Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

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:

03 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:

4p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

11,865,813

1.72%

6,745,901

0.98%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,534,402

0.94%

11,535,470

1.67%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

18,400,215

2.66%

18,281,371

2.64%

(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

4p ordinary

Purchase

56

1.9455 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

405

1.9506 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

495

1.9516 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

596

1.9529 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

696

1.9520 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

918

1.9457 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,302

1.9530 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,423

1.9515 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

2,012

1.9479 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

2,433

1.9517 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

2,642

1.9539 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

4,750

1.9538 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

4,795

1.9547 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

6,021

1.9567 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

6,043

1.9449 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

6,156

1.9548 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

8,279

1.9518 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

8,398

1.9540 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

20,562

1.9508 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

25,081

1.9525 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

38,839

1.9466 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

86,914

1.9489 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

125

1.9550 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

513

1.9516 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

588

1.9525 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

640

1.9509 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

696

1.9520 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

750

1.9455 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,302

1.9530 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,423

1.9515 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,564

1.9512 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,996

1.9511 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

2,231

1.9357 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

2,277

1.9545 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

3,368

1.9543 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

4,009

1.9524 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

5,334

1.9499 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

5,751

1.9369 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

8,521

1.9562 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

9,043

1.9519 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

10,164

1.9514 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

19,504

1.9504 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

19,953

1.9498 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

27,552

1.9501 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

29,580

1.9510 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

40,286

1.9505 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

55,984

1.9535 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

642

1.9595 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,200

1.9445 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,750

1.9489 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,726

1.9531 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

10,841

1.9508 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

19,953

1.9498 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

20,508

1.9540 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

20,735

1.9511 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

46,671

1.9529 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

57,559

1.9505 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

224

1.9500 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

750

1.9446 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,046

1.9458 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,099

1.9479 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,179

1.9505 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,804

1.9470 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,896

1.9482 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,653

1.9480 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,864

1.9436 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,762

1.9523 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

7,679

1.9475 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Short

10,308

1.9496 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Short

13,963

1.9501 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

19,643

1.9540 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

29,520

1.9494 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

39,792

1.9498 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:

06 Mar 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213