Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

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:

27 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:

20,836,704

3.01%

7,503,447

1.08%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

7,253,896

1.05%

20,724,411

3.00%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

28,090,600

4.06%

28,227,858

4.08%

(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

1,124

2.2355 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,200

2.2480 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,857

2.2360 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7,078

2.2349 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,035

2.2400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,361

2.2320 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

10,057

2.2420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

12,738

2.2300 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

15,934

2.2413 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

19,467

2.2460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

20,142

2.2380 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

27,176

2.2340 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

29,272

2.2338 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

29,284

2.2440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

53,331

2.2394 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

146,788

2.2412 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

647,891

2.2382 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

206

2.2339 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

227

2.2389 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

716

2.2359 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,500

2.2415 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,782

2.2370 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,058

2.2404 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,627

2.2480 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,176

2.2381 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,035

2.2400 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,361

2.2320 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,380

2.2360 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,057

2.2420 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,738

2.2300 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

12,905

2.2383 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

17,006

2.2380 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

17,238

2.2367 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

18,031

2.2430 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

21,807

2.2391 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

22,395

2.2460 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

23,897

2.2358 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

27,873

2.2382 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

28,553

2.2340 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

30,195

2.2440 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

42,215

2.2413 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

73,060

2.2338 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

103,162

2.2399 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

111,410

2.2387 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

131,497

2.2386 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

248,207

2.2361 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

46

2.2399 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

206

2.2339 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

227

2.2389 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

716

2.2359 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

1,379

2.2340 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,501

2.2414 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,148

2.2431 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,162

2.2413 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,295

2.2415 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

4,371

2.2339 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,584

2.2407 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

31,849

2.2370 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

33,351

2.2396 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

40,557

2.2376 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

88,827

2.2387 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

92

2.2399 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

605

2.2431 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,631

2.2441 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,775

2.2398 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

12,886

2.2339 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

15,329

2.2413 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

20,287

2.2337 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

34,694

2.2385 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

37,442

2.2340 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

51,832

2.2408 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

116,802

2.2428 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:

28 Apr 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213