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:

09 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:

21,488,482

3.11%

7,948,298

1.15%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

7,757,352

1.12%

21,432,754

3.10%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

29,245,834

4.23%

29,381,052

4.25%

(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

29

2.2040 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

144

2.2100 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

266

2.2020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

317

2.1857 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

503

2.1930 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

611

2.2018 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

999

2.1980 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,354

2.1960 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,114

2.1918 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,594

2.2000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,729

2.1877 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,377

2.2031 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,986

2.2065 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,650

2.2035 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,959

2.1920 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,026

2.2001 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,085

2.1985 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

12,417

2.1965 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,757

2.1973 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

17,488

2.1974 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

26,968

2.1933 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

36,476

2.1940 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

42,156

2.2039 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

43,011

2.2014 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

54,039

2.1858 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

63,948

2.1900 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

96,985

2.1860 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

244,817

2.1986 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1

2.1860 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

90

2.1944 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

124

2.1962 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

266

2.2020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

999

2.1980 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,085

2.1940 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,405

2.1960 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,438

2.2017 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,147

2.2027 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,264

2.2070 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,877

2.1920 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,919

2.1981 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,993

2.1900 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,039

2.2060 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,064

2.1928 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,797

2.2050 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

19,617

2.1933 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

20,694

2.1958 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

58,975

2.1957 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

99,470

2.1906 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

188,666

2.1955 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

1

2.1900 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,575

2.2029 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,836

2.2026 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

57,364

2.1952 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

188,666

2.1955 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

141

2.1860 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

144

2.2100 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

225

2.2081 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

611

2.2018 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,809

2.1950 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

2,018

2.1935 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,729

2.1877 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,315

2.1993 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,056

2.1978 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,076

2.2026 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,245

2.1954 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,214

2.1999 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

11,085

2.1985 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

17,902

2.1971 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

22,655

2.1915 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

39,524

2.1933 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

41,204

2.1974 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

42,156

2.2039 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

43,773

2.1904 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

67,956

2.2020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

96,844

2.1859 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

118,237

2.1989 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:

10 May 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213