Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

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:

21 Jun 2024

(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:

19,530,700

2.82%

7,165,907

1.04%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

7,009,417

1.01%

18,925,791

2.74%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,366

0.17%

TOTAL:

26,540,117

3.84%

27,262,064

3.94%

(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

660,042

1.9660 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

574,219

1.9661 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

154,913

1.9683 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

71,064

1.9658 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

57,545

1.9696 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

57,115

1.9704 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

40,365

1.9709 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,345

1.9695 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,675

1.9664 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,282

1.9794 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,955

1.9723 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,574

1.9765 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,523

1.9746 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,170

1.9700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,034

1.9835 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

704

1.9679 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

247

1.9648 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

238

1.9720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

104

1.9740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7

1.9730 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

7

1.9780 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

740,487

1.9660 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

164,830

1.9659 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

50,652

1.9671 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

35,785

1.9672 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

27,463

1.9716 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,204

1.9704 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,152

1.9666 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

5,751

1.9676 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,594

1.9834 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,308

1.9725 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,375

1.9673 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,574

1.9767 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,348

1.9766 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,566

1.9800 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,508

1.9675 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,034

1.9836 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

968

1.9763 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

625

1.9699 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

400

1.9754 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

238

1.9720 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

50

1.9670 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8

1.9780 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7

1.9690 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7

1.9760 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7

1.9730 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

548

1.9648 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

Decreasing Long

75

1.9740 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8

2.0200 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

400

1.9754 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

600

1.9735 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,508

1.9675 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,283

1.9668 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,348

1.9767 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,375

1.9673 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,152

1.9666 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

179

1.9729 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,703

1.9716 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,751

1.9676 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,943

1.9732 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,125

1.9699 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

35,785

1.9672 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

165,338

1.9659 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

368

1.9705 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,187

1.9714 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,675

1.9664 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

28,000

1.9700 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

40,365

1.9708 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

54,704

1.9704 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

154,913

1.9683 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

272,718

1.9660 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

291,649

1.9661 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?

YES

Date of disclosure:

24 Jun 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO

PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings

Barclays PLC.

are being disclosed:

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

relevant securities this from relates:

2.

OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

4 2/7p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-1,170,366

1.7390

European

08-May-2025

3.

AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood: