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:

05 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:

18,607,229

2.69%

7,037,571

1.02%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,810,350

0.98%

18,550,928

2.68%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

25,417,579

3.67%

25,588,499

3.70%

(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

152

2.0760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

709

2.0877 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

990

2.1066 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,407

2.0860 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,111

2.0980 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,149

2.1020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,265

2.1160 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,652

2.0942 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,500

2.0820 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,942

2.1000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,358

2.0966 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

15,316

2.1217 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

16,061

2.0979 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

26,811

2.1153 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

30,961

2.0905 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

37,991

2.1440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

123,844

2.1412 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

159,019

2.0960 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

186

2.0830 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,407

2.0860 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,429

2.0960 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,010

2.0980 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,149

2.1020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,231

2.1104 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,265

2.1160 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,240

2.0792 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,385

2.1440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,217

2.0808 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,619

2.0823 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,942

2.1000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,273

2.0919 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

15,405

2.0936 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,317

2.1009 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

22,119

2.1378 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

50,000

2.0789 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

50,000

2.0729 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

64,070

2.1428 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

65,912

2.1083 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

69,072

2.0990 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

335,884

2.1202 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

1,146

2.0953 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,362

2.0901 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,556

2.0924 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,547

2.0771 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,670

2.0843 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

5,385

2.1440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

16,585

2.1438 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

18,012

2.1439 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

49,698

2.0830 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

50,000

2.0789 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

50,000

2.0729 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

65,912

2.1083 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

75,124

2.1385 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

97,417

2.1440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

143,056

2.0923 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

28

2.1439 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

990

2.1066 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

43,385

2.0930 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

47,770

2.0893 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

50,632

2.0931 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

51,339

2.1043 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

74,064

2.1440 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 Apr 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213