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 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:

17,623,166

2.55%

7,779,015

1.12%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

7,288,331

1.05%

17,292,932

2.50%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

24,911,497

3.60%

25,071,947

3.62%

(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

121

1.9930 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

253

1.9928 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

850

1.9790 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,500

1.9955 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,766

2.0441 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,816

2.0034 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,857

2.0350 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,031

2.0152 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,960

1.9875 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,428

2.0083 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

16,587

2.0109 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

19,122

2.0103 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

25,893

2.0184 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

62,643

1.9509 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

120,155

2.0017 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

149,846

1.9542 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1

2.0355 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2

1.9980 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5

1.9779 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

28

1.9675 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

94

1.9982 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

124

1.9954 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

190

1.9498 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,493

1.9724 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,065

2.0319 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,307

2.0351 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,659

2.0376 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,887

2.0352 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,940

2.0345 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,118

2.0353 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,487

2.0127 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,891

2.0051 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,435

1.9867 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

60,562

2.0125 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

263,922

1.9925 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

289,732

1.9936 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

190

1.9498 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

695

1.9960 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,245

1.9654 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,248

1.9794 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,526

1.9626 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,644

1.9638 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,940

2.0345 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,891

2.0051 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

16,130

2.0349 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

39,788

2.0091 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

66,465

2.0015 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

68,166

1.9952 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

91,290

2.0000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

335,947

1.9892 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

46

1.9955 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

75

1.9915 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

226

2.0204 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

433

2.0301 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

650

2.0272 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,231

1.9842 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,386

1.9880 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

3,587

2.0416 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,960

1.9875 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,428

2.0083 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

12,217

2.0082 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

15,890

2.0123 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

19,403

2.0101 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

23,275

2.0350 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

62,643

1.9509 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

94,241

1.9932 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

149,846

1.9542 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

370,264

1.9713 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 Mar 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213