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:

12 Apr 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:

18,821,689

2.72%

6,608,141

0.96%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,368,922

0.92%

18,759,837

2.71%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

25,190,611

3.64%

25,367,978

3.67%

(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

2.1600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

175

2.0981 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

622

2.1581 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

2.1240 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,154

2.1541 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,999

2.1593 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,706

2.1319 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,911

2.1300 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,581

2.1438 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

15,081

2.1440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

23,378

2.1390 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

40,792

2.1474 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

61,043

2.1488 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

2.1610 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

321,856

2.1421 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

84

2.1460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

352

2.1400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,015

2.1580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,181

2.1540 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,325

2.1420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,582

2.1137 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,028

2.1560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,056

2.1600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,503

2.1547 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,958

2.1489 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,393

2.1582 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,950

2.1440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,000

2.1303 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,924

2.1416 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,937

2.1441 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

41,196

2.1382 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

55,193

2.1452 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

68,934

2.1475 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

CFD

Long

2

2.1450 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

142

2.1440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

411

2.0940 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

582

2.1098 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

726

2.1437 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

770

2.1023 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,000

2.1159 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,317

2.1266 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

2,490

2.1537 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

13,154

2.1439 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

18,492

2.1458 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

25,070

2.1352 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

68,934

2.1475 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1

2.1600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

144

2.1440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

175

2.0981 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

622

2.1580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,000

2.1240 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,999

2.1593 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

18,563

2.1440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

22,229

2.1503 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

23,311

2.1193 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

72,901

2.1438 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

100,000

2.1610 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

125,412

2.1415 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

128,316

2.1451 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 Apr 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213