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:

06 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:

12,451,310

1.80%

6,718,865

0.97%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,514,921

0.94%

12,122,402

1.75%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

18,966,231

2.74%

18,841,267

2.72%

(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

30

1.9580 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

88

1.9490 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,106

1.9744 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,156

1.9715 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,212

1.9810 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,258

1.9850 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,269

1.9670 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,275

1.9585 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,279

1.9530 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,312

1.9725 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,332

1.9600 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,580

1.9770 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

2,458

1.9682 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

2,540

1.9675 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

3,541

1.9740 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

3,709

1.9457 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

3,970

1.9421 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

5,130

1.9474 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

5,381

1.9577 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

6,120

1.9410 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

11,533

1.9581 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

12,135

1.9430 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

12,340

1.9643 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

13,210

1.9409 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

16,476

1.9436 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

24,357

1.9621 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

53,212

1.9549 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

555,937

1.9596 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

30

1.9580 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

88

1.9490 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

354

1.9785 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

521

1.9666 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

545

1.9678 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

642

1.9600 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

655

1.9385 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

957

1.9617 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,258

1.9850 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,275

1.9585 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,279

1.9530 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,368

1.9670 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

3,000

1.9648 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

3,809

1.9675 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

5,219

1.9717 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

6,466

1.9638 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

7,227

1.9579 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

14,500

1.9631 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

16,546

1.9661 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

17,784

1.9492 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

19,517

1.9664 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

29,373

1.9429 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

250

1.9693 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

630

1.9787 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,000

1.9648 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,199

1.9665 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

17,784

1.9493 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

22,508

1.9655 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

112

1.9745 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

123

1.9599 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

175

1.9702 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

216

1.9472 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,558

1.9656 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,007

1.9410 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,580

1.9636 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,910

1.9635 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,597

1.9448 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,819

1.9467 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,970

1.9421 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Short

6,535

1.9425 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,230

1.9548 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

9,953

1.9429 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

12,700

1.9629 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Short

16,826

1.9598 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

22,536

1.9535 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

555,937

1.9597 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:

07 Mar 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213