Form 8.3 - Wood Group (John) 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:

11 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:

24,246,326

3.50%

6,531,368

0.94%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,086,536

0.88%

23,477,661

3.39%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,392

0.17%

TOTAL:

30,332,862

4.38%

31,179,421

4.51%

(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

124,911

2.0521 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

77,117

2.0473 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

64,695

2.0574 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

58,078

2.0558 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

57,659

2.0597 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

49,273

2.0196 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

47,290

2.0460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

28,438

2.0532 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

26,410

2.0548 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,810

2.0499 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,934

2.0500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,358

2.0515 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

843

2.0540 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

771

2.0485 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

106,710

2.0484 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

79,089

2.0457 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

64,695

2.0574 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

45,672

2.0422 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

29,598

2.0559 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

22,314

2.0461 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,709

2.0513 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,349

2.0532 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,324

2.0500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,136

2.0492 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,855

2.0577 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,082

2.0545 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,279

2.0521 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,253

2.0564 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,857

2.0480 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,830

2.0530 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,586

2.0502 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,694

2.0580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,447

2.0557 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,415

2.0540 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

13,256

2.0488 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

17,700

2.0398 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,038

2.0499 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

18,519

2.0547 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

200

2.0469 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

651

2.0527 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,391

2.0458 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,709

2.0513 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,564

2.0368 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,941

2.0498 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

824

2.0440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32

2.0460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,507

2.0500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,241

2.0528 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,855

2.0577 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,395

2.0460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,185

2.0510 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

58,078

2.0558 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

76,748

2.0467 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,028

2.0501 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

27,273

2.0529 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

661

2.0531 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,253

2.0564 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,898

2.0460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

56,819

2.0597 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

840

2.0600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

70,000

2.0482 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,000

1.9941 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

682

2.0401 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,669

2.0506 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

124,911

2.0521 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

64

2.0460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,199

2.0500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

899

2.0580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,378

2.0460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,454

2.0487 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

28,438

2.0532 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:

12 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

-1,170,392

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: