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:

11 May 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:

21,646,373

3.13%

8,175,657

1.18%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

7,978,899

1.15%

21,600,926

3.12%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

29,625,272

4.28%

29,776,583

4.30%

(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

1,030

2.2099 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,175

2.2080 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,560

2.2071 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,919

2.2060 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,980

2.2120 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,188

2.2108 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,930

2.2053 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,149

2.2104 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,156

2.2113 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,995

2.2090 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,023

2.2109 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,027

2.2114 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

15,000

2.2102 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

18,152

2.2059 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

30,930

2.2119 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

81,917

2.2098 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

107,869

2.2100 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

182,179

2.2106 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

359

2.2120 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

966

2.2104 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,018

2.2060 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,625

2.2080 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,920

2.2109 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,993

2.2067 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,000

2.2000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

15,172

2.2095 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

17,994

2.2099 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

54,986

2.2076 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

186,046

2.2100 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

216,588

2.2089 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

1,193

2.2110 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,887

2.2115 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

13,736

2.2086 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

47,083

2.2072 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

216,588

2.2089 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,307

2.2107 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,621

2.2120 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,303

2.2099 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,941

2.2095 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,156

2.2113 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,439

2.2115 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,662

2.2098 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

19,678

2.2100 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

20,004

2.2089 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

27,989

2.2121 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

60,886

2.2112 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

99,536

2.2104 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:

12 May 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213