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:

26 Jun 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:

20,401,735

2.95%

7,211,233

1.04%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,978,813

1.01%

19,786,859

2.86%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,298

0.17%

TOTAL:

27,380,548

3.96%

28,168,390

4.07%

(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

439,000

1.9530 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

276,579

1.9524 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

203,790

1.9511 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

81,055

1.9600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

54,912

1.9560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

45,793

1.9525 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

42,826

1.9521 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

33,280

1.9514 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

30,217

1.9512 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

26,504

1.9500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

26,250

1.9523 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

15,400

1.9504 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,162

1.9510 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,532

1.9526 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,995

1.9520 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,619

1.9534 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,616

1.9550 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,135

1.9585 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,522

1.9596 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,302

1.9522 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,340

1.9490 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,077

1.9590 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,968

1.9502 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,384

1.9515 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,307

1.9390 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,225

1.9460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,100

1.9498 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

800

1.9513 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

338,038

1.9552 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

70,985

1.9514 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

52,710

1.9517 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

52,489

1.9530 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

43,064

1.9539 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

34,976

1.9515 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

25,000

1.9533 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,293

1.9510 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

11,750

1.9520 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,233

1.9489 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,970

1.9529 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,965

1.9486 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,751

1.9522 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,508

1.9488 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,340

1.9490 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,980

1.9440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,979

1.9550 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,691

1.9560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,208

1.9456 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,077

1.9590 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,054

1.9524 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,000

1.9469 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,605

1.9509 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,000

1.9470 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,389

1.9500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,372

1.9485 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,307

1.9390 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,225

1.9460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

403

1.9504 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

112

1.9555 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

Closing Long

44

1.9529 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

288

1.9523 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

986

1.9529 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

20,433

1.9530 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5

1.9560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,632

1.9550 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3

1.9533 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

752

1.9440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,900

1.9496 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,231

1.9501 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,466

1.9518 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,000

1.9438 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,518

1.9506 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

35

1.9474 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

307

1.9411 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,054

1.9524 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,751

1.9522 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,623

1.9489 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,970

1.9529 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

34,176

1.9515 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

60,242

1.9520 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

740

1.9520 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,115

1.9500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

102,826

1.9521 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

140,000

1.9528 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

198,003

1.9511 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

369,334

1.9530 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

17,343

1.9527 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:

27 Jun 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

-1,170,298

1.7390

European

TBD

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: