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:

25 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:

20,723,585

3.00%

7,444,986

1.08%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

7,204,237

1.04%

20,687,881

2.99%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

27,927,822

4.04%

28,132,867

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

70

2.2379 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

488

2.2257 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,161

2.2320 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,225

2.2340 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,645

2.2480 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,737

2.2501 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,439

2.2360 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,865

2.2420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,569

2.2380 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,380

2.2429 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

12,460

2.2260 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

15,346

2.2460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

22,587

2.2400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

28,628

2.2348 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

70,805

2.2471 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

177,891

2.2271 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

237,388

2.2464 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

332,721

2.2290 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3

2.2260 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

40

2.2492 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,161

2.2320 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,225

2.2340 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,235

2.2397 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,582

2.2363 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,729

2.2255 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,082

2.2356 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,982

2.2280 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,444

2.2380 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,530

2.2379 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,130

2.2360 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,603

2.2411 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,452

2.2398 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,621

2.2266 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

26,173

2.2400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

28,234

2.2381 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

31,695

2.2392 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

36,111

2.2424 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

145,267

2.2394 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

156,306

2.2364 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

284,846

2.2269 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

CFD

Long

3

2.2266 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4

2.2260 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5

2.2460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6

2.2440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12

2.2333 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

40

2.2491 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

335

2.2499 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

357

2.2480 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,995

2.2441 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,729

2.2255 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,647

2.2259 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,239

2.2379 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,485

2.2448 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

39,651

2.2383 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

43,023

2.2442 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

43,980

2.2361 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

44,422

2.2378 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

156,306

2.2364 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

98

2.2517 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,111

2.2496 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,639

2.2501 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

12,976

2.2482 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

17,018

2.2375 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

44,258

2.2480 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

68,694

2.2470 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

174,643

2.2465 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

177,891

2.2271 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:

26 Apr 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213