Wood Group (J) Regulatory News (WG.)

FORM 8.3 - This is to replace RNS 9582S, 14/03/2023 @ 15.39

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:

13 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:

16,149,309

2.33%

6,848,259

0.99%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,672,807

0.96%

15,840,419

2.29%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

22,822,116

3.30%

22,688,678

3.28%

(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

86

2.1442 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

142

2.1680 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

274

2.1399 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

411

2.1480 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,236

2.1538 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,375

2.1490 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,585

2.1641 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,847

2.1390 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,927

2.1650 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,313

2.1530 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,167

2.1579 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,336

2.1550 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,707

2.1500 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,146

2.1559 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,406

2.1400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,478

2.1583 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,417

2.1758 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

12,064

2.1462 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

12,096

2.1646 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,602

2.1419 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

15,275

2.1398 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

37,406

2.1529 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

39,878

2.1408 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

200,000

2.1590 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

254,856

2.1471 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

400,000

2.1565 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

26

2.1450 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

37

2.1360 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

178

2.1613 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

210

2.2084 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

267

2.1422 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,460

2.1546 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,439

2.1625 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,336

2.1966 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,803

2.1676 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,000

2.1498 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,951

2.1643 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

11,500

2.1720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,316

2.1583 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

15,340

2.1557 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

15,910

2.1481 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

17,000

2.1430 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

31,328

2.1589 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

37,202

2.1529 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

37,931

2.1401 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

85,969

2.1400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

186,304

2.1687 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

244,161

2.1606 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

26

2.1447 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

39

2.1553 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,117

2.1616 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

4,360

2.1474 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,336

2.1966 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,119

2.1463 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

17,000

2.1430 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

21,890

2.1557 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

25,209

2.1619 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

27,290

2.1399 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

68,014

2.1664 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

68,736

2.1400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

90,332

2.1638 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

90,762

2.1687 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

194,981

2.1640 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

115

2.1437 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

228

2.1592 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

237

2.1150 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,099

2.1581 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,889

2.1607 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,126

2.1978 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,291

2.1586 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

7,495

2.1462 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,601

2.1419 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

11,989

2.1535 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

12,064

2.1462 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

15,529

2.1604 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

42,659

2.1412 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

72,508

2.1472 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

130,259

2.1491 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

200,000

2.1589 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

400,000

2.1565 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:

14 Mar 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213