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:

20 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:

19,073,212

2.76%

6,940,356

1.00%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,700,070

0.97%

19,033,897

2.75%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

25,773,282

3.73%

25,974,253

3.75%

(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

709

2.2480 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,251

2.2600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,613

2.2547 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,658

2.2560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,000

2.2518 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,621

2.2580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,916

2.2544 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,953

2.2423 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,344

2.2433 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

15,881

2.2395 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

17,075

2.2396 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

55,074

2.2601 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

64,714

2.2400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

445,283

2.2532 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

234

2.2520 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

260

2.2495 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

709

2.2482 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

709

2.2480 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,410

2.2588 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,658

2.2560 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,621

2.2580 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,575

2.2458 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,000

2.2543 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,565

2.2509 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

14,034

2.2524 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

31,414

2.2429 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

113,292

2.2496 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

117,630

2.2400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

303,978

2.2514 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

260

2.2495 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

357

2.2540 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

765

2.2400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

800

2.2570 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

954

2.2555 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

994

2.2558 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,802

2.2486 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,034

2.2482 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

17,215

2.2400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

20,578

2.2399 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

99,477

2.2510 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

103,657

2.2532 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

113,292

2.2496 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

121,929

2.2502 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

714

2.2540 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

765

2.2400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,267

2.2600 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

4,830

2.2502 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

7,953

2.2423 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

15,762

2.2536 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

16,725

2.2400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

21,415

2.2401 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

55,058

2.2601 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

137,892

2.2566 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

252,146

2.2534 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:

21 Apr 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213