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:

28 Feb 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:

12,008,733

1.74%

6,592,145

0.95%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,339,277

0.92%

11,672,263

1.69%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

18,348,010

2.65%

18,264,408

2.64%

(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

90

1.9657 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

94

1.9670 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

416

1.9780 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

597

1.9710 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

668

1.9752 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

675

1.9865 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

887

1.9698 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

1,437

1.9678 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

2,550

1.9699 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

4,071

1.9733 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

5,899

1.9688 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

9,516

1.9770 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

9,809

1.9707 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

13,328

1.9912 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

19,341

1.9545 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

21,873

1.9724 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

24,181

1.9744 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

87,226

1.9638 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

89,645

1.9600 GBP

4p ordinary

Purchase

192,879

1.9593 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

88

1.9544 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

675

1.9865 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

786

1.9880 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,255

1.9902 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

1,941

1.9910 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

2,023

1.9595 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

2,249

1.9720 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

7,700

1.9923 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

9,136

1.9700 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

9,462

1.9545 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

14,255

1.9640 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

21,287

1.9609 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

69,184

1.9634 GBP

4p ordinary

Sale

119,100

1.9646 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

88

1.9544 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

321

1.9563 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,278

1.9574 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

14,255

1.9641 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

18,442

1.9594 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

28,929

1.9628 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Long

44,802

1.9640 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,715

1.9718 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,427

1.9717 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Short

7,498

1.9688 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,403

1.9786 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

9,344

1.9764 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

11,878

1.9788 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

13,157

1.9545 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

14,837

1.9731 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

17,815

1.9733 GBP

4p ordinary

CFD

Short

31,186

1.9546 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

36,742

1.9591 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

62,191

1.9630 GBP

4p ordinary

SWAP

Short

93,622

1.9567 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:

01 Mar 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213