,947

1.9829 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,015

1.9814 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,000

1.9622 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,085

1.9901 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

24,027

1.9900 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

29,266

1.9936 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

46,897

1.9849 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

156,651

1.9861 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

161

1.9804 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,109

1.9597 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,200

1.9569 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,206

1.9816 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,494

1.9899 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,854

1.9814 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

9,000

1.9622 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

10,988

1.9925 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

26,772

1.9940 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

48,796

1.9774 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

68,495

1.9876 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

78,901

1.9887 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

46

2.0136 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

662

1.9770 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,634

1.9899 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,506

2.0082 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,488

1.9947 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,310

1.9972 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,225

2.0065 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

17,477

1.9984 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

21,745

2.0038 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

24,266

1.9753 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

28,797

1.9905 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

35,831

2.0139 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

37,597

1.9542 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

124,379

1.9900 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

124,775

1.9834 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

196,794

2.0213 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

200,000

1.9613 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:

22 Mar 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213