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:

04 Apr 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:

18,610,897

2.69%

6,748,345

0.98%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,498,790

0.94%

18,554,630

2.68%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

25,109,687

3.63%

25,302,975

3.66%

(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

405

2.1540 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

822

2.0291 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

838

2.0380 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

926

2.1500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

937

2.0640 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

998

2.0050 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,027

2.1480 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,567

2.1720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,688

2.1660 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,462

2.1609 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,641

2.0400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,977

2.0440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,774

2.0420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,346

2.0465 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,741

2.0547 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,991

2.1504 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,466

2.0411 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,489

2.0230 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,522

2.0870 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

21,434

2.0281 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

27,651

2.0946 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

27,919

2.0922 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

28,010

2.0695 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

40,674

2.0772 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

57,304

2.0241 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

64,958

2.0732 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

200,000

2.0017 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

200,000

2.0737 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

321,688

2.0183 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

500,000

2.0961 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

671,216

1.9996 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

879,274

2.0146 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

405

2.1540 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

718

2.1599 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

822

2.0291 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

926

2.1500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

937

2.0640 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

942

2.1210 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,030

2.1680 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,130

2.0280 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,567

2.1720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,688

2.1660 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,768

2.0421 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,198

2.0380 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,330

2.1340 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,485

2.0400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,486

2.0390 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,769

2.0939 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,981

2.0420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,931

2.0440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,261

2.1556 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,018

2.0368 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,675

2.0422 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

20,612

2.0385 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

69,044

2.0605 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

100,760

2.0001 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

130,525

2.0744 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

155,348

2.1025 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

200,000

2.1141 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,178,051

2.0000 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

718

2.1599 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

943

2.0881 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,585

2.0980 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,261

2.1556 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

9,368

2.0580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

69,044

2.0605 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

120,759

2.0742 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

200,000

2.1141 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

20

2.0585 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

998

2.0050 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,066

2.0083 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,166

2.0437 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,326

2.0665 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,209

2.0187 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,422

2.0233 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,518

2.0119 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,962

2.0175 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,204

2.0000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

12,246

2.0047 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

12,250

2.0784 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

13,020

2.0146 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

14,717

2.0694 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

17,356

2.0132 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

20,268

2.0272 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

45,774

2.0283 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

71,710

2.0039 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

74,737

2.0046 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

123,700

2.0170 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

200,000

2.0738 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

200,000

2.0018 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

337,129

2.0167 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

466,962

2.0208 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:

05 Apr 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213