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:

23 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:

28,453,150

4.11%

5,818,590

0.84%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

5,511,329

0.80%

27,725,572

4.01%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,304

0.17%

TOTAL:

33,964,479

4.91%

34,714,466

5.02%

(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

103,972

2.0736 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

77,450

2.0732 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

75,536

2.0750 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

71,743

2.0740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

64,389

2.0698 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

35,459

2.0721 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

17,251

2.0738 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,252

2.0731 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,993

2.0734 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,198

2.0719 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,844

2.0700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,564

2.0722 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,465

2.0690 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,390

2.0766 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,086

2.0730 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

176

2.0720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

20

2.0716 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

16

2.0741 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

64,389

2.0698 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

42,876

2.0725 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

42,643

2.0679 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

27,199

2.0723 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

25,894

2.0740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

21,090

2.0729 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

20,651

2.0689 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,300

2.0739 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,888

2.0721 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,017

2.0753 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,297

2.0743 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,162

2.0715 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,349

2.0702 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

157

2.0741 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1

2.0760 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

3,758

2.0732 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10,783

2.0754 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

48,482

2.0740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,323

2.0724 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1

2.0800 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

46

2.0741 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,307

2.0713 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,300

2.0739 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

8,391

2.0708 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

44,306

2.0729 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

42,876

2.0725 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,837

2.0734 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

103,972

2.0736 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,999

2.0740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

42,565

2.0679 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

78

2.0681 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,651

2.0689 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

176

2.0720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,692

2.0724 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,252

2.0731 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

16,531

2.0740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,725

2.0748 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

56,516

2.0751 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

374

2.0740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

748

2.0740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,086

2.0730 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,993

2.0734 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,199

2.0723 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,248

2.0752 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34,516

2.0721 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,763

2.0740 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:

24 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

-1,170,304

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: