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:

10 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:

4 2/7p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

15,744,760

2.28%

6,746,072

0.98%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,562,507

0.95%

15,434,241

2.23%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

22,307,267

3.22%

22,180,313

3.21%

(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

223

2.2060 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

253

2.2070 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

298

2.2228 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

808

2.2050 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,036

2.2030 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,133

2.2080 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,470

2.2000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,933

2.2193 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,180

2.2020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,277

2.2190 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,274

2.2241 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,540

2.2176 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,601

2.2147 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,114

2.2159 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,188

2.2174 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,352

2.2105 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,217

2.2200 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,712

2.2244 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,061

2.2177 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

12,709

2.2230 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

104,896

2.2085 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

127,325

2.2203 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6

2.2180 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

80

2.2230 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

135

2.2060 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

253

2.2070 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

928

2.2210 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,036

2.2030 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,418

2.2080 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,470

2.2000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,180

2.2020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,311

2.2151 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,723

2.2141 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,961

2.1988 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,818

2.2200 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,223

2.2140 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,796

2.2120 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

19,647

2.2071 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

20,985

2.2090 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

31,000

2.2186 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

35,253

2.2007 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

35,340

2.2101 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

44,950

2.2100 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

134,823

2.2045 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

196,631

2.2032 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

40

2.2197 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,791

2.2034 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

8,762

2.2047 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

31,000

2.2186 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

35,819

2.2005 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

42,878

2.2045 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

55,142

2.2089 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

61,227

2.2032 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

181,662

2.2031 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

88

2.2062 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

321

2.2188 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,274

2.2241 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,493

2.2230 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,115

2.2113 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,120

2.2149 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,865

2.2164 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,536

2.2244 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,841

2.2229 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

14,969

2.2231 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

16,225

2.2175 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

31,280

2.2205 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

66,243

2.2199 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:

13 Mar 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213