Wood Group (J) Regulatory News (WG.)

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:

16 May 2024

(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:

13,572,808

1.96%

6,834,030

0.99%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,697,555

0.97%

12,626,271

1.83%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,348

0.17%

TOTAL:

20,270,363

2.93%

20,630,649

2.98%

(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

243,274

1.8983 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

199,843

1.8740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

119,962

1.8775 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

77,154

1.8930 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

27,198

1.8750 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,673

1.8850 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,858

1.9119 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,503

1.8825 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,973

1.9004 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,292

1.9080 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,121

1.8800 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,116

1.9020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,300

1.8738 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,765

1.8943 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,146

1.8872 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,457

1.8910 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

872

1.9240 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

803

1.8858 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

764

1.9350 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

702

1.8500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

500

1.8980 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

135

1.9074 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

108

1.8640 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

325,877

1.8967 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

193,227

1.8764 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

88,774

1.8934 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

55,555

1.8889 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

32,316

1.8739 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

31,348

1.8941 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

28,056

1.8746 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

21,157

1.8740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,303

1.8904 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,751

1.8819 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,970

1.8880 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,226

1.8541 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,097

1.8857 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,941

1.9026 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,374

1.8840 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

872

1.9241 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

764

1.9350 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

702

1.8500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

516

1.8870 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

358

1.8940 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

290

1.8980 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

35

1.8919 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

-145

1.8729 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

Closing Short

59

1.9103 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

5,486

1.8874 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

11,036

1.9015 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

172,753

1.8740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

183,732

1.8762 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

116

1.9160 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

200

1.9035 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

223

1.8934 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

500

1.8980 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

803

1.8858 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,445

1.8835 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,777

1.9020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,116

1.8740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,858

1.9119 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

92,403

1.8740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

191

1.9177 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,239

1.8841 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,330

1.8837 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

35

1.8919 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

358

1.8940 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,941

1.9026 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,097

1.8857 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,324

1.8820 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,226

1.8541 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,751

1.8819 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

31,348

1.8941 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

32,316

1.8739 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

55,555

1.8889 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

88,774

1.8934 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

200

1.9064 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

382

1.9177 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,112

1.9055 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,210

1.9053 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

12,610

1.8741 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

21,974

1.8740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

11,094

1.8911 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?

YES

Date of disclosure:

17 May 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO

PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings

Barclays PLC.

are being disclosed:

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

relevant securities this from relates:

2.

OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

4 2/7p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-1,170,348

1.7390

European

3.

AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood: